Wisconsin Senate, District 13

The 13th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in Southern Wisconsin and under the May 22, 2002 Federal District Court decision is composed of parts of Dodge and Jefferson counties.[3] However, under the 2011 Wisconsin Act 43 the 13th District of the Wisconsin Senate is composed of parts of Columbia Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Washington, and Waukesha counties.[4] [5]

Wisconsin's 13th
State Senate District
SenatorVacant
Demographics93.1% White
0.7% Black
4.4% Hispanic
0.8% Asian
0.4% Native American
0.6% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		172,387[1][2]
129,317

Current elected officials

Scott L. Fitzgerald was the most recent senator serving the 13th District. He resigned on January 1, 2021, to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. A special election to fill the vacancy is scheduled to be held in April 2021.

The area of the 13th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[6]

The district is also located within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.[7]

2021 special election
Main article: 2021 Wisconsin 13th state senate district special election

Due to the vacancy of the seat, in April 2021 there will be a special election for the District 13 state senator. The Democratic and Republican candidates will run in a party primary, and the winner will face the candidate of the other party and the two other candidates.

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:[8]

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.

References
  1. 2011 Wisconsin Act 43 and 44 with Baldus et al vs. Brennan et al by Municipal Ward (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. October 18, 2012. pp. 76–85. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 13 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  6. Map on District Website
  7. Petri Website
  8. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.


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