Wisconsin's 10th Senate district
American legislative district in western Wisconsin
The 10th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate .[ 1] Located in northwest Wisconsin , the district comprises all of Buffalo , Pepin , Pierce , and St. Croix counties, along with most of Trempealeau and parts of western Dunn County . It continas the cities of Hudson , Arcadia , New Richmond , Prescott , Mondovi , Blair , Independence , Buffalo City , Fountain City , and River Falls . It also contains landmarks such as Kinnickinnic State Park , Perrot State Park , Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge , and part of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway .[ 2]
Northwestern portions of the 10th Senate District are located with the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area.
Current elected officials
Rob Stafsholt is the senator representing the 10th district. He was first elected in the 2020 general election .[ 3] He previously served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly .
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 10th Senate district comprises the 28th, 29th, and 30th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
Most of the 10th Senate district falls within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district , which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden .[ 4] The part of the district in St. Croix County falls within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district , represented by Tom Tiffany .[ 5]
Past senators
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 .
The district has previously been represented by:[ 6]
Senator
Party
Notes
Session
Years
District Definition
District created
1848
Dodge County
William M. Dennis
Dem.
1st
2nd
1849
James Giddings
Dem.
3rd
1850
4th
1851
Judson Prentice
Whig
Redistricted to the 22nd district .
5th
1852
Marvin H. Bovee
Dem.
6th
1853
James D. Reymert
Dem.
7th
1854
8th
1855
Edward Gernon
Dem.
9th
1856
10th
1857
1856–1860 1861–1865 1866–1870 1871–1875 1876–1881 1882–1887 Waukesha County
Denison Worthington
Rep.
11th
1858
12th
1859
13th
1860
14th
1861
George C. Pratt
Dem.
15th
1862
16th
1863
William Blair
Natl. Union
17th
1864
18th
1865
Orson Reed
Dem.
19th
1866
20th
1867
Curtis Mann
Dem.
21st
1868
22nd
1869
John A. Rice
Dem.
23rd
1870
24th
1871
William Blair
Rep.
25th
1872
26th
1873
John A. Rice
Dem.
27th
1874
28th
1875
William Blair
Rep.
29th
1876
30th
1877
John A. Rice
Dem.
31st
1878
32nd
1879
Richard Weaver
Dem.
33rd
1880
34th
1881
Henry M. Ackley
Dem.
35th
1882
36th
1883–1884
John Lins
Rep.
37th
1885–1886
38th
1887–1888
Horace A. Taylor
Rep.
Resigned in 1889 to become U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury .
39th
1889–1890
Pierce , St. Croix counties
Vacant
William H. Phipps
Rep.
Resigned 1894.
40th
1891–1892
41st
1893–1894
Pierce , Polk , St. Croix counties
Dempster Woodworth
Rep.
Won 1894 special election.
42nd
1895–1896
43rd
1897–1898
1896–1901 1902–1911 Pierce , St. Croix counties
44th
1899–1900
Orville W. Mosher
Rep.
45th
1901–1902
46th
1903–1904
James A. Frear
Rep.
Resigned after being elected Wisconsin Secretary of State in 1906.
47th
1905–1906
Walter C. Owen
Rep.
Won 1906 special election. Elected Attorney General of Wisconsin in 1912.
48th
1907–1908
49th
1909–1910
50th
1911–1912
George B. Skogmo
Rep.
51st
1913–1914
Buffalo , Pepin , Pierce , St. Croix counties
52nd
1915–1916
53rd
1917–1918
54th
1919–1920
55th
1921–1922
56th
1923–1924
Walter H. Hunt
Rep.
57th
1925–1926
58th
1927–1928
59th
1929–1930
60th
1931–1932
61st
1933–1934
Prog.
62nd
1935–1936
Kenneth S. White
Rep.
63rd
1937–1938
64th
1939–1940
Warren P. Knowles
Rep.
Resigned after being elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 1954.
65th
1941–1942
66th
1943–1944
67th
1945–1946
68th
1947–1948
69th
1949–1950
70th
1951–1952
71st
1953–1954
Vacant
72nd