The 24th Senate District of

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is one of 33 districts in the

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. Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Portage County and most of Wood County, as well as the northern half of Adams County, the western half of Waushara County, eastern Jackson County, and northern

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. It contains the cities of

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and

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, and the U.S. Army base Fort McCoy.

Current elected officials

Patrick Testin Patrick Testin (born June 9, 1988) is an American Republican politician. He is the current President pro tempore of the Wisconsin State Senate (since 2021) and has served in the Senate since 2017. He represents the 24th Senate district, which i ...

is the senator representing the 24th district, and is the current President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate. He was first elected in the 2016 general election and is now in his second four-year term. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three

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districts. The 24th Senate district comprises the 70th, 71st, and 72nd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 70: Nancy VanderMeer (R– Tomah) * Assembly District 71: Katrina Shankland (D–

) * Assembly District 72:

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(R–

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) The 23rd Senate district crosses two congressional districts. The portion of the district in eastern Jackson County, northeast Monroe County, and western Wood County fall within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative

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; the remainder of the district in central Jackson County, northwest Monroe County, eastern Wood County, and Adams and Portage counties fall within

Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district covers most of the Driftless Area in southwestern and western Wisconsin. The district includes the cities of Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Stevens Point, as well as many Wisconsin-based exurbs of the Minne ...

, which is represented by U.S. Representative

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Past senators

Previous senators include: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 redistricting.

References

External links

District WebsiteSenator Lassa's Website
{{United States legislatures Wisconsin Senate districts Marathon County, Wisconsin Wood County, Wisconsin Portage County, Wisconsin Adams County, Wisconsin Waushara County, Wisconsin Marquette County, Wisconsin 1852 establishments in Wisconsin