Wisconsin's 14th Senate district

The 14th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Richland and Sauk counties, along with most of Columbia County and parts of southern Adams County, southern Juneau County, and northern Dane County. It contains the cities of Baraboo, Columbus, Portage, Reedsburg, Richland Center, and Wisconsin Dells, and the villages of DeForest, Lake Delton, Poynette, Prairie du Sac, and Sauk City, and part of the city of Madison. The district also contains landmarks such as Devil's Lake State Park, Dane County Regional Airport, Mirror Lake State Park, Lake Wisconsin and the Kilbourn Dam.^[2]

Wisconsin's 14th State Senate district
From 2024 to 2031 From 2022 to 2023 From 2012 to 2021 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 40, 41, and 42
Senator	Joan Ballweg R–Markesan since January 4, 2021 (3 years)
Demographics	89.68% White 2.04% Black 4.19% Hispanic 1.53% Asian 1.92% Native American 0.11% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	178,351 139,260
Website	Official website
Notes	Central Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Joan Ballweg is the senator representing the 14th district. She was first elected in the 2020 general election. Before serving as a senator, she was a member of the State Assembly from 2015 to 2021.^[3] After the 2024 redistricting, Ballweg no longer resides in the new district.

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 14th Senate district comprises the 40th, 41st, and 42nd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:^[4]

• Assembly District 40: Kevin David Petersen (R–Waupaca)
• Assembly District 41: Alex Dallman (R–Green Lake)
• Assembly District 42: Jon Plumer (R–Lodi)

The 14th Senate district crosses five congressional districts. The portion of the district within Waupaca and Outagamie counties falls within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher; the portion of the district in Adams County is within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Ron Kind; the portions of the district in Dane and Sauk counties are within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan; the counties of Columbia, Waushara, Green Lake, and Marquette, as well as the northern part of Dodge County are within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman; the last piece of the district, the town of Calamus, in Dodge County, falls within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by Scott L. Fitzgerald.^[5]

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  Baraboo, Wisconsin
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  Natural Bridge State Park
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  Devil's Lake State Park
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  Downtown Richland Center
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  Mirror Lake State Park
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  Downtown Wisconsin Dells
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  Dells of the Wisconsin River
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  Aerial view of Portage
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  Downtown Prairie du Sac.
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  Madison Area Technical College
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  City Hall of Lodi
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  Historic City Hall, in Columbus

