Wisconsin's 7th Senate district

The 7th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.^[2] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises eastern and southeastern Milwaukee County, including downtown, south side, and lakeshore areas of the city of Milwaukee, as well as the cities of Cudahy, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, and St. Francis, and part of the city of Franklin. The district also contains the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus, the Milwaukee Art Museum (Quadracci Pavilion), the Port of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, and the Henry Maier Festival Park, site of Milwaukee's annual Summerfest.^[3]

Wisconsin's 7th State Senate district
From 2022 to 2031 From 2012 to 2021 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 composed of Assembly districts 19, 20, and 21
Senator	Chris Larson D–Milwaukee since January 3, 2011 (12 years)
Demographics	75.4% White 5.2% Black 11.4% Hispanic 4.8% Asian 1.4% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.3% Other
Population (2020)  • Voting age	178,460^[1] 150,506
Notes	Milwaukee metro area (southeast)

Current elected officials

Chris Larson is the senator representing the 7th district. He was first elected in the 2010 general election, after defeating incumbent Jeffrey Plale in a primary challenge.^[4]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 7th Senate district comprises the 19th, 20th, and 21st Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:^[5]

• Assembly District 19: Ryan Clancy (D–Milwaukee)
• Assembly District 20: Christine Sinicki (D–Milwaukee)
• Assembly District 21: Jessie Rodriguez (R–Franklin)

The district is located within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore.^[6]

Past senators

A list of all previous senators from this district:^[7]

