The 9th 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 composed of parts of Manitowoc County

Manitowoc County, Wisconsin

Manitowoc County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 82,887. Its county seat is Manitowoc. The United States Census Bureau's Manitowoc Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Manitowoc County.-Government:...

, Sheboygan County, and Fond du Lac County

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The name is French for bottom of the lake, for it is located at the bottom of Lake Winnebago. The population was 42,203 at the 2000 census...

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Current elected officials

Joe Leibham

Joe Leibham

Joseph K. "Joe" Leibham is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 9th District since 2002. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing the 26th district from 1998 through 2002....

 is the senator serving the 9th district. He has served since 2002, and was re-elected in 2010 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....

, serving the 26th District from 1998 to 2002.

The area of the 3rd 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 25th (represented by Bob Ziegelbauer
  Bob Ziegelbauer
  Robert F. "Bob" Ziegelbauer is an independent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 25th Assembly District since his election in 1992. Born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Ziegelbauer graduated from Roncalli High School...
  
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• The 26th (represented by Mike Endsley
  Mike Endsley
  Mike Endsley is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.Born in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Endsley graduated with a BS in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville in 1984. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010. He has described himself as a social conservative,...
  
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• The 27st (represented by Steve Kestell
  Steve Kestell
  Steve Kestell is a Wisconsin politician, legislator, and business owner.Born in Lyndon, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Kestell owned a hardware store. Kestell served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 1999.-Notes:...
  
  )

The district is also located within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district

Wisconsin's 6th congressional district

Wisconsin's 6th congressional district is a congressional district of the United State House of Representatives in eastern Wisconsin. The district includes all or portions of the following counties: Adams, Calumet, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Jefferson, Manitowoc, Marquette, Sheboygan,...

, which is represented by U.S. Representative 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:...

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Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:

• James Baumgart, from 1994-2002
• Calvin Potter, from 1990-1994
• William Te Winkle, from 1986 to 1990
• Carl Otte
  Carl Otte
  Carl Otte was an American Democratic politician and legislator from Wisconsin.Born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Otte served in the United States Army during World War II. Otte worked in a leather company and served on the Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors...
  
  , from 1982 to 1986
• Jim Moody
  Jim Moody
  James Powers "Jim" Moody is an American economist, and former member of the U.S. Congress. Moody represented Milwaukee, Wisconsin in Congress from 1983 to 1993.- Background :...
  
  , from 1978 to 1982
• Norman Sussman, from 1960 to 1970
• Theodore Brazeau, from 1906 to 1910
• George Fitch, from 1886 to 1890

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

• 9th 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)
• Joe Leibham official campaign site