The 23rd Senate district of

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is one of 33 districts in the

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. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Barron,

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counties, with most of Chippewa County, northern Dunn County, and parts of northwest Marathon County. The district is mostly rural, but contains the cities of Bloomer, Ladysmith, Medford, Neillsville, and Rice Lake.

Current elected officials

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is the senator representing the 23rd district since January 2023. He previously served in the State Assembly, representing the 68th Assembly district from 2019 to 2023. After the 2024 redistricting, James no longer resides in the new district. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three

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districts. The 23rd Senate district comprises the 67th, 68th, and 69th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 67: David Armstrong (R– Rice Lake) * Assembly District 68:

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(R– Bloomer) * Assembly District 69:

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(R– Withee) The 23rd Senate district crosses two congressional districts. The portion of the district in Dunn County and the northwest part of Chippewa County fall within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative

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. The remainder of the district falls within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative

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Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: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 Redistricting in the United States is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries. For the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures, redistricting occurs after each ten-year census. The U.S. Constitution in Art ...

References

External links

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Senator Jesse L. James (2025)
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Senator Jesse L. James (2023)
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Senator Kathleen Bernier (2021)
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Senator Kathleen Bernier (2019)
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Senator Terry Moulton (2017)
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