Wisconsin Senate, District 10
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The 10th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in Western Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

, and is composed of parts of Burnett, Polk, St. Croix
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
St. Croix County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 84,345. Its county seat is Hudson. St. Croix County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area . It is the fastest growing county in Wisconsin.-Geography:According to the U.S...

, Pierce
Pierce County, Wisconsin
Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 41,019. Its county seat is Ellsworth. Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area .-Geography:...

 and Dunn Counties.

Current elected officials

Sheila Harsdorf
Sheila Harsdorf
Sheila Harsdorf is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 10th District since 2001. She previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing District 30 from 1989 to 1999.-Early life, education and career:...

 is the senator serving the 10th district. She has served since 2000, and was re-elected in 2008 to another four year term. Before serving as a senator, she held an office in the State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....

, serving the 30th District from 1989 to 1997.

The area of the 10th Senate District contains three State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....

 Districts:
  • The 28th (represented by Erik Severson
    Erik Severson
    Dr. Erik Severson is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Dr. Severson graduated with a BS from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and attained an MD from the Mayo Medical School. Severson was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010.-Notes:...

    )
  • The 29th (represented by John Murtha
    John Murtha (Wisconsin politician)
    John Murtha is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.Born in Baldwin, Wisconsin, Murtha attended Chippewa Valley Technical College. He has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2007.-References:...

    )
  • The 30st (represented by Dean Knudson
    Dean Knudson
    Dean Knudson is currently a Wisconsin State Assemblyman for the 30th district, he is also the former Mayor of Hudson, Wisconsin. He was elected to his first term as mayor of Hudson on April 1, 2008, with 87% of the vote. On April 15, 2008 he took office as the 52nd mayor of Hudson...

    )


The southern part of the 10th senate district is located within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district covering much of southwestern and western Wisconsin; it is the second-largest congressional district by area in Wisconsin...

, which is represented by U.S. Representative Ron Kind
Ron Kind
Ronald James "Ron" Kind is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His district is located in the western portion of the state and is anchored by La Crosse and Eau Claire and Platteville....

. The northern part of the district is located within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties , for a total of 18,787 sq mi...

, represented by U.S. Representative Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
Sean Patrick Duffy is an American politician, prosecutor, former sports commentator and reality television personality. He first entered public life as a cast member on The Real World: Boston and 2002's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district...

.

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:
  • Alice Clausing
    Alice Clausing
    -Biography:Clausing was born on June 7, 1944 in Port Washington, Wisconsin. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Clausing is married with two children.-Career:...

     (D), from 1993-2001
  • William Berndt
    William Berndt
    William Berndt is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin State Senate.-Biography:Berndt was born on July 18, 1956. He graduated from River Falls High School in River Falls, Wisconsin before attending the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and the University of Minnesota...

     (R), from 1989-1993
  • Richard Shoemaker
    Richard Shoemaker
    Richard Shoemaker is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.-Biography:Shoemaker was born on June 11, 1951 in Beloit, Wisconsin. He graduated from Menomonie High School in Menomonie, Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Stout...

     (D), from 1989-?
  • James Harsdorf
    James Harsdorf
    James Harsdorf is an American politician and dairy farmer from Wisconsin.Born in Stillwater, Minnesota, Harsdorf graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in animal science. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in a 1977 special election, defeating future Wisconsin...

     (R), from 1981 to 1989
  • Michele Radosevich
    Michele Radosevich
    Michele Radosevich is an American politician and lawyer.Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Radosevich graduated from Marquette University in 1969. In 1976, Radosevich was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate serving from 1977 until 1981...

     (D), from 1977 to 1981
  • Robert P. Knowles
    Robert P. Knowles
    Robert P. Knowles was a Wisconsin politician.Born in River Falls, Wisconsin, Knowles graduated from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls. Knowles served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1955 until 1975; his older brother was Warren P. Knowles, Governor of Wisconsin...

     (R), from 1955 to 1975
  • Walter C. Owen
    Walter C. Owen
    Walter Cecil Owen was a Wisconsin jurist and politician.Born in Trenton, Wisconsin, Owen received his law degree from the University of Wisconsin. He seved in the Wisconsin State Senate and was Wisconsin Attorney General for three terms. In 1918, Owen was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court...

    , from 1907 to 1912
  • James A. Frear
    James A. Frear
    James Archibald Frear was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.Born in Hudson, Wisconsin, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, Frear attended the public schools, and Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1878....

    , from 1905 to 1907
  • William Henry Phipps, from 1890
  • John Lins, from 1884 to 1888


Note: the boundaries of districts have sometimes changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district may have represented a slightly different geographic area, due to redistricting
Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...

.

External links

  • 10th Senate District, Senator Leibham in the Wisconsin Blue Book
    Wisconsin Blue Book
    The Wisconsin Blue Book is a biannual publication of the Wisconsin's Legislative Reference Bureau. The Blue Book is an almanac containing information on the government, economics, demographics, geography and history of the state of Wisconsin. The book was first published in 1853...

    (2005–2006)
  • Senator Sheila Harsdorf official campaign site
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