Wisconsin Senate, District 12

Senate District 12
Type District of the Upper House
Location Far North-Eastern Wisconsin
Senator Jim Holperin (D)
Parent organization Wisconsin Legislature
Website Official Site

The 12th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in north-eastern Wisconsin, and is composed of parts of Vilas, Oneida, Florence, Lincoln, Marinette, Langlade, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano and Forest Counties.[1]

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Current elected officials

Jim Holperin is the senator serving the 12th district. He was elected in 2008 to a four year term. Before serving as a senator, he held an office in the State Assembly, serving the 34th District from 1982 to 1984.[2]

The area of the 12th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[3]

The 12th district is located partly within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Reid Ribble.[4] The other part of the district is located within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Sean Duffy.[5]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:[6]

Note: the boundaries of districts have sometimes changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district may have represented a slightly different geographic area, due to redistricting.

See also

Political subdivisions of Wisconsin

Notes

  1. ^ District Map
  2. ^ Holperin Biography
  3. ^ District Map
  4. ^ Congressional District Map
  5. ^ Congressional District Map
  6. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

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