The 8th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts of the
Wisconsin Senate
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. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district includes most of
Ozaukee County along with northeastern
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, containing about 1 ...
, southeast
Washington County, and northeast
Waukesha County. It contains the cities of
Cedarburg,
Port Washington, and
Mequon
Mequon () is the most populous city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,142 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on Lake Michigan's western shore with significant commercial developments along Int ...
, as well as the villages of
Bayside,
Butler
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,
Fox Point,
Grafton,
Lannon
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* Nyles Lannon, American musician
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,
Menomonee Falls,
River Hills,
Thiensville
Thiensville is a village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Located on the west bank of a bend in the Milwaukee River, the community is bordered on all sides by the Mequon, Wisconsin, City of Mequon and is a ...
,
Whitefish Bay
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, and most of the villages of
Brown Deer and
Germantown. As currently drawn, the district is the wealthiest state senate district in the state.
Current elected officials
Jodi Habush Sinykin is the senator representing the 8th district. She was first elected in the
2024 general election, and is serving her first term.
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three
State Assembly districts. The 8th Senate district comprises the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
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* Assembly District 22: Paul Melotik (R– Grafton)
* Assembly District 23: Deb Andraca (D–Whitefish Bay
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)
* Assembly District 24: Dan Knodl (R– Germantown)
The 8th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses three different congressional districts. The Milwaukee County portions of the district fall within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, encompassing a part of Milwaukee County and including almost all of the city of Milwaukee (except the slivers of the c ...
, represented by U.S. representative Gwen Moore
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; the Washington County and Waukesha County portions of the district fall within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district
Wisconsin's 5th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, covering most of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs. It presently covers all of Washington County, Wisconsin, W ...
, represented by U.S. representative Scott L. Fitzgerald
Scott Lawrence Fitzgerald (born November 16, 1963) is an American politician and former newspaper publisher. A Republican, he represents in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburb ...
; and the Ozaukee County portions of the district fall within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district
Wisconsin's 6th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in eastern Wisconsin. It is based in the rural, suburban and exurban communities between Madison, Milwaukee, and Green Bay. It also ...
, represented by U.S. representative Glenn Grothman
Glenn Sholes Grothman ( ; born July 3, 1955) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to his seat in 2014.
Gro ...
.
File:Port_Washington_Wisconsin_4288.jpg, Downtown Port Washington
File:Woolen_Mill_Cedarburg_May09.jpg, Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill in Cedarburg
File:Cedarburg-mill-pagoda.jpg, Cedarburg Mill
File:Thiensville_Main_St_May09.jpg, Main Street Historic District (Thiensville, Wisconsin)
File:Landmk-0904-uilein.jpg, Herman Uihlein House in Whitefish Bay
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File:Mill Pond Park Menomonee Falls Wisconsin 9422.jpg, Mill Pond Park in Menomonee Falls
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
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The U.S. Constitution in Art ...
.
The Eighth District as originally created consisted of Green County. It was represented by:
See also
* Administrative divisions of Wisconsin
The administrative divisions of Wisconsin include County (United States), counties, city, cities, villages and Civil township, towns. In Wisconsin, all of these are units of general-purpose local government. There are also a number of special-purp ...
References
External links
Alberta Darling
official campaign site (2008)
{{United States legislatures
Wisconsin Senate districts
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Washington County, Wisconsin
Waukesha County, Wisconsin
1848 establishments in Wisconsin