The 32nd Senate District of
Wisconsin
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is one of 33 districts in the
Wisconsin State Senate
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. Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of
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, as well as nearly all of
La Crosse and
Vernon counties, and most of the southern half of
Monroe County. It includes the cities of
La Crosse,
Onalaska,
Prairie du Chien
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Often referred to as Wisconsin's second oldest city, Prairie du Chien was esta ...
, and
Viroqua.
Current elected officials
Brad Pfaff is the current senator representing the 32nd district. He was elected in the
2020 general election. Before his election as senator, he served nearly two years as Acting Secretary of the
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three
Wisconsin State Assembly
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Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
districts. The 32nd Senate district comprises the 94th, 95th, and 96th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
*
Assembly District 94:
Steve Doyle (D–
Onalaska)
*
Assembly District 95:
Jill Billings
Jill Billings (born January 19, 1962) is a former teacher, former member of the La Crosse County board of supervisors, and Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, first elected to represent the 95th district in a 2011 special election ...
(D–
La Crosse)
*
Assembly District 96:
Loren Oldenburg (R–
Viroqua)
The district is located entirely within
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative
Ron Kind
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.
History
The 32nd District was created in 1861 after the
1860 United States census, when the State Senate was expanded from 30 to 33 members. The first to represent the district was
M. D. Bartlett, a
Republican
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from
Durand who served in the 1862 and 1863 sessions. At that time, the district consisted of
Buffalo,
Chippewa,
Clark,
Dunn,
Eau Claire,
Jackson
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,
Pepin and
Trempeleau Counties.
Past senators
The district has been represented by:
[Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, ''Statistics: History'', pages 657-666.]
Note: The boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district will have represented a different geographic area, due to
redistricting.
References
External links
District WebsiteSenator Schilling's Website
{{United States legislatures
Wisconsin State Senate districts
Crawford County, Wisconsin
Richland County, Wisconsin
Vernon County, Wisconsin
Monroe County, Wisconsin
La Crosse County, Wisconsin
1861 establishments in Wisconsin