Type | District of the Upper House |
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Location |
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Region served
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Milwaukee area |
Senator
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Leah Vukmir (R) |
Parent organization
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Wisconsin Legislature |
Website | Official Site |
The 5th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in Southern Wisconsin, and is composed of parts of Milwaukee County, and Waukesha County.
Leah Vukmir is the senator serving the 5th district. She was first elected in 2010, and we re-elected in 2014. Before serving as a senator, she held an office in the State Assembly, serving the 14th District from 2003 to 2011.
The area of the 5th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:
The district is also located mostly within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner.
The district has previously been represented by:
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.