Past senators

Previous senators include:^[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	Walworth County
John W. Boyd	Dem.		1st
			2nd	1849
George Gale	Free Soil		3rd	1850
			4th	1851
Eleazer Wakeley	Dem.	Redistricted to 12th district.	5th	1852
Alva Stewart	Whig	Redistricted from 12th district.	6th	1853	Jefferson County
Daniel Howell	Dem.		7th	1854
			8th	1855
S. W. Barnes	Dem.		9th	1856
			10th	1857	Southern Dodge County & northern Jefferson County Dodge County Town of Ashippun Town of Emmet Town of Lebanon Town of Portland Town of Shields Jefferson County Town of Ixonia Town of Waterloo Town of Watertown City of Watertown
William Chappell	Dem.		11th	1858
			12th	1859
Charles R. Gill	Rep.		13th	1860
			14th	1861
Smith S. Wilkinson	Rep.		15th	1862	1861–1865   1866–1870   1871–1875 Sauk County
			16th	1863
	Natl. Union		17th	1864
			18th	1865
Argalus Starks	Natl. Union		19th	1866
			20th	1867
Stephen S. Barlow	Rep.		21st	1868
			22nd	1869
Bennett Strong	Rep.		23rd	1870
			24th	1871
John B. Quimby	Rep.		25th	1872
			26th	1873
			27th	1874
			28th	1875
David E. Welch	Rep.		29th	1876
			30th	1877	1876–1881   1882–1887   1888–1891 Juneau & Sauk counties
			31st	1878
			32nd	1879
Edwin E. Woodman	Rep.		33rd	1880
			34th	1881
John T. Kingston	Rep.		35th	1882
			36th	1883–1884
David B. Hulburt	Rep.		37th	1885–1886
			38th	1887–1888
Frank Avery	Rep.		39th	1889–1890
			40th	1891–1892
Dayne Wescott	Dem.		41st	1893–1894	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, and Shawano counties
			42nd	1895–1896
Alexander B. Whitman	Rep.		43rd	1897–1898	1896–1901   1902–1911   1912–1921   1922–1953 Outagamie & Shawano counties
			44th	1899–1900
Theophilus A. Willy	Rep.		45th	1901–1902
			46th	1903–1904
Fred M. Wilcox	Rep.		47th	1905–1906
			48th	1907–1908
J. Elmer Lehr	Rep.	Disqualified Mar. 1912.^[note 1]	49th	1909–1910
			50th	1911–1912
Henry N. Culbertson	Rep.	Won 1912 special election.
			51st	1913–1914
			52nd	1915–1916
Antone Kuckuk	Rep.		53rd	1917–1918
			54th	1919–1920
			55th	1921–1922
			56th	1923–1924
John Englund	Rep.		57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
Anton M. Miller	Rep.		59th	1929–1930
			60th	1931–1932
Mike Mack	Rep.	Resigned 1942 after appointed to Wisconsin Highway Commission.	61st	1933–1934
			62nd	1935–1936
			63rd	1937–1938
			64th	1939–1940
			65th	1941–1942
John F. Lappen	Rep.	Won 1942 special election.	66th	1943–1944
Gordon A. Bubolz	Rep.	Resigned 1954.	67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
			69th	1949–1950
			70th	1951–1952
			71st	1953–1954
Gerald D. Lorge	Rep.	Won 1954 special election.	72nd	1955–1956	1954–1963   1964–1971 Outagamie & Waupaca counties
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
			75th	1961–1962
			76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
			80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Waupaca County & most of Outagamie County & southern Shawano County Outagamie County Town of Black Creek Town of Bovina Town of Center Town of Cicero Town of Dale Town of Deer Creek Town of Ellington Town of Freedom Town of Grand Chute Town of Greenville Town of Hortonia Town of Liberty Town of Maine Town of Maple Creek Town of Oneida Town of Seymour Town of Vandenbroek Village of Black Creek Village of Hortonville Village of Nichols Village of Shiocton City of Seymour The part of the city of Appleton Shawano County Town of Belle Plaine Town of Fairbanks Town of Germania Town of Lessor Town of Maple Grove Town of Navarino Town of Pella Village of Tigerton
			82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
			84th	1979–1980
			85th	1981–1982
			86th	1983–1984	Adams, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette, & Waushara counties, & eastern Waupaca County, part of Fond du Lac County, western of Outagamie County & part of Winnebago County Fond du Lac County Town of Alto Town of Metomen Town of Ripon Village of Brandon Village of Fairwater City of Ripon Outagamie County Town of Bovina Town of Dale Town of Deer Creek Town of Ellington Town of Greenville Town of Hortonia Town of Liberty Town of Maple Creek Village of Bear Creek Village of Hortonville Village of Shiocton City of New London Waupaca County Town of Bear Creek Town of Caledonia Town of Fremont Town of Larrabee Town of Lebanon Town of Lind Town of Little Wolf Town of Matteson Town of Mukwa Town of Royalton Town of Waupaca Town of Weyauwega Village of Embarrass Village of Fremont City of Clintonville City of Manawa City of Waupaca City of New London Winnebago County Town of Poygan Town of Wolf River
