The 1st Senate District of

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is one of 33 districts in the

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. Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises all of

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and Kewaunee counties, as well as most of northern

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, much of south and east Brown County, northern

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, and part of southwest

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. It includes the city of Two Rivers, most of the city of

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, and parts of the cities of Appleton and Menasha. The district does not contain, but is adjacent to, the Green Bay area.

Current elected officials

André Jacque is the senator representing the 1st district. He was first elected in the 2018 general election, after losing an earlier bid for the seat in a June 2018 special election. He previously served 8 years in the

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, representing the 2nd Assembly district. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three

districts. The 1st Senate district comprises the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 1:

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(R–

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) * Assembly District 2:

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(R– Two Rivers) * Assembly District 3:

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(R– Appleton) The district is located within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher.

Past senators

Note: the boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a different geographic area, due to

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. At Wisconsin statehood, the Senate had only 19 districts. The 1st District consisted of

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, Manitowoc and Sheboygan

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.''The legislative manual, of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws, for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference'' Eighth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Rublee, State Printers, 1869; p. 43
/ref> For the 1853 session, the Senate was expanded to 25 members, and the 1st District lost Brown County. For the 1857 session, the Senate was again expanded, to 30 members, and the District was reduced to Sheboygan County alone (the rest of the district became the new 19th District). As of 1862, the Senate expanded to 33 seats, a size it would retain well into the 21st century; the 1st District remained unchanged. The Senate was totally redistricted in 1876; Sheboygan County was now part of the 20th Senate District (along with part of

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). The new 1st District was made up of

Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano counties, which had previously been part of the 2nd and

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Districts. Kewaunee and Shawano counties were removed from the district in 1888. Kewaunee was later re-added and Oconto removed in 1892—this district remained consistent for thirty years. In 1922, the district moved to roughly its present boundaries when Marinette was removed and Manitowoc county was re-added. This district was stable for fifty years. From 1972 to 2012 the district has been edited 6 times adding and removing small portions of Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, and Outagamie counties.

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{{United States legislatures Wisconsin State Senate districts Door County, Wisconsin Calumet County, Wisconsin Kewaunee County, Wisconsin 1848 establishments in Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

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