The 36th District of the

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is located in northeastern

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, and is currently composed of part of

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Current elected officials

Jeff Edler is the senator currently representing the 36th District. The area of the 36th District contains two

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districts: *The 71st District (represented by

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) *The 72nd District (represented by Dean Fisher) The district is also located in

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, which is represented by

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Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: * Michael Lura, 1983 * John Soorholtz, 1984–1992 *

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, 1993–2000 *

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, 2001–2002 * Paul McKinley, 2003–2012 * Steve Sodders, 2013–2016 * Jeff Edler, 2017–present

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Current elected officials

Past senators

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