Wisconsin's 13th Senate district

Wisconsin's 13th
State Senate district
Wisconsin's 13th; State Senate district
	2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94; 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission; 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43; composed of Assembly districts 37, 38, and 39
Senator
	John Jagler; R–Watertown
	since April 28, 2021 (2 years)
Demographics	89.18% White; 2.81% Black; 5.03% Hispanic; 0.86% Asian; 1.57% Native American; 0.08% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020); • Voting age	178,652; 141,533
Website	Official website
Notes	Central Wisconsin

The 13th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in south central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Green Lake and Marquette counties, along with most of Dodge County, western Fond du Lac County, and parts of northern Jefferson County, eastern Adams County, northeast Columbia County, and southwest Winnebago County. It includes the cities of Beaver Dam, Horicon, Markesan, Mayville, Montello, Princeton, Ripon, Watertown, and Waupun.^[2]

Current elected officials[edit]

John Jagler is the senator representing the 13th district. He was first elected in a 2021 special election. He previously served 8 years in the State Assembly.^[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 13th Senate district comprises the 37th, 38th, and 39th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:^[4]

Assembly District 37: William Penterman (R–Columbus)
Assembly District 38: Barbara Dittrich (R–Oconomowoc)
Assembly District 39: Mark Born (R–Beaver Dam)

The 13th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses three different congressional districts. The part of the district in Adams County falls within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden. The parts of the district in Jefferson County and the southern half of Dodge County fall within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by Scott L. Fitzgerald. All of the remainder falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by Glenn Grothman.^[5]

Path in the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area
Historic Waupun Carnegie Library (now museum) in Waupun
Fox Lake Railroad Depot
Watertown River Walk
Downtown Juneau
Downtown Horicon
Downtown Jefferson
Little White Schoolhouse, birthplace of the Republican Party
Fox River National Wildlife Refuge
Cambria
Summerton Bog

Past senators[edit]

The district has previously been represented by:^[6]

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.

