The 26th Senate District of
Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the
Wisconsin State Senate. Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises nearly all of the city of
Madison, Wisconsin, in central
Dane County. The district contains landmarks such as the
Wisconsin State Capitol, the
University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, the
University of Wisconsin Arboretum, historic
Forest Hill Cemetery,
Edgewood College,
Monona Terrace, and the
Kohl Center.
Current elected officials
Kelda Roys
Kelda Helen Roys (born June 24, 1979) is an American tech entrepreneur, business owner, attorney, and Democratic politician. She currently serves in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 26th senatorial district. She succeeded Fred Riss ...
is the senator representing the 26th district. She was first elected in the
2020 general election
The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2020. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems maintains a comprehensive list of upcoming elections on its E-Guide Platform. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calend ...
. Before serving as a senator, she was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly from 2009 to 2013.
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three
Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 26th Senate district comprises the 76th, 77th, and 78th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
*
Assembly District 76:
Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong (born November 4, 1988) is an American chef, community organizer, and politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. A Democrat, she is the representative of the 76th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly, based in the Madison Ist ...
(D–
Madison)
*
Assembly District 77:
Shelia Stubbs
Shelia R. Stubbs (born February 22, 1971) is an American politician, pastor, and former probation and parole agent. She is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, elected in 2018, representing the south and west parts of Madison, Wi ...
(D–
Madison)
*
Assembly District 78:
Lisa Subeck (D–
Madison)
The district is located entirely 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 ...
, which is 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 ...
.
File:MononaTerraceClose.jpg, Wisconsin State Capitol viewed over Monona Terrace from Lake Monona.
File:Bascom Hall in Madison.JPG, Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
File:Downtown_Madison.jpg, Wisconsin State Capitol viewed from State Street State Street may refer to:
Streets and locations
*State Street (Chicago), Illinois
* State Street (Portland, Maine)
*State Street (Boston), Massachusetts
*State Street (Ann Arbor), Michigan
* State Street (Albany), New York
*State Street (Manhatta ...
.
File:State-historical-society.jpg, Wisconsin Historical Society.
Past senators
Previous senators include:
[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 Risser's Website
{{United States legislatures
Wisconsin Senate districts
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
1856 establishments in Wisconsin