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James Earnest
James Harrison Earnest (January 11, 1818June 12, 1900) was an Americans, American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate and six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, Assembly, representing Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Lafayette County. Background James Earnest was born in Franklin, Kentucky, in 1818. His parents died while he was still young, and, when he was about sixteen years old, he went to Springfield, Illinois, to look for work. In 1836, he moved north into the Wisconsin Territory and settled at the township of New Diggings, Wisconsin, New Diggings. He found work in the lead mines, and, after 1844, opened a store in the town and operated his own mining company. In 1850, he used his earnings to purchase an unimproved farmstead in the vicinity of Shullsburg, Wisconsin. He constructed a home and other buildings on the property. In politics, he became an outspoken supporter of the ...
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Wisconsin's 13th State Senate District
The 13th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. Located in south central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Dodge County, Wisconsin, Dodge County, the northern half of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Jefferson County, and parts of eastern and northeastern Dane County, Wisconsin, Dane County. It includes the cities of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Beaver Dam, Columbus, Wisconsin, Columbus, Horicon, Wisconsin, Horicon, Lake Mills, Wisconsin, Lake Mills, Mayville, Wisconsin, Mayville, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, Oconomowoc, and Watertown, Wisconsin, Watertown. Current elected officials John Jagler is the senator representing the 13th district. He was first elected in a 2021 By-election, special election. He previously served 8 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, State Assembly. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 13th Senate district comprises the 37th, 38th, and 39th Assembly dist ...
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