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The 29th Senate District of
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is one of 33 districts in the
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. Located in north-central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of
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, and
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counties, along with most of
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and Marathon counties, and parts of northwest Clark County and northern Wood County. The district includes the city of Wausau and part of the city of Marshfield, but is otherwise very
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.


Current elected officials

Cory Tomczyk is the senator representing the 29th district since January 2023. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three
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districts. The 29th Senate district comprises the 85th, 86th, and 87th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 85: Patrick Snyder (R– Schofield) * Assembly District 86: John Spiros (R– Marshfield) * Assembly District 87: James W. Edming (R– Glen Flora) The district is located entirely within
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, which is represented by U.S. Representative
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.


Past senators

Previous senators include:Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 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.


References


External links


District WebsiteSenator Petrowski Website
{{United States legislatures Wisconsin Senate districts Marathon County, Wisconsin Barron County, Wisconsin Bayfield County, Wisconsin Price County, Wisconsin Rusk County, Wisconsin Taylor County, Wisconsin 1856 establishments in Wisconsin