The 9th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in 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 eastern

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

, the district comprises most of

Sheboygan County Sheboygan County () is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after the Sheboygan River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,034. Its county seat is Sheboygan. The county was created in 1836 and organized in 1846. At ...

and the parts of eastern and southern

Manitowoc County Manitowoc County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,359. Its county seat is Manitowoc. The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848. Manitowoc Co ...

and northeast Fond du Lac County. It contains the cities of Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Two Rivers,

Plymouth Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and ...

Kiel Kiel ( ; ) is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. With a population of around 250,000, it is Germany's largest city on the Baltic Sea. It is located on the Kieler Förde inlet of the Ba ...

, and Sheboygan Falls, and the villages of

Kohler Kohler is an occupational surname of German origin. It means "charcoal burner". Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Kohler (born 1952), Australian journalist *Anton Kohler (1907–1961), German chess player *Berthold Kohler (born 1961 ...

Oostburg Oostburg (Zeelandic Flemish: ''Wòstburg'') is a city in the south-western Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Sluis, in the province of Zeeland. As of 1 January 2015, its population is 4731, down from 5008 in January 2005. It receiv ...

, and Elkhart Lake. The district also contains

Sheboygan County Memorial Airport Sheboygan County Memorial International Airport is a county-owned public-use non-towered airport located in the Town of Sheboygan Falls, three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the City of Sheboygan, in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, ...

Whistling Straits Whistling Straits is one of two 36-hole links-style golf courses associated with Destination Kohler, a luxury golf resort owned and operated by the Kohler Company in Kohler, Wisconsin. The other course is Blackwolf Run, located in the Villa ...

golf course,

Road America Road America is a motorsport Road racing, road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the IndyCar Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship, Sports Car Club ...

motorsport course,

Kohler-Andrae State Park Kohler-Andrae State Park comprises two adjacent Wisconsin state parks located in the Town of Wilson, a few miles south of the city of Sheboygan. They are managed as one unit. Terry Andrae State Park, established in 1927, and John Michael Kohle ...

Lakeland University Lakeland University is a private university affiliated with the United Church of Christ, with its main campus in Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Herman, Wisconsin, United States, and seven evening, weekend, and online centers located through ...

, and the

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus The University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus (UW–Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus) is a university in Sheboygan, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. History It was established in 1933 in space provided by the Sheboygan School of Techn ...

Current elected officials

Devin LeMahieu Devin LeMahieu (born August 8, 1972) is an American businessman and Republican politician from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He is the current majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate, since 2021, and has represented the 9th Senate district since 2015. ...

is the senator representing the 9th district. He was first elected in the 2014 general election. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...

districts. The 9th Senate district comprises the 25th, 26th, and 27th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 25:

Paul Tittl Paul Tittl (born November 23, 1961) is an American Republican politician and businessman. From Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Tittl owns Vacuum & Sew Center and Paintball Paul's. Tittl also served on the Manitowoc County Board of Supervisor and Manitow ...

(R– Manitowoc) * Assembly District 26:

Joe Sheehan Joseph S. Sheehan was born in New York City on February 26, 1971, and attended Regis High School. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1994 with a degree in journalism. Sheehan lives in the New York City area. He is one of ...

(D– Sheboygan) * Assembly District 27:

Lindee Brill Lindee Rae Brill ( Claerbout; born June 27, 1981) is an American marketing professional and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representin ...

(R– Sheboygan Falls) The district is located entirely within

Wisconsin's 6th congressional district Wisconsin's 6th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in eastern Wisconsin. It is based in the rural, suburban and exurban communities between Madison, Milwaukee, and Green Bay. It also ...

, which is 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:SkylineManitowocWI.jpg,

Manitowoc, Wisconsin Manitowoc ( ) is a city in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2020 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,626. History Purporte ...

File:Two_Rivers_Harbor.jpg, Two Rivers harbor File:Whistling Straights golf course, arieal view.jpg, Aerial view of

golf course File:Downtown Sheboygan 1.jpg, Downtown

Sheboygan, Wisconsin Sheboygan () is a city in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Sheboygan Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area, which has a pop ...

File:AmericanMarramGrassKohlerAndraeStateParkLakeMichigan.jpg,

American Marram Grass ''Ammophila breviligulata'' (American beachgrass or American marram grass) is a species of grass native to eastern North America, where it grows on sand dunes along the Atlantic Ocean and Great Lakes coasts. Beachgrass thrives under conditions of ...

dunes with Lake Michigan in background within

File:UW_Sheboygan_Main_Entrance_December_2011.jpg,

File:PlymouthWisconsinDowntown.jpg, City of

File:ElkhartLakeWisconsinSign.jpg, Village of Elkhart Lake File:MtCalvaryWisconsinPanoramaApril2010.jpg,

Mount Calvary Calvary ( or ) or Golgotha () was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, Jesus was crucified. Since at least the early medieval period, it has been a destination for pilgrimage. ...

File:Kohler_Company_Main_Office.jpg, Kohler Co. main office File:DowntownHistoricDistrictSheboyganFallsWisconsin2.jpg, downtown Sheboygan Falls

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

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 ...

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

References

External links

9th Senate District, Senator Leibham
in the

Wisconsin Blue Book The ''Wisconsin Blue Book'' is a biennial publication of the Wisconsin's Legislative Reference Bureau. The ''Blue Book'' is an almanac containing information on the government, economics, demographics, geography and history of the state of Wisc ...

(2005–2006) {{United States legislatures Wisconsin Senate districts Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin 1848 establishments in Wisconsin