Wisconsin Senate, District 15

The 15th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in far southern Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Dane, Green, Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties.[3]

Wisconsin's 15th
State Senate District
Senator
  Janis Ringhand
D–Evansville
since January 3, 2015 (6 years)
Demographics85.1% White
3.2% Black
8.0% Hispanic
1.1% Asian
0.2% Native American
2.4% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		172,496 [1][2]
131,642

Current elected officials

Janis Ringhand is the senator serving the 15th district. She was elected in 2014 to a four-year term. She was preceded by Tim Cullen, who previously served in the state senate from 1975-1987, and again from 2011-2015.[4]

The area of the 15th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[5]

The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Bryan Steil, Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, and Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner.[6]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:[7]

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.

Notes
  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. 99–105. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 15 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 48. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  4. "Senator Timothy F. Cullen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 48. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  6. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  7. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.


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