The 25th Senate district of

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is one of 33 districts in the

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. Located in northwest Wisconsin, where Wisconsin meets

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, the district comprises all of Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett,

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, and

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counties. It contains the cities of

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, Ashland, Bayfield, Hayward, Spooner, and

. The district also includes the Bad River

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and the

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Current elected officials

Romaine Quinn is the senator representing the 25th district since January 2023. He previously served in the State Assembly, representing the 75th Assembly district from 2015 to 2021, and was mayor of Rice Lake from 2010 through 2012. After the 2024 redistricting, Quinn moved to Birchwood and now resides in the new district. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three

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districts. The 25th Senate district comprises the 73rd, 74th, and 75th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 73:

Angela Stroud Angela Stroud (born 1981) is an American educator, author, and Democratic politician from Ashland, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and represents Wisconsin's 73rd Assembly district since January 2025. Early life and ...

(D– Ashland) * Assembly District 74:

Chanz Green Chanz Jeffery Green (born January 29, 1991) is an American business owner and Republican politician from Bayfield County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 74th Assembly district since January ...

(R– Grandview) * Assembly District 75:

Duke Tucker Kevin Dale "Duke" Tucker (born September 1970) is an American communications technology professional and Republican politician from Burnett County, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 75th Assembl ...

(R–

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) The district is located entirely within

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, which is currently represented by U.S. Representative

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. File:Bayfieldwi.JPG, Harbor at Bayfield File:Tower Avenue.jpg, Tower Avenue in downtown

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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore consisting of 21 islands ( Apostle Islands) and shoreline encompassing on the northern tip of Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Superior. It is known for its collection of histori ...

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File:P1000125.JPG, Near Clam Lake in

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File:Hayward,_Wisconsin_2.jpg, World's largest Muskie at the

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near

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File:Downtown_St._Croix_Falls,_Wisconsin.jpg, downtown

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File:Polk_County_Courthouse.JPG, Polk County Courthouse

History

The boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a 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 ...

. After the fifth (1852) session of the state legislature, the Wisconsin Senate was expanded to 25 members. The first member for the 25th District was James T. Lewis, of

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(later a

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). The district at that time consisted of Columbia County. This was true until 1872, when the district became the counties of the counties of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara (Columbia County was now the Twenty-Seventh District). In 1876, the Senate was again redistricted: the Twenty-Fifth now consisted of the City of

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, and various other

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and

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s in

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(more or less the previous Seventh District); while what had been the 25th was now the Ninth District. In 1883, the Twenty-Fifth now consisted of

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, Pepin and Pierce Counties (three of the eleven counties which had made up the Seventh District); Dane County became the Twenty-Sixth District. From 1887-1891, the district consisted of

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and Eau Claire Counties. The short-lived redistricting of 1891 left the district consisting of Clark,

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, and

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Counties. From 1892-1895, the district once again consisted of Clark and Eau Claire Counties. From 1896-1910, the district consisted of Clark and

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Counties. From 1911-1922, the district consisted of Langlade and Marathon Counties. From 1923-1954, the district consisted of

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and Marathon Counties. After the 1954 redistricting, the district had completely changed, and now consisted of Ashland, Bayfield, and

Counties (Lincoln and Marathon Counties had been split between the new 12th and 29th Districts). The 1960 federal census showed that this district, at 74,293 people, was the least populous of Wisconsin's 33 districts, 38.0% below the average; in the wake of ''

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'', a redistricting would be necessary. After a great deal of litigation, the

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created a redistricting map promulgated on May 14, 1964. The new Twenty-Fifth District added Iron, Price,

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and Sawyer Counties to the district. The 1972 redistricting took away Rusk County and a southern portion of Price County, adding the eastern part of Barron County instead; but left the district mostly unchanged.Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. ''The State of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book'' Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1973; p. 70
/ref> The 1982 redistricting removed Price County entirely, and modified the Barron County portion, as well as adding one Rusk County township. In 1992, the latest court-ordered redistricting added the remainder of Barron County, while dropping the Rusk County township once more. The 2002 court-ordered redistricting added part of Burnett County for the first time, while taking away segments of Sawyer and Barron Counties. The new 2011 redistricting bill took away most of Sawyer, but added for the first time a single township in Vilas County, and a township from both Dunn and Saint Croix Counties, and Price County in whole.

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: 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

References

External links

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Senator Romaine Robert Quinn (2023)
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Senator Janet Bewley (2021)
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Senator Janet Bewley (2019)
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Senator Janet Bewley (2017)
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