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, the northern half of Jefferson County, and parts of eastern and northeastern Dane County. It includes the cities of Beaver Dam, Columbus, Horicon, Lake Mills, Mayville,

Oconomowoc Oconomowoc ( ) is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. The name was derived from Coo-no-mo-wauk, the Potawatomi term for "waterfall." The population was 15,712 at the 2010 census. The city is partially adjacent to the Town of Oc ...

, and Watertown.

Current elected officials

John Jagler John Jagler (born November 4, 1969) is an American radio broadcaster, communications consultant, and Republican politician. He served in the 37th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 until being elected to the Wisconsin Senate 13th ...

is the senator representing the 13th district. He was first elected in a 2021 special election. He previously served 8 years in the

State Assembly State Assembly is the name given to various legislatures, especially lower houses or full legislatures in states in federal systems of government. Channel Islands States Assembly is the name of the legislature of the Bailiwick of Jersey. The Baili ...

. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 13th Senate district comprises the 37th, 38th, and 39th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 37:

William Penterman William L. Penterman (born May 18, 1996) is an American dairy farmer and Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 37th Assembly district since July 26, 2021. Biography Penterman was born and raised ...

(R– Columbus) * Assembly District 38: Barbara Dittrich (R–

) * Assembly District 39:

Mark Born Mark L. Born (born April 14, 1976) is an American law enforcement officer and politician. Born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Born graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College. He then worked in the Dodge County, Wisconsin sheriff department. Born also s ...

(R– Beaver Dam) The 13th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses three different congressional districts. The portion of the district in Dane County falls within

Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southern Wisconsin, covering Dane County, Iowa County, Lafayette County, Sauk County and Green County, as well as portions of ...

, represented by U.S. Representative

Mark Pocan Mark William Pocan ( ; born August 14, 1964) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital, Madison. A member of the ...

; the portions within Columbia County and northern Dodge County are within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative

Glenn Grothman Glenn S. Grothman (; born July 3, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to his seat in 2014. Grothman ...

; the remainder of the district in Dodge, Jefferson, Washington, and Waukesha counties, falls within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Scott L. Fitzgerald.

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, ''Statistics: History'', pages 657-666. Note: the boundaries of districts have changed repeatedly over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to

redistricting Redistribution (re-districting in the United States and in the Philippines) is the process by which electoral districts are added, removed, or otherwise changed. Redistribution is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral dist ...

References

External links

District WebsiteSenator Fitzgerald's Webpage
{{United States legislatures Wisconsin Senate districts Dane County, Wisconsin Dodge County, Wisconsin Jefferson County, Wisconsin 1848 establishments in Wisconsin