Wisconsin's 18th Senate district

The 18th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in east-central Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of northeast Winnebago County and southern Outagamie County. It includes the cities of Menasha and Neenah, most of the city of Appleton, and the northern half of the city of Oshkosh. It contains landmarks such as College Avenue Historic District, Lawrence University, and the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh campus.^[2]

Wisconsin's 18th 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 52, 53, and 54
Senator	Dan Feyen R–Fond du Lac since January 3, 2017 (7 years)
Demographics	83.98% White 3.9% Black 5.03% Hispanic 4.54% Asian 2.16% Native American 0.15% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	178,722 141,269
Website	Official website
Notes	East-central Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Dan Feyen is the senator representing the 18th district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 2016 general election and is now in his second four-year term.^[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 18th Senate district comprises the 52nd, 53rd, and 54th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:^[4]

• Assembly District 52: Jerry L. O'Connor (R–Fond du Lac)
• Assembly District 53: Michael Schraa (R–Oshkosh)
• Assembly District 54: Lori Palmeri (D–Oshkosh)

The district is crosses two congressional districts. The part of the district in Outagamie County falls within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher. The remainder of the district in Winnebago County falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.^[5]

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  Thrivent Financial Appleton headquarters
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  College Avenue Historic District in downtown Appleton
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  Main Hall of Lawrence University
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  Downtown Menasha
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  Kimberly Point Lighthouse on Neenah Point
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  Neenah City Hall
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  Doty Island viewed from Neenah
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  Downtown Oshkosh
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  Historic Dempsey Hall on the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh campus
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  Where the Fox River meets Lake Winnebago

Past senators

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. Prior to 1852, the 18th District was a Milwaukee-area district.