Joseph Leean	Rep.	Resigned Jul. 1995.	87th	1985–1986	Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara counties, & southern Adams County, part of Columbia County, part of Fond du Lac County, most of Juneau County, part of Monroe County, northwest Outagamie County, part of Sauk County, most of Waupaca County, & western Winnebago County Adams County Town of Colburn Town of Dell Prairie Town of Easton Town of Jackson Town of Leola Town of Lincoln Town of New Chester Town of New Haven Town of Richfield Town of Springville Columbia County City of Wisconsin Dells Fond du Lac County Town of Alto Town of Metomen Town of Ripon Village of Brandon Village of Fairwater City of Ripon Juneau County Town of Armenia Town of Clearfield Town of Cutler Town of Finley Town of Fountain Town of Germantown Town of Kingston Town of Lemonweir Town of Lindina Town of Lisbon Town of Marion Town of Necedah Town of Orange Town of Plymouth Town of Wonewoc Village of Camp Douglas Village of Hustler Village of Necedah Village of Union Center Village of Wonewoc City of Elroy City of Mauston City of New Lisbon City of Wisconsin Dells Monroe County Town of Glendale Town of Ridgeville Town of Sheldon Town of Wellington Town of Wilton Village of Kendall Village of Norwalk Village of Wilton Outagamie County Town of Deer Creek Town of Ellington Town of Hortonia Town of Liberty Town of Maine Town of Maple Creek Village of Bear Creek Village of Hortonville City of New London Sauk County City of Wisconsin Dells Waupaca County Town of Bear Creek Town of Caledonia Town of Dayton Town of Dupont Town of Fremont Town of Helvetia Town of Larrabee Town of Lebanon Town of Lind Town of Little Wolf Town of Matteson Town of Mukwa Town of Royalton Town of Scandinavia Town of St. Lawrence Town of Union Town of Waupaca Town of Weyauwega Village of Embarrass Village of Fremont Village of Iola Village of Ogdensburg Village of Scandinavia City of Clintonville City of Manawa City of Marion City of New London City of Waupaca City of Weyauwega Winnebago County Town of Nepeuskun Town of Poygan Town of Rushford Town of Wolf River
			88th	1987–1988
			89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Green Lake & Marquette counties, & southern Adams County, northwest Columbia County, part of Fond du Lac County, part of Outagamie County, part of Sauk County, most of Waupaca County, most of Waushara County, & part of Winnebago County Adams County Town of Dell Prairie Town of Jackson Town of New Haven Town of Springville City of Wisconsin Dells Columbia County Town of Caledonia Town of Fort Winnebago Town of Lewiston Town of Marcellon Town of Newport Town of Wyocena Village of Pardeeville Village of Wyocena City of Portage City of Wisconsin Dells Fond du Lac County Town of Alto Town of Metomen Town of Ripon Village of Brandon Village of Fairwater City of Ripon Outagamie County Town of Deer Creek Town of Hortonia Town of Maple Creek Village of Bear Creek City of New London Sauk County Town of Baraboo Town of Greenfield Town of Merrimac Village of Lake Delton Village of Merrimac Village of West Baraboo City of Baraboo City of Wisconsin Dells Waupaca County Town of Bear Creek Town of Caledonia Town of Dayton Town of Dupont Town of Farmington Town of Fremont Town of Helvetia Town of Iola Town of Larrabee Town of Lebanon Town of Lind Town of Little Wolf Town of Matteson Town of Mukwa Town of Royalton Town of Scandinavia Town of St. Lawrence Town of Union Town of Waupaca Town of Weyauwega Village of Embarrass Village of Fremont Village of Iola Village of Ogdensburg Village of Scandinavia City of Clintonville City of Manawa City of Marion City of Waupaca City of Weyauwega City of New London Waushara County Town of Aurora Town of Bloomfield Town of Coloma Town of Dakota Town of Deerfield Town of Hancock Town of Leon Town of Marion Town of Mount Morris Town of Poysippi Town of Richford Town of Saxeville Town of Springwater Town of Warren Town of Wautoma Village of Coloma Village of Hancock Village of Lohrville Village of Redgranite Village of Wild Rose City of Wautoma City of Berlin Winnebago County Town of Nepeuskun Town of Rushford
			92nd	1995–1996
--Vacant--
Robert T. Welch	Rep.	Won 1995 special election.
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
			96th	2003–2004	Green Lake County and Most of Marquette County Most of Waupaca County Most of Waushara County Northern Columbia County Northeast Sauk County Part of Adams County Part of Fond du Lac County Part of Outagamie County
Luther Olsen	Rep.		97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	Green Lake and Marquette counties and Most of Columbia County Most of Waupaca County Southern Adams County Northeast Dodge County Eastern Waushara County Part of Dane County Part of Fond du Lac County Part of Outagamie County Part of Sauk County
			102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
Joan Ballweg	Rep.		105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Green Lake & Marquette counties, southern Adams County, most of Columbia County, northwest Dodge County, part of Fond du Lac County, part of Outagamie County, part of Sauk County, most of Waupaca County, eastern Waushara County

Notes

1. Lehr moved from Outagamie County to Milwaukee in February 1911, and did not return to the Legislature. In March 1912, the Attorney General and Governor ruled that his seat was vacant and a special election should be called.

References

1. "Senate District 14". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 14 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
3. "Senator Joan Ballweg". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
4. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 46. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
5. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
6. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

External links

• Senate District 14 at Wisconsin Legislature
  • Senator Joan Ballweg (2023)
  • Senator Joan Ballweg (2021)
  • Senator Luther S. Olsen (2019)
  • Senator Luther S. Olsen (2017)