Wisconsin Senate, District 17
| Type | District of the Upper House |
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Senator
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Howard Marklein (R) |
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Parent organization
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Wisconsin Legislature |
| Website | District Website |
The 17th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in south-western Wisconsin, and is currently composed of all of Grant, Lafayette, Juneau, and Richland counties, and parts of Iowa, Sauk, Green, Monroe, and Vernon counties (based on 2011 Wisconsin Act 43).
Howard Marklein is the senator serving the 17th district. He was elected to a four-year term in 2014.
The area of the 17th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:
The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, and partly within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Ron Kind.
The boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented different geographic areas, due to redistricting.
At statehood, the district was one of two for Racine County. It was represented by:
For the 1853 session, the Senate had been expanded, and the 17th District was now Rock County. It was represented by:
The Senate was redistricted after the 1890 census, and the new 17th District included (part of Rock County (the Towns of Avon, Beloit, Clinton, Newark, Plymouth, Spring Valley, and Turtle, Wisconsin; the Village of Clinton, Wisconsin, and the City of Beloit), and all of Green and Lafayette counties).
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