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created				1848	Waukesha County
Joseph Turner	Dem.		1st	1848
Frederick Sprague	Dem.		2nd	1849
Frederick Sprague	Dem.		3rd	1850
George Hyer	Dem.	Resigned.	4th	1851
--Vacant--			5th	1852
E. B. West	Whig	Won 1852 special election.	5th	1852
Charles Dunn	Dem.		6th	1853	1852–1855 1856–1860 1861–1865 1866–1870 Lafayette County
			7th	1854
			8th	1855
			9th	1856
Philemon Simpson	Dem.		10th	1857
			11th	1858
			12th	1859
			13th	1860
Samuel Cole	Dem.		14th	1861
Samuel Cole	Dem.		15th	1862
James Earnest	Dem.		16th	1863
James Earnest	Dem.		17th	1864
Samuel Cole	Natl. Union		18th	1865
Samuel Cole	Natl. Union		19th	1866
James Earnest	Dem.		20th	1867
James Earnest	Dem.		21st	1868
Hamilton H. Gray	Dem.		22nd	1869
Hamilton H. Gray	Dem.		23rd	1870
Henry S. Magoon	Rep.	Redistricted to 11th district.	24th	1871
Satterlee Clark Jr.	Dem.	Redistricted from 33rd district.	25th	1872	Most of Dodge County
Samuel D. Burchard	Dem.		26th	1873
Samuel D. Burchard	Dem.		27th	1874
John A. Barney	Dem.		28th	1875
John A. Barney	Dem.		29th	1876
Charles H. Williams	Dem.		30th	1877	Most of Dodge County Town of Ashippun Town of Beaver Dam Town of Burnett Town of Calamus Town of Chester Town of Clyman Town of Elba Town of Emmett Town of Fox Lake Town of Herman Town of Hubbard Town of Hustisford Town of Lebanon Town of LeRoy Town of Lomira Town of Lowell Town of Oak Grove Town of Portland Town of Rubicon Town of Shields Town of Theresa Town of Trenton Town of Westford Town of Williamston City of Beaver Dam East ward, village of Randolph South ward, village of Waupun
Charles H. Williams	Dem.		31st	1878
Edward C. McFetridge	Rep.		32nd	1879
Edward C. McFetridge	Rep.		33rd	1880
Arthur K. Delaney	Dem.		34th	1881
Arthur K. Delaney	Dem.		35th	1882
Benjamin F. Sherman	Dem.		36th	1883–1884	1882–1887 1888–1891 Dodge County
Benjamin F. Sherman	Dem.		37th	1885–1886
Charles Pettibone	Ind.		38th	1887–1888
Charles Pettibone	Ind.		39th	1889–1890
William Voss	Dem.		40th	1891–1892
William Voss	Dem.		41st	1893–1894	Most of Dodge County & eastern Columbia County Columbia County Town of Columbus Town of Courtland Town of Fountain Prairie Town of Hampden Town of Leeds Town of Lowville Town of Marcellon Town of Otsego Town of Randolph Town of Scott Town of Springvale Town of Wyocena Village of Rio City of Columbus West ward, village of Randolph Dodge County Town of Ashippun Town of Beaver Dam Town of Calamus Town of Clyman Town of Elba Town of Emmett Town of Fox Lake Town of Herman Town of Hustisford Town of Lebanon Town of Lowell Town of Oak Grove Town of Portland Town of Rubicon Town of Shields Town of Westford Village of Reeseville City of Beaver Dam City of Juneau East ward, village of Randolph Wards 5, 6, city of Watertown
Michael E. Burke	Dem.		42nd	1895–1896
Michael E. Burke	Dem.		43rd	1897–1898	1896–1901 1902–1911 Dodge County
Michael A. Jacobs	Dem.		44th	1899–1900
Michael A. Jacobs	Dem.		45th	1901–1902
William C. North	Dem.		46th	1903–1904
William C. North	Dem.		47th	1905–1906
Paul O. Husting	Dem.		48th	1907–1908
			49th	1909–1910
			50th	1911–1912
			51st	1913–1914	1912–1921 1932–1953 1954–1963 Dodge, Washington counties
Byron Barwig	Dem.		52nd	1915–1916
Byron Barwig	Dem.		53rd	1917–1918
Herman J. F. Bilgrien	Rep.		54th	1919–1920
			55th	1921–1922
			56th	1923–1924
			57th	1925–1926
William H. Markham	Rep.		58th	1927–1928
William H. Markham	Rep.		59th	1929–1930
Eugene A. Clifford	Dem.		60th	1931–1932
Eugene A. Clifford	Dem.		61st	1933–1934
Frank E. Panzer	Prog.		62nd	1935–1936
Frank E. Panzer	Prog.		63rd	1937–1938
Jesse Peters	Rep.		64th	1939–1940
Jesse Peters	Rep.		65th	1941–1942
Frank E. Panzer	Rep.	Died Aug. 1969.	66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
			69th	1949–1950
			70th	1951–1952
			71st	1953–1954
			72nd	1955–1956
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
			75th	1961–1962
			76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966	Jefferson, Washington & eastern Dodge County Town of Beaver Dam Town of Burnett Town of Calamus Town of Chester Town of Elba Town of Fox Lake Town of Lowell Town of Portland Town of Trenton Town of Westford Village of Lowell Village of Reeseville City of Beaver Dam City of Fox Lake East Ward, village of Randolph Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, city of Waupun
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
--Vacant--
Dale McKenna	Dem.	Won 1969 special election.
