The 22nd Senate District of

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is one of 33 districts in the

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. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of eastern

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and

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counties, including most of the cities of

and

, and parts of the villages of Mount Pleasant and Somers, east of

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Current elected officials

Robert Wirch Robert W. Wirch (born November 16, 1943) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 22nd district since 1997. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1993 through 1 ...

is the senator representing the 22nd district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 1996 general election. Before becoming senator, he was a member of the

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from 1993 to 1997. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three

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districts. The 22nd Senate district comprises the 64th, 65th, and 66th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 64:

Tip McGuire Thaddeus P. "Tip" McGuire (born July 1987) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Kenosha County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 64th Assembly district since May 2019. He previously ...

(D– Somers) * Assembly District 65:

Tod Ohnstad Tod Ohnstad (born May 21, 1952) is an American politician, retired machinist, and former union representative. A Democrat, he is a current member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the Kenosha-based 65th assembly district since 2013 ...

(D–

) * Assembly District 66: Greta Neubauer (D–

) The district is also located entirely within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative

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Past senators

A partial list of all previous senators from this district:Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.).
State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book
'. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration, 1991, pp. 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

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References

External links

District WebsiteSenator Wirch's Website
Wisconsin Senate districts Racine County, Wisconsin Kenosha County, Wisconsin 1852 establishments in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-stub