The 7th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the

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. Located in southeast

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, the district comprises eastern and southeastern

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, including downtown, south side, and lakeshore areas of the city of

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, as well as the cities of Cudahy, Oak Creek,

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, and St. Francis, and part of the city of Greenfield. The district contains landmarks such as the

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campus, the

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(Quadracci Pavilion), the

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, and the

Henry Maier Festival Park Henry Maier Festival Park is a 75-acre festival park located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the shore Lake Michigan and is the site of the annual Summerfest musical festival and the home of the American Family Insurance Amphitheater. History Be ...

, site of Milwaukee's annual

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Current elected officials

Chris Larson Christopher J. Larson (born November 12, 1980) is an American Democratic politician and a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing southeast Milwaukee County since 2011. He was Senate minority leader from 2013 through 2014, and currently ...

is the senator representing the 7th district. He was first elected in the 2010 general election, after defeating incumbent

Jeffrey Plale Jeffrey T. Plale (May 31, 1968 – July 2, 2022) was an American politician and stockbroker. Plale served as the Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner. Earlier in his career he represented South Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State Senate (2003–2011 ...

in a primary challenge. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 7th Senate district comprises the 19th, 20th, and 21st Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 19:

Ryan Clancy Ryan M. Clancy (born January 9, 1977) is an American teacher, business owner, and politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 19th Assembly district since January 2023. He was a m ...

(D–

) * Assembly District 20:

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(D–

) * Assembly District 21:

Jessie Rodriguez Yesenia Edelmira "Jessie" Rodriguez ( Garay born July 5, 1977) is a Salvadoran American immigrant and Republican politician from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 2 ...

(R– Oak Creek) The district is almost entirely within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative

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. The part of the district in Greenfield is within

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, represented by

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Downtown Milwaukee Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial ed ...

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File:Milwaukee_September_2023_115_(N._Water_Street).jpg, Historic Third Ward File:St_Francis_Seminary.jpg,

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Past senators

A list of all previous senators from this district: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

Chris Larson
official campaign site {{United States legislatures Wisconsin Senate districts Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1848 establishments in Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

References

External links