The 31st Senate District of

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is one of 33 districts in the

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. Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties, and most of Pierce County, as well as western Eau Claire County, western Jackson County, and part of southern Dunn County. It includes most of the city of Eau Claire, as well as the cities of

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, Buffalo City, Durand, Galesville,

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, Prescott, and

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. The district also contains landmarks such as

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the Upper Mississippi River in extreme southern Buffalo County and extreme southwestern Trempealeau County in Wisconsin, United States. It is in part a wetland co ...

Perrot State Park Perrot State Park is a state park in Wisconsin's Driftless Area at the confluence of the Trempealeau and Mississippi rivers. The park features views of steep limestone bluffs and the river valleys. It has observation platforms for watching wil ...

, and

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Current elected officials

Jeff Smith is the senator representing the 31st district. He was first elected in 2018 general election. He previously served in the

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from 2007 through 2011. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three

districts. The 31st Senate district comprises the 91st, 92nd, and 93rd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 91:

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(D– Eau Claire) * Assembly District 92:

Treig Pronschinske Treig E. Pronschinske (born July 7, 1978) is an American businessman and Republican politician from Buffalo County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 92nd Assembly district since 2017. Biography ...

(R– Mondovi) * Assembly District 93:

Warren Petryk Warren Petryk (born January 24, 1955) is an American Republican politician in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He has been a member of the Assembly since 2011, representing Pierce County, Pepin County, and parts of Eau Claire, Dunn, St. Croix, and B ...

(R–

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) The district is located almost entirely within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative

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. The exception is areas in northern Jackson County, and central Chippewa County, north of

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, which fall within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative

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. File:Day_Downtown_Eau_Claire.jpg, Downtown Eau Claire. File:Eau_Claire_Wisconsin-Water_Street_Looking_East_2006-2.jpg, Water Street Historic District in Eau Claire. File:PerrotStateParkWisconsinTrempealeauMountain.jpg,

. File:TrempealeauNationalWildlifeRefugeTreesWaterGrasslands.jpg,

. File:Prescott_From_Point_Douglas.jpg, Prescott viewed from Point Douglas. File:2013-0807-Durand-Wisconsin.jpg, Durand viewed from across the Chippewa River.

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

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References

External links

District WebsiteSenator Smith's Website
{{United States legislatures Wisconsin State Senate districts Buffalo County, Wisconsin Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Pepin County, Wisconsin Pierce County, Wisconsin Dunn County, Wisconsin Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Clark County, Wisconsin Jackson County, Wisconsin Monroe County, Wisconsin 1861 establishments in Wisconsin