The 8th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts of the

Wisconsin Senate The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those ...

. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district includes most of Ozaukee County along with northeastern

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 ...

, southeast Washington County, and northeast

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. It contains the cities of Cedarburg, Port Washington, and

Mequon Mequon () is the most populous city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,142 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on Lake Michigan's western shore with significant commercial developments along Int ...

, as well as the villages of Bayside,

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, Fox Point, Grafton,

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Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Its population was 38,527 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most-populous village in Wisconsin. It is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. ...

, River Hills,

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, and most of the villages of Brown Deer and Germantown. As currently drawn, the district is the wealthiest state senate district in the state.

Current elected officials

Jodi Habush Sinykin Jodi Habush Sinykin (born Jodi Lynn Habush; May 1967) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 8th Senate district since 2025. Early lif ...

is the senator representing the 8th district. She was first elected in the

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, and is serving her first term. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three

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districts. The 8th Senate district comprises the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:District Map
/ref> * Assembly District 22:

Paul Melotik Paul D. Melotik (born February 27, 1957) is an American accountant, businessman, and Republican politician from Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 22nd Assembly district since 202 ...

(R– Grafton) * Assembly District 23: Deb Andraca (D–

) * Assembly District 24:

Dan Knodl Daniel Raymond Knodl (born December 14, 1958) is an American Republican politician from Washington County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 24th Assembly district since January 2025. Knodl prev ...

(R– Germantown) The 8th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses three different congressional districts. The Milwaukee County portions of the district fall within

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, represented by U.S. representative

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; the Washington County and Waukesha County portions of the district fall within

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, represented by U.S. representative

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; and the Ozaukee County portions of the district fall within

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, represented by U.S. representative

Glenn Grothman Glenn Sholes Grothman ( ; born July 3, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to his seat in 2014. Gro ...

. File:Port_Washington_Wisconsin_4288.jpg, Downtown Port Washington File:Woolen_Mill_Cedarburg_May09.jpg,

Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill The Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill is a textile mill in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Built in 1864, the mill was one of many wool- and flax-processing factories that opened during the American Civil War, due to a shortage of cotton textiles formerly ...

in Cedarburg File:Cedarburg-mill-pagoda.jpg, Cedarburg Mill File:Thiensville_Main_St_May09.jpg,

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Past senators

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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. The Eighth District as originally created consisted of Green County. It was represented by:

References

External links

Alberta Darling
official campaign site (2008) {{United States legislatures Wisconsin Senate districts Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Washington County, Wisconsin Waukesha County, Wisconsin 1848 establishments in Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

References

External links