| Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
| District map as of 2002 | ||
| Current Representative | Tammy Baldwin (D–Madison) | |
| Area | 3,511.41 mi² | |
| Distribution | 75.65% urban, 24.35% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 670,457 | |
| Median income | $46,976 | |
| Ethnicity | 90.6% White, 3.6% Black, 2.4% Asian, 3.4% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.4% other | |
| Occupation | 15.4% blue collar, 64.8% white collar, 19.8% gray collar | |
| Cook PVI | D+15 | |
Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in southern Wisconsin, covering Dane County, Green County and Columbia County, as well as portions of Jefferson County, Sauk County, Rock County and a small region of Walworth County[1]. The district includes Madison, the state's capital, its suburbs and some of the surrounding areas.
The district is currently represented by Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat who is also the only lesbian and one of four openly gay members in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A Democratic stronghold, John Kerry won the district in 2004 with 62% of the vote. Barack Obama also swept the district in 2008 with 69% of the vote to John McCain's 30%.
| Representative | Party | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| District created | June 9, 1848 | ||
| Mason C. Darling | Democratic | June 9, 1848 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Orsamus Cole | Whig | March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851 | |
| Ben C. Eastman | Democratic | March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1855 | |
| Cadwallader C. Washburn | Republican | March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1861 | |
| Luther Hanchett | Republican | March 4, 1861 - November 24, 1862 | Died |
| Vacant | November 24, 1862 - January 26, 1863 | ||
| Walter D. McIndoe | Republican | January 26, 1863 - March 3, 1863 | Redistricted to the 6th district |
| Ithamar Sloan | Republican | March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1867 | |
| Benjamin F. Hopkins | Republican | March 4, 1867 - January 1, 1870 | Died |
| Vacant | January 1, 1870 - February 23, 1870 | ||
| David Atwood | Republican | February 23, 1870 - March 3, 1871 | |
| Gerry Whiting Hazelton | Republican | March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1875 | |
| Lucien B. Caswell | Republican | March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883 | |
| Daniel H. Sumner | Republican | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 | |
| Edward S. Bragg | Democratic | March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887 | |
| Richard W. Guenther | Republican | March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889 | Redistricted from the 6th district |
| Charles Barwig | Democratic | March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1895 | |
| Edward Sauerhering | Republican | March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1899 | |
| Herman B. Dahle | Republican | March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1903 | |
| Henry Cullen Adams | Republican | March 4, 1903 - July 9, 1906 | Died |
| Vacant | July 9, 1906 - September 4, 1906 | ||
| John M. Nelson | Republican | September 4, 1906 - March 3, 1913 | Redistricted to the 3rd district |
| Michael E. Burke | Democratic | March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1917 | Redistricted from the 6th district |
| Edward Voigt | Republican | March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1927 | |
| Charles A. Kading | Republican | March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933 | |
| Charles W. Henney | Democratic | March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 | |
| Harry Sauthoff | Progressive | January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1939 | |
| Charles Hawks, Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941 | |
| Harry Sauthoff | Progressive | January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1945 | |
| Robert Kirkland Henry | Republican | January 3, 1945 - November 20, 1946 | Died |
| Vacant | November 20, 1946 - April 22, 1947 | ||
| Glenn Robert Davis | Republican | April 22, 1947 - January 3, 1957 | |
| Donald Edgar Tewes | Republican | January 3, 1957 - January 3, 1959 | |
| Robert Kastenmeier | Democratic | January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1991 | |
| Scott L. Klug | Republican | January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1999 | |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | January 3, 1999 - Present | Incumbent |
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