The 3rd Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the

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. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within central

Milwaukee County Milwaukee County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, containing about 1 ...

. It comprises much of the south side of the city of

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, as well as the village of West Milwaukee and eastern parts of the cities of

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and Greenfield. The district contains landmarks such as

American Family Field American Family Field is a retractable roof stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Located southwest of the intersection of Interstate 94 in Wisconsin, Interstate 94 and Brewers Boulevard, it is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewe ...

(home of the

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Di ...

), Walker's Point Historic District, the Mitchell Park Domes, and the historic

Forest Home Cemetery Forest Home Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and arboretum located in the Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is the final resting place of many of the city's famed bee ...

. The district also contains the largest concentration of Hispanic residents in Wisconsin, at 45% of the district population.

Current elected officials

Tim Carpenter Timothy W. Carpenter (born February 24, 1960) is an American Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been a member of the Wisconsin Senate for more than 20 years, representing the Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district since 2003. Hi ...

is the senator representing the 3rd district. He was first elected in the 2002 general election, and is now serving his sixth term. Before being elected senator, he was a member of the

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from 1985 to 2003. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 3rd Senate district comprises the 7th, 8th, and 9th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 7: Karen Kirsch (D– Greenfield) * Assembly District 8:

Sylvia Ortiz-Velez Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is an American real estate broker and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 8th Assembly district since 2021. She previously served on the M ...

(D–

) * Assembly District 9: Priscilla Prado (D–

) The district is mostly located within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative

Gwen Moore Gwendolynne Sophia Moore (born April 18, 1951) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2005. In 2016, Moore was elected to serve as caucus whip of the Congressional Black Caucus for the 115th United States Congre ...

. The portion of the district in Greenfield falls within

Wisconsin's 5th congressional district Wisconsin's 5th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, covering most of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs. It presently covers all of Washington County, Wisconsin, W ...

, represented by Scott Fitzgerald. File:MillerParkStadium.jpg,

File:Chapel_Hill.jpg, Chapel hill in Calvary Cemetery File:Walker's_Point_HistDist_Apr11.jpg, Walker's Point Historic District File:St_Stanislaus_Catholic_Church.jpg, St. Stanislaus Catholic Church File:Milwaukee Cathedral 3.jpg,

Basilica of St. Josaphat The Basilica of St. Josaphat is a Catholic minor basilica in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was built in 1901 in the Polish cathedral style by Milwaukee's Polish immigrant community. The basilica ...

File:Mitchell_Park_Horticultural_Conservatory.jpg,

Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (Mitchell Park Domes or The Domes) is a Conservatory (greenhouse), conservatory located at Mitchell Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is owned and operated by the Milwa ...

File:Landmark_Chapel.jpg, Landmark chapel in

File:Potawatomi_Hotel_&_Casino_Top.jpg, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino File:West_Milwaukee_Park.jpg, West Milwaukee Park File:Jackson_park_ducks_-_milwaukee.jpg, Jackson Park

Past senators

Note: the boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to

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. The district has previously been represented by:Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, ''Statistics: History'', pages 657-666.

References

External links

Tim Carpenter
official campaign site
3rd Senate District, Senator Carpenter
in the

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(2005–2006) {{Wisconsin state legislature districts Wisconsin Senate districts Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1848 establishments in Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

References

External links