Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district

'''Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district''' is a [[congressional district]] of the [[United States House of Representatives]] in southern [[Wisconsin]], covering [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane County]], [[Green County, Wisconsin|Green County]] and [[Columbia County, Wisconsin|Columbia County]], as well as portions of [[Jefferson County, Wisconsin|Jefferson County]], [[Sauk County, Wisconsin|Sauk County]], [[Rock County, Wisconsin|Rock County]] and a small region of [[Walworth County, Wisconsin|Walworth County]][http://www.unityparty.us/wisconsin-2nd-cd.htm]. The district includes [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], the state's capital, its suburbs and some of the surrounding areas. The district is currently represented by [[Tammy Baldwin]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who is also the only [[lesbian]] and one of four openly gay members in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. A Democratic stronghold, [[John Kerry]] won the district in [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]] with 62% of the vote. [[Barack Obama]] also swept the district in [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]] with 69% of the vote to [[John McCain]]'s 30%. ==List of representatives== {| class=wikitable !Representative !Party !Date !Note |- | colspan=2 | District created | June 9, 1848 |- | [[Mason Cook Darling|Mason C. Darling]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | June 9, 1848 – March 3, 1849 | |- |[[Orsamus Cole]] |{{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] |March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851 | |- |[[Ben C. Eastman]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1855 | |- |[[Cadwallader C. Washburn]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1861 | |- |[[Luther Hanchett]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1861 - November 24, 1862 |Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant |November 24, 1862 - January 26, 1863 | |- |[[Walter D. McIndoe]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |January 26, 1863 - March 3, 1863 |[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Wisconsin|6|6th district}} |- |[[Ithamar Sloan]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1867 | |- |[[Benjamin F. Hopkins]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1867 - January 1, 1870 |Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant |January 1, 1870 - February 23, 1870 | |- |[[David Atwood]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |February 23, 1870 - March 3, 1871 | |- |[[Gerry Whiting Hazelton]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1875 | |- |[[Lucien B. Caswell]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883 | |- |[[Daniel H. Sumner]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 | |- |[[Edward S. Bragg]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887 | |- |[[Richard W. Guenther]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889 |[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Wisconsin|6|6th district}} |- |[[Charles Barwig]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1895 | |- |[[Edward Sauerhering]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1899 | |- |[[Herman Dahle|Herman B. Dahle]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1903 | |- |[[Henry Cullen Adams]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1903 - July 9, 1906 |Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant |July 9, 1906 - September 4, 1906 | |- |[[John M. Nelson]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |September 4, 1906 - March 3, 1913 |[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Wisconsin|3|3rd district}} |- |[[Michael E. Burke]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1917 |[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Wisconsin|6|6th district}} |- |[[Edward Voigt]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1927 | |- |[[Charles A. Kading]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933 | |- |[[Charles W. Henney]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 | |- |[[Harry Sauthoff]] |{{Party shading/Progressive}} | [[Wisconsin Progressive Party|Progressive]] |January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1939 | |- |[[Charles Hawks, Jr.]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941 | |- |[[Harry Sauthoff]] |{{Party shading/Progressive}} | [[Wisconsin Progressive Party|Progressive]] |January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1945 | |- |[[Robert Kirkland Henry]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |January 3, 1945 - November 20, 1946 |Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant |November 20, 1946 - April 22, 1947 | |- |[[Glenn Robert Davis]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |April 22, 1947 - January 3, 1957 | |- |[[Donald Edgar Tewes]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |January 3, 1957 - January 3, 1959 | |- |[[Robert Kastenmeier]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1991 | |- |[[Scott L. Klug]] |{{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1999 | |- |[[Tammy Baldwin]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |January 3, 1999 - Present |Incumbent |} == External links == *[http://tammybaldwin.house.gov/default.aspx 2nd Congressional District of Wisconsin] * [http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present] {{USCongDistStateWI}} {{coord missing|Wisconsin}}