The 2nd Senate district of

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is one of 33 districts in the

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. Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Menominee County along with th southern half of Oconto County, the eastern half of Shawano County, and much of eastern Outagamie County and northwest Brown County. It includes the cities of Oconto, Oconto Falls, Clintonville, and Shawano, and the villages of Bonduel,

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, and Suamico, along with parts of the cities of Green Bay, Appleton, and Kaukauna. The district also contains the entirety of the

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and

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Indian reservations.

Current elected officials

Eric Wimberger Eric Wimberger (born April 2, 1979) is an American attorney and Republican politician from De Pere, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 2nd Senate district since January 2025. Prior to redistricting ...

is the senator representing the 2nd district. He was first elected in

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in the 30th Senate district, but ran for election in the 2nd district after the 2024 redistricting. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three

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districts. The 2nd Senate district comprises the 4th, 5th, and 6th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 4:

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(R–

) * Assembly District 5:

Joy Goeben Joy L. Goeben (born October 16, 1972) is an American teacher, business owner, and Republican politician from Brown County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 5th Assembly district since January ...

(R–

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) * Assembly District 6:

Elijah Behnke Elijah Behnke (born February 15, 1983) is an American small business owner and Republican politician from Oconto County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 6th Assembly district since January 2025; prior ...

(R–

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) The district is located within

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, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tony Wied. File:Oconto_County_Courthouse.jpg, Oconto County courthouse in Oconto File:OcontoRiverWIS22OcontoFalls.jpg, Oconto River in Oconto Falls File:Saint_John_Catholic_Church_and_Island_Park,_Little_Chute,_Wisconsin_(May_8_2009).jpg, St. John Catholic Church and Island Park in

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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

2nd Senate District, Senator Cowles
in the

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(2005–2006) {{United States legislatures Wisconsin Senate districts Shawano County, Wisconsin Oconto County, Wisconsin Menominee County, Wisconsin Outagamie County, Wisconsin Brown County, Wisconsin 1848 establishments in Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Past senators

See also

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