			80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Eastern Dane County & western Jefferson County Dane County Town of Albion Town of Blooming Grove Town of Burke Town of Christiana Town of Cottage Grove Town of Deerfield Town of Dunn Town of Fitchburg Town of Medina Town of Pleasant Springs Village of Cambridge Village of Cottage Grove Village of Marshall Village of McFarland City of Monona Part of the city of Madison Jefferson County Town of Aztalan Town of Cold Springs Town of Farmington Town of Hebron Town of Jefferson Town of Koshkonong Town of Oakland Town of Sullivan Town of Sumner Town of Watertown Village of Johnson Creek Village of Sullivan City of Fort Atkinson City of Jefferson Part of the city of Watertown Part of the city of Whitewater
			82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
Peter D. Bear	Dem.	Resigned Sep. 1980.	84th	1979–1980
--Vacant--			84th	1979–1980
Barbara Lorman	Rep.	Won 1980 special election.	85th	1981–1982
			86th	1983–1984	Most of Dodge County part of Fond du Lac County most of Jefferson County northeast Rock County & part of Walworth County Dodge County Town of Beaver Dam Town of Burnette Town of Calamus Town of Chester Town of Clyman Town of Elba Town of Emmet Town of Fox Lake Town of Hustisford Town of Lebanon Town of Leroy Town of Lowell Town of Oak Grove Town of Portland Town of Shields Town of Trenton Village of Clyman Village of Hustisford Village of Lowell Village of Reeseville City of Beaver Dam City of Fox Lake City of Juneau City of Watertown City of Waupun Fond du Lac County City of Waupun Jefferson County Town of Aztalan Town of Cold Spring Town of Concord Town of Farmington Town of Hebron Town of Ixonia Town of Jefferson Town of Koshkonong Town of Lake Mills Town of Milford Town of Oakland Town of Sumner Town of Waterloo Town of Watertown Village of Johnson Creek Village of Sullivan City of Fort Atkinson City of Jefferson City of Lake Mills City of Waterloo City of Watertown City of Whitewater Rock County Town of Harmony Town of Johnstown Town of Lima Wards 14-19, city of Janesville Walworth County City of Whitewater
			87th	1985–1986	part of Columbia County most of Dodge County part of Fond du Lac County most of Jefferson County northeast Rock County & northwest Walworth County Columbia County Village of Randolph Dodge County Town of Beaver Dam Town of Burnette Town of Calamus Town of Chester Town of Clyman Town of Emmet Town of Fox Lake Town of Hustisford Town of Lebanon Town of LeRoy Town of Lowell Town of Oak Grove Town of Shields Town of Trenton Village of Clyman Village of Hustisford Village of Lowell Village of Randolph Village of Reeseville City of Beaver Dam City of Fox Lake City of Juneau City of Watertown City of Waupun Jefferson County Town of Aztalan Town of Cold Spring Town of Farmington Town of Hebron Town of Ixonia Town of Jefferson Town of Koshkonong Town of Lake Mills Town of Milford Town of Oakland Town of Waterloo Town of Watertown Village of Johnson Creek City of Fort Atkinson City of Jefferson City of Lake Mills City of Waterloo City of Watertown City of Whitewater Rock County Town of Harmony Town of Johnstown Town of Lima Wards 2, 15-19, city of Janesville Walworth County Town of La Grange Town of Whitewater City of Whitewater
			88th	1987–1988
			89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Part of Columbia County part of Dane County most of Dodge County most of Jefferson County part of Rock County & northwest Waukesha County Columbia County Town of Randolph Village of Cambria Village of Friesland City of Columbus Dane County Village of Cambridge Dodge County Town of Ashippun Town of Beaver Dam Town of Burnette Town of Calamus Town of Clyman Town of Elba Town of Emmet Town of Fox Lake Town of Hustisford Town of Lebanon Town of Leroy Town of Lowell Town of Oak Grove Town of Portland Town of Shields Town of Theresa Town of Trenton Town of Westford Town of Williamstown Village of Brownsville Village of Clyman Village of Hustisford Village of Iron Ridge Village of Kekoskee Village of Lowell Village of Randolph Village of Reeseville Village of Theresa City of Beaver Dam City of Columbus City of Fox Lake City of Horicon City of Juneau City of Mayville Ward 1, town of Chester Ward 2, town of Lomira Jefferson County Town of Aztalan Town of Farmington Town of Ixonia Town of Koshkonong Town of Lake Mills Town of Milford Town of Oakland Town of Sumner Town of Waterloo Town of Watertown Village of Cambridge Village of Johnson Creek City of Fort Atkinson City of Jefferson City of Lake Mills City of Waterloo City of Watertown Wards 3,4, town of Jefferson Rock County Ward 3, town of Milton Waukesha County Town of Oconomowoc Village of Lac La Belle Village of Oconomowoc Lake City of Oconomowoc
