The 23rd Senate district of
Wisconsin
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is one of 33 districts in the
Wisconsin Senate
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. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of
Barron,
Clark,
Price
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,
Rusk
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, and
Taylor
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...
counties, with most of
Chippewa County, northern
Dunn County, and parts of northwest
Marathon County. The district is mostly rural, but contains the cities of
Bloomer,
Ladysmith,
Medford,
Neillsville, and
Rice Lake.
Current elected officials
Jesse James
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is the senator representing the 23rd district since January 2023. He previously served in the State Assembly, representing the 68th Assembly district from 2019 to 2023. After the 2024 redistricting, James no longer resides in the new district.
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three
Wisconsin State Assembly
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districts. The 23rd Senate district comprises the 67th, 68th, and 69th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
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Assembly District 67:
David Armstrong (R–
Rice Lake)
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Assembly District 68:
Rob Summerfield (R–
Bloomer)
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Assembly District 69:
Karen Hurd (R–
Withee)
The 23rd Senate district crosses two congressional districts. The portion of the district in Dunn County and the northwest part of Chippewa County fall within
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district
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, which is represented by U.S. Representative
Derrick Van Orden. The remainder of the district falls within
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
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, which is represented by U.S. Representative
Tom Tiffany
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.
File:Cumberland_Wisconsin_Downtown_US63.jpg, Cumberland, Wisconsin
File:Tainterlake.jpg, Tainter Lake
File:Timms_Hill,_Wisconsin.JPG, Timms Hill
Timms Hill or Timm's Hill is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and is located in north-central Wisconsin in Timms Hill County Park in the Town of Hill in Price County. After being surveyed by Quentin Stevens of Ogema Tele ...
File:LakeWissotaStatePark1.jpg, Lake Wissota State Park
Lake Wissota State Park is a Wisconsin state park near the town of Chippewa Falls. The park is situated on the northeast shore of Lake Wissota, a reservoir on the Chippewa River. Camping, boating, and fishing are the most popular activities. ...
File:Phillips_Wisconsin.JPG, Phillips, Wisconsin
File:Prentice_Wisconsin_Main_Street.jpg, Prentice, Wisconsin
Prentice is a village in Price County, Wisconsin, United States, near where Highway 13 crosses the Jump River. The population was 563 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Prentice.
History
The area that would become ...
File:BrunetIslandStatePark1.jpg, Brunet Island State Park
Brunet Island State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, USA, featuring a island in the Chippewa River. The remainder of the park's are on the east bank of the river. It is noted for its numerous white-tailed deer and large eastern hemlock t ...
File:Neillsville_Downtown.jpg, Neillsville Downtown Historic District
File:2009-0620-Colby-downtown.jpg, Downtown Colby
File:2009-0620-Abbotsford-CH.jpg, Abbotsford Municipal Center
Past senators
The district has previously been represented by:
[Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, ''Statistics: History'', pages 657-666.]
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 ...
.
References
External links
Senate District 23at
Wisconsin Legislature
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Senator Jesse L. James (2025)*
Senator Jesse L. James (2023)*
Senator Kathleen Bernier (2021)*
Senator Kathleen Bernier (2019)*
Senator Terry Moulton (2017)
{{United States legislatures
Wisconsin Senate districts
Barron County, Wisconsin
Chippewa County, Wisconsin
Clark County, Wisconsin
Dunn County, Wisconsin
Price County, Wisconsin
Marathon County, Wisconsin
Taylor County, Wisconsin
Rusk County, Wisconsin
1852 establishments in Wisconsin