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created				1848	Lafayette County
Thomas K. Gibson	Dem.		1st
Dennis Murphy	Dem.		2nd	1849
			3rd	1850
Samuel G. Bugh	Dem.		4th	1851
			5th	1852
John W. Cary	Dem.		6th	1853	1852–1855   1856–1860   1861–1865   1866–1870 Racine County
			7th	1854
Charles Clement	Rep.		8th	1855
			9th	1856
Champion S. Chase	Rep.		10th	1857
			11th	1858
Nicholas D. Fratt	Dem.		12th	1859
			13th	1860
William L. Utley	Rep.		14th	1861
			15th	1862
Timothy D. Morris	Rep.		16th	1863
	Natl. Union		17th	1864
Jerome Case	Natl. Union		18th	1865
			19th	1866
Henry Stevens	Natl. Union		20th	1867
			21st	1868
	Rep.		22nd	1869
			23rd	1870
Philo Belden	Rep.	Redistricted to the 5th district.	24th	1871
William M. Colladay	Rep.	Redistricted from the 11th district.	25th	1872	Eastern Dane County Town of Albion Town of Blooming Grove Town of Bristol Town of Burke Town of Christiana Town of Cottage Grove Town of Deerfield Town of Dunkirk Town of Dunn Town of Medina Town of Pleasant Springs Town of Sun Prairie Town of Windsor Town of York City of Madison
John Anders Johnson	Rep.		26th	1873
			27th	1874
George E. Bryant	Rep.		28th	1875
			29th	1876
George A. Abert	Dem.		30th	1877	Central Milwaukee County * Wards 2, 3, 4, 7, city of Milwaukee
			31st	1878
Edwin Hyde	Rep.		32nd	1879
			33rd	1880
Edward B. Simpson	Rep.		34th	1881
			35th	1882
William S. Stanley	Rep.		36th	1883–1884
			37th	1885–1886
Christian Widule	Rep.		38th	1887–1888
			39th	1889–1890	Most of Milwaukee County Town of Franklin Town of Granville Town of Greenfield Town of Lake Town of Milwaukee Town of Oak Creek Town of Wauwatosa Wards 10, 17, City of Milwaukee
Christian A. Koenitzer	Dem.		40th	1891–1892
			41st	1893–1894	Northern Milwaukee County & Eastern Waukesha County Milwaukee County Town of Granville Town of Milwaukee Town of Wauwatosa Ward 10, city of Milwaukee Waukesha County Town of Brookfield Town of Menomonee Town of Muskego Town of New Berlin Town of Vernon Village of Waukesha City of Waukesha Ward 10, city of Milwaukee
Charles T. Fisher	Rep.		42nd	1895–1896
			43rd	1897–1898	Southern Milwaukee County Town of Franklin Town of Greenfield Town of Lake Town of Oak Creek Town of Wauwatosa Village of Cudahy Village of South Milwaukee Village of Wauwatosa Wards 14, 17, city of Milwaukee
Barney A. Eaton	Rep.		44th	1899–1900
			45th	1901–1902
			46th	1903–1904	Southern Milwaukee County Town of Franklin Town of Greenfield Town of Lake Town of Oak Creek Town of Wauwatosa Village of Cudahy City of South Milwaukee City of Wauwatosa Wards 14, 17, city of Milwaukee
			47th	1905–1906
George E. Page	Rep.		48th	1907–1908	Southern Milwaukee County Town of Franklin Town of Greenfield Town of Lake Town of Oak Creek Town of Wauwatosa Village of West Milwaukee City of Cudahy City of South Milwaukee City of Wauwatosa City of West Allis Wards 14, 17, city of Milwaukee
			49th	1909–1910
Gabriel Zophy	Soc. Dem.		50th	1911–1912
			51st	1913–1914	Southern Milwaukee County Town of Franklin Town of Greenfield Town of Lake Town of Oak Creek Village of West Milwaukee City of Cudahy City of South Milwaukee City of West Allis Wards 14, 17, 24, city of Milwaukee
Louis A. Arnold	Soc. Dem.		52nd	1915–1916
			53rd	1917–1918
	Soc.		54th	1919–1920
			55th	1921–1922
William F. Quick	Soc.		56th	1923–1924	Southeast Milwaukee County Town of Lake Town of Oak Creek City of Cudahy City of South Milwaukee Wards 5, 12, 17, city of Milwaukee
			57th	1925–1926
Herbert H. Smith	Rep.		58th	1927–1928
			59th	1929–1930
Leonard Fons	Rep.		60th	1931–1932
			61st	1933–1934	Southeast Milwaukee County Town of Lake Town of Oak Creek City of Cudahy City of South Milwaukee Wards 12, 14, 17, 27, City of Milwaukee
Max Galasinski	Dem.		62nd	1935–1936
			63rd	1937–1938
Anthony P. Gawronski	Dem.	Resigned in 1948.	64th	1939–1940
			65th	1941–1942
			66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
--Vacant--			69th	1949–1950
Roman R. Blenski	Dem.	Won 1949 special election.
			70th	1951–1952
			71st	1953–1954
Leland McParland	Dem.		72nd	1955–1956	Southern Milwaukee County Town (later city) of Franklin Town (later city) of Greenfield Town (later city) of Oak Creek Village of Greendale Village of Hales Corners City of Cudahy City of Saint Francis City of South Milwaukee Ward 5, City of West Allis Wards 17, 19, city of Milwaukee
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
			75th	1961–1962
			76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966	Southeast Milwaukee County City of Cudahy City of Oak Creek City of Saint Francis City of South Milwaukee Wards 17, 19, city of Milwaukee
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
Kurt Frank	Dem.		80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Southeast Milwaukee County City of Cudahy City of Oak Creek City of Saint Francis City of South Milwaukee Wards 17, 20, City of Milwaukee
			82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
			84th	1979–1980
			85th	1981–1982
Jerry Kleczka	Dem.	Resigned after election to U.S. House.	86th	1983–1984	Southeast Milwaukee County City of Cudahy City of Saint Francis City of South Milwaukee Wards 205, 206, 234, 240-261, 263-281, city of Milwaukee Wards 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, city of Oak Creek
--Vacant--
John R. Plewa	Dem.	Died in office September 1995.	87th	1985–1986
			88th	1987–1988
			89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Southeast Milwaukee County City of Cudahy City of Oak Creek City of Saint Francis City of South Milwaukee Wards 43, 45, 46, 48-57, 61, 62, 64, 235, 238-240, 242-251, 258-265, 268-270, city of Milwaukee
			92nd	1995–1996
--Vacant--
Richard Grobschmidt	Dem.	Won 1995 special election.
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
Jeffrey Plale	Dem.		96th	2003–2004	Southeast Milwaukee County City of Cudahy City of Oak Creek City of Saint Francis City of South Milwaukee Wards 39, 42-47, 49-59, 216, 222-230, 232-241, 249-257, city of Milwaukee
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
Chris Larson	Dem.		100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	Southeast Milwaukee County City of Cudahy City of Oak Creek City of Saint Francis City of South Milwaukee blocks of the city of Milwaukee: U.S. census tract 7200, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 U.S. census tract 7300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010 U.S. census tract 7400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 U.S. census tract 7500, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016 U.S. census tract 7600, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012 U.S. census tract 7700, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009 U.S. census tract 7800, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011 U.S. census tract 7900, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 U.S. census tract 10700, blocks 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 U.S. census tract 10800, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 U.S. census tract 11000, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 U.S. census tract 11100, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 U.S. census tract 11200, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 U.S. census tract 11300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 U.S. census tract 11400, blocks 1026, 1027, 1028, 1030 U.S. census tract 14300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 U.S. census tract 14400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 U.S. census tract 16500, blocks 3000, 3021 U.S. census tract 16600, blocks 2017, 2018, 2025 U.S. census tract 17900, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1006, 1007, 1008, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 4000 U.S. census tract 18000, blocks 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1086 U.S. census tract 18100, blocks 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 U.S. census tract 18200, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 U.S. census tract 18300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009 U.S. census tract 18400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 U.S. census tract 18500, blocks 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 U.S. census tract 20600, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 U.S. census tract 20700, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 6000, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010 U.S. census tract 20800, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007 U.S. census tract 20900, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008 U.S. census tract 21000, blocks 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 U.S. census tract 21100, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024 U.S. census tract 21200, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 U.S. census tract 21600, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019 U.S. census tract 21700, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5016, 5017, 5018, 5019, 5020, 5021, 5022, 5023, 5024, 5025, 5026, 5027, 5028 U.S. census tract 21800, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 3000, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014 U.S. census tract 120502, block 3028 U.S. census tract 160100, block 4000 U.S. census tract 185200, block 1028 U.S. census tract 186600, blocks 1000, 1001 U.S. census tract 186900, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002 U.S. census tract 187000, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003 U.S. census tract 187300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1009, 1010, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030 U.S. census tract 187400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1102, 1103 U.S. census tract 980000, blocks 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1034
			102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Southeast Milwaukee County

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.

See also

• Political subdivisions of Wisconsin

Notes

1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Senate Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
2. "Senate District 7". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 7 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
4. "Senator Chris Larson". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
5. District Map
6. Congressional District Map
7. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

External links

• Chris Larson official campaign site