Scott L. Fitzgerald	Rep.	Resigned 2020 after elected to U.S. House.	92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
			96th	2003–2004	Part of Columbia County southeast Dane County most of Dodge County western Jefferson County & northwest Waukesha County Columbia County Town of Randolph Village of Cambria Village of Friesland Village of Randolph City of Columbus Dane County Town of Albion Town of Christiana Town of Deerfield Village of Cambridge Village of Deerfield Village of Rochdale Dodge County Town of Ashippun Town of Beaver Dam Town of Burnett Town of Calamus Town of Chester Town of Clyman Town of Elba Town of Emmet Town of Fox Lake Town of Herman Town of Hubbard Town of Hustisford Town of Lebanon Town of Leroy Town of Lomira Town of Lowell Town of Oak Grove Town of Portland Town of Rubicon Town of Shields Town of Trenton Town of Westford Town of Williamstown Village of Brownsville Village of Clyman Village of Hustisford Village of Iron Ridge Village of Kekoskee Village of Lomira Village of Lowell Village of Neosho Village of Randolph Village of Reeseville City of Beaver Dam City of Columbus City of Fox Lake City of Horicon City of Juneau City of Maxville City of Watertown Jefferson County Town of Aztalan Town of Ixonia Town of Jefferson Town of Koshkonong Town of Lake Mills Town of Milford Town of Oakland Town of Sumner Town of Waterloo Town of Watertown Village of Cambridge City of Fort Atkinson City of Jefferson City of Lake Mills City of Waterloo City of Watertown Waukesha County Town of Oconomowoc Village of Lac La Belle Wards 1-6, city of Oconomowoc
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	Eastern Columbia County most of Dodge County northern Jefferson County western Washington County eastern Dane County & northwest Waukesha Columbia County City of Columbus Dodge County Town of Ashippun Town of Beaver Dam Town of Clyman Town of Emmet Town of Elba Town of Herman Town of Hubbard Town of Hustisford Town of Lebanon Town of LeRoy Town of Lomira Town of Lowell Town of Oak Grove Town of Portland Town of Rubicon Town of Shields Town of Theresa Town of Williamstown Village of Brownsville Village of Clyman Village of Hustisford Village of Iron Ridge Village of Kekoskee Village of Lomira Village of Lowell Village of Neosho Village of Reeseville Village of Theresa City of Beaver Dam City of Horicon City of Juneau City of Mayville Jefferson County Town of Aztalan Town of Concord Town of Farmington Town of Ixonia Town of Lake Mills Town of Milford Town of Waterloo Town of Watertown Village of Johnson Creek City of Lake Mills City of Waterloo City of Watertown Washington County Part of the City of Hartford Dane County Town of Bristol Town of Christiana Town of Deerfield Town of York Village of Cambridge Village of Deerfield Village of Marshall Part of the Town of Windsor Part of the Village of DeForest Waukesha County Town of Oconomowoc Village of Lac La Belle City of Oconomowoc Part of the Town of Summit
			102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
--Vacant--			105th	2021–2022
John Jagler	Rep.	Won 2021 special election.	105th	2021–2022
John Jagler	Rep.	Won 2021 special election.	106th	2023–2024	Southeast Columbia County, most of Dodge County, northeast Dane County, northern Jefferson County, part of Waukesha County

References[edit]

^ "Senate District 13". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 13 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ Evers, Tony (December 22, 2020). "Executive order #100 - Relating to a Special Election for the Thirteenth Senate District" (PDF). content.govdelivery.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^ Map on District Website
^ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

External links[edit]

Senate District 13 at Wisconsin Legislature

[1] "Senate District 13". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[2] "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 13 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[3] Evers, Tony (December 22, 2020). "Executive order #100 - Relating to a Special Election for the Thirteenth Senate District" (PDF). content.govdelivery.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.

[4] Map on District Website

[5] "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[6] Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

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