The 2nd District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in Eastern 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 currently composed of parts of Shawano

Shawano County, Wisconsin

Shawano County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 40,664. Its county seat is Shawano.-History:...

, Outagamie

Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Outagamie is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its county seat is Appleton. As of the 2009 census estimate, its population was 177,155....

, and Brown Counties. The district does not contain, but is adjacent to the Green Bay metro area

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...

.

Current elected officials

Robert Cowles

Robert Cowles

Robert L. Cowles is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 2nd District since 1987. In August 2011, Cowles faced a recall election, but easily defeated the Democratic challenger, Nancy Nusbaum, sixty percent to forty percent.-Early life and education:Cowles was born in Green...

 is the senator serving the 2nd district. He has served since 1987, and was re-elected in 2008 to another four year term. Before serving as a senator, he 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....

 from 1982 to 1986.

The area of the 2nd 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 4th (represented by Chad Weininger
  Chad Weininger
  Chad Weininger is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Weininger graduated from St. Norbert College, and went on to obtain an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010...
  
  )
• The 5th (represented by Jim Steineke
  Jim Steineke
  Jim Steineke is a Wisconsin real estate agent and Republican politician.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Steineke attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee...
  
  )
• The 6th (represented by Gary Tauchen
  Gary Tauchen
  Gary Tauchen is a State Representative who represents Wisconsin's 6th Assembly District which includes parts of Oconto County, Shawano County, and Outagamie County. He was first elected in 2006 to replace long-time State Representative John Ainsworth who was retiring. He was reelected in 2008...
  
  )

The district is also located within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district

Wisconsin's 8th congressional district

Wisconsin's 8th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northeastern Wisconsin. The district includes Green Bay and Appleton. It is currently represented by Reid Ribble, a Republican. Ribble defeated incumbent Democrat Steve Kagen for...

, which is represented by U.S. Representative Reid Ribble.

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:

• Don Hanaway
  Don Hanaway
  Donald J. Hanaway was the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin from 1987 – 1991. He defeated incumbent Democrat Bronson La Follette in 1986, but was himself defeated for re-election by Democrat Jim Doyle in 1990....
  
  , 1979-1987
• Tom Petri
  Tom Petri
  Thomas Evert Petri is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1979. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes most of the east-central part of the state.-Early life, education, and early career:...
  
  , 1973-1979
• Robert W. Warren
  Robert W. Warren
  Robert Willis Warren was a United States federal judge and politician from Wisconsin.Warren was born in Raton, New Mexico. He received a B.A. from Macalester College in 1950, an M.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1951, and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1956...
  
  , from 1965 to 1969
• Timothy Burke
  Timothy Burke (Wisconsin politician)
  Timothy Burke was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.-Biography:Burke was born on February 2, 1866 in Morrison, Wisconsin. He would work as a teacher, a farmer and a lawyer.-Political career:...
  
  , 1909-1925
• Charles Day, 1887-?

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...

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External links

• 2nd Senate District, Senator Cowles 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)