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created				1848	Southern Milwaukee County Town of Franklin Town of Greenfield Town of Lake Town of Oak Creek Wards 3, 4, 5, City of Milwaukee
Asa Kinney^[7]	Dem.		1st
			2nd	1849
Duncan Reed^[7]	Dem.	Redistricted to 6th district.	3rd	1850
			4th	1851
			5th	1852
John R. Briggs Jr.^[7]	Whig	Won 1852 special election.	6th	1853	Eastern Rock County Town of Beloit Town of Bradford Town of Clinton Town of Harmony Town of Johnstown Town of La Prairie Town of Lima Town of Milton Town of Turtle
Louis P. Harvey^[7]	Rep.		7th	1854
			8th	1855
			9th	1856
			10th	1857	Eastern Rock County Town of Beloit Town of Bradford Town of Clinton Town of Harmony Town of Johnstown Town of La Prairie Town of Lima Town of Milton Town of Turtle City of Beloit
Alden I. Bennett^[7]	Rep.		11th	1858
			12th	1859
			13th	1860
			14th	1861
Joel Rich^[7]	Dem.		15th	1862	Western Dodge County 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 Lowell Town of Oak Grove Town of Portland Town of Shields Town of Westford City of Beaver Dam South Ward, Village of Waupun Wards 5, 6, City of Watertown
			16th	1863
William E. Smith^[7]	Natl. Union		17th	1864
			18th	1865
Stoddard Judd^[7]	Natl. Union		19th	1866
			20th	1867	Western 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 Oak Grove Town of Portland Town of Shields Town of Trenton Town of Westford City of Beaver Dam South Ward, Village of Waupun
Henry W. Lander^[7]	Dem.		21st	1868
			22nd	1869
Samuel D. Burchard^[7]	Dem.		23rd	1870
			24th	1871
William Hiner^[7]	Rep.		25th	1872	Western Fond du Lac County Town of Alto Town of Eldorado Town of Fond du Lac Town of Friendship Town of Lamartine Town of Metomen Town of Oakfield Town of Ripon Town of Rosendale Town of Springvale Town of Waupun City of Fond du Lac City of Ripon North Ward, Village of Waupun
			26th	1873
			27th	1874
			28th	1875
			29th	1876
			30th	1877	1876–1881   1882–1887   1888–1891 Western Fond du Lac County Town of Alto Town of Byron Town of Eldorado Town of Empire Town of Fond du Lac Town of Friendship Town of Lamartine Town of Metomen Town of Oakfield Town of Ripon Town of Rosendale Town of Springvale Town of Waupun City of Fond du Lac City of Ripon North Ward, Village of Waupun 1885 population: 34,172
Alonzo A. Loper^[7]	Rep.		31st	1878
			32nd	1879
George E. Sutherland^[7]	Rep.		33rd	1880
			34th	1881
Edward Colman	Rep.		35th	1882
			36th	1883–1884
James F. Ware	Rep.		37th	1885–1886
			38th	1887–1888
Samuel B. Stanchfield	Rep.		39th	1889–1890
			40th	1891–1892
Samuel M. Smead	Dem.	Resigned Jan. 1895.	41st	1893–1894	Fond du Lac County 1890 population: 42,088
Lyman W. Thayer	Rep.	Won 1895 special election.	42nd	1895–1896
			43rd	1897–1898	1896–1901   1902–1911   1912–1921 Fond du Lac & Green Lake counties 1895 population: 63,375 1900 population: 63,386
			44th	1899–1900
Elmer D. Morse	Rep.		45th	1901–1902
			46th	1903–1904
Charles H. Smith	Dem.		47th	1905–1906
			48th	1907–1908
Edward H. Lyons	Rep.		49th	1909–1910
			50th	1911–1912
Lewis G. Kellogg	Dem.		51st	1913–1914
			52nd	1915–1916
Albert J. Pullen	Rep.		53rd	1917–1918
			54th	1919–1920
William A. Titus	Rep.		55th	1921–1922
			56th	1923–1924	Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Waushara counties
			57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
Louis J. Fellenz Sr.	Rep.		59th	1929–1930
			60th	1931–1932
Morley Garfield Kelly	Dem.		61st	1933–1934
			62nd	1935–1936
Morvin Duel	Rep.		63rd	1937–1938
			64th	1939–1940
Louis J. Fellenz Jr.	Rep.		65th	1941–1942
			66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
Alfred Van De Zande	Rep.		69th	1949–1950
			70th	1951–1952
			71st	1953–1954
			72nd	1955–1956
Walter G. Hollander	Rep.		73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
			75th	1961–1962
			76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966	Fond du Lac County and Western Dodge County
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
			80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Most of Dodge County Central Fond du Lac County Northwest Washington County Part of Jefferson County
			82nd	1975–1976
Scott McCallum	Rep.	Resigned 1986 after elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.	83rd	1977–1978
			84th	1979–1980
			85th	1981–1982
			86th	1983–1984	Central Fond du Lac County Eastern Dodge County Southern Winnebago County Northwest Washington County
			87th	1985–1986	Eastern Fond du Lac County Southeast Winnebago County Northeast Washington County Part of Ozaukee County Part of Sheboygan County
--Vacant--			88th	1987–1988
Carol Roessler	Rep.	Won 1987 special election.
			89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Central Fond du Lac County Southeast Winnebago County Parts of Dodge County
			92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
			96th	2003–2004	Central Fond du Lac County Southern Winnebago County Part of Dodge County
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
Randy Hopper	Rep.	Lost 2011 recall election.	99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
Jessica King	Dem.	Won 2011 recall election.
Rick Gudex	Rep.		101st	2013–2014	Central Fond du Lac County, southern Winnebago County, & part of Dodge County Fond du Lac County Town of Byron Town of Eldorado Town of Empire Town of Fond du Lac Town of Friendship Town of Lamartine Town of Oakfield Town of Rosendale Town of Springvale Town of Taycheedah Town of Waupun Village of North Fond du Lac Village of Oakfield Village of Rosendale City of Fond du Lac City of Waupun Western ward, Town of Calumet Winnebago County Town of Algoma Town of Black Wolf Town of Nekimi Town of Nepeuskun Town of Omro Town of Oshkosh Town of Rushford Town of Utica City of Omro City of Oshkosh Dodge County City of Waupun
			102nd	2015–2016
Dan Feyen	Rep.		103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Central Fond du Lac County, southern Winnebago County, part of Dodge County

References

1. "Senate District 18". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 18 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
3. "Senator Dan Feyen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
4. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 54. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
5. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
6. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
7. Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

External links

• Senate District 18 at Wisconsin Legislature
  • Senator Dan Feyen (2023)
  • Senator Dan Feyen (2021)
  • Senator Dan Feyen (2019)
  • Senator Dan Feyen (2017)