Wisconsin Senate, District 8
| Type | District of the Upper House |
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| Location |
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Region served
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North of Milwaukee |
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Senator
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Alberta Darling |
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Parent organization
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Wisconsin Legislature |
| Website | Official Site |
The 8th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in Southern Wisconsin, and is composed of parts of Milwaukee County, Ozaukee County, and Washington County.[1]
Current elected officials
Alberta Darling is the senator serving the 8th district. She has served since 1992, and was re-elected in 2008 to another four-year term. Before serving as a senator, she held an office in the State Assembly, serving the 10th District from 1990 to 1993.[2]
The area of the 8th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[3]
- The 22nd (represented by Don Pridemore)
- The 23rd (represented by Jim Ott)
- The 24th (represented by Dan Knodl)
The district is also located within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner,[4] Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Petri, and Wisconsin's 4th congressional district which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore.
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.
The Eighth District as originally created consisted of Green County. It was represented by:
- Elisha Gardner, 1848–49
- William Rittenhouse, 1850–51
- Thomas Bowen, 1852
The legislature was redistricted completely before the 1852 election.
- John Sharpstein, 1853
- Levi Grant, 1854
- Francis Paddock, 1855
- Christopher Latham Sholes, 1856–57
- Samuel R. McClellan, 1858–59
- George Bennett, 1860–61
- Herman Thorp, 1862–63
- Anthony Van Wyck, 1864–65, 1868–69
- Charles Sholes, 1866–67
- Milton Pettit, 1870–71 (elected Lieutenant Governor)
- Samuel Pratt, 1872–73
- Thompson Weeks, 1874–1875
- Asahel Farr, 1876–77
- Benoni Reynolds, 1878–79
- Joseph V. Quarles, 1880–81
- Charles Palmetier, 1882–83
- Walter Maxwell, 1885–88
- James C. Reynolds, 1889–92
- Michael Kruszka, 1893–96
- Julius Edward Roehr, 1897–1908
- John C. Kleczka, 1909–1911 (later elected to U.S. Congress)
- Alexander E. Martin, 1913–1916
- Frank Raguse, 1917 (Socialist; expelled from the Senate for suggesting that the sinking of the Maine was plotted by the McKinley administration)
- Louis Fons, 1918–20
- George Czerwinski, 1921–24
- Harry Daggett, 1925–32
- William Shenners, Jr., 1933–36
- Allen Busby, 1937–72
- James Flynn (politician), 1973–1982
- Joseph Czarnezki, 1983–92
See also
Political subdivisions of Wisconsin
Notes
External links
- Alberta Darling official campaign site (2008)
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