Wisconsin Senate, District 29

The 29th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in north-central Wisconsin, and is currently composed of Marathon, Barron, Bayfield, Price, Rusk, and Taylor Counties. Other than the metro Wausau area, the district is mostly rural.[3]

Wisconsin's 29th
State Senate District
Senator
  Jerry Petrowski
R–Marathon
since July 17, 2012 (8 years)
Demographics90.0% White
0.7% Black
2.3% Hispanic
4.4% Asian
1.9% Native American
0.7% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		172,292[1][2]
131,112
NotesNorth-central Wisconsin

Current elected officials

In June 2012, Jerry Petrowski, a Republican, was elected to fill Galloway's seat, after she surprisingly resigned in the wake of a Recall election against her.

The area of the 29th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[4]

Most of the district (exceptions are portions of Shawano County) is also located within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Sean Duffy.[5]

Past senators

Previous senators include:[6]

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. 206–218. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 29 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. District Website
  4. District Map
  5. Duffy site
  6. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.


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