Wisconsin Senate, District 16

Senate District 16
Type District of the Upper House
Location
Senator
Mark F. Miller (D)
Parent organization
Wisconsin Legislature
Website District Website

The 16th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in south-central Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Columbia, and Dane counties. The district contains part of Madison, the capital city.[1]

Current elected officials

Mark F. Miller is the senator serving the 16th district. He was re-elected in 2008 to a four-year term, and has been serving the district since 2004. Before serving as a senator, he held an office in the State Assembly from 1998 to 2002.[2]

The area of the 16th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[3]

The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, and partly within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Petri.[4]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:[5]

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.

Notes

  1. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 50. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 50. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 50. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  4. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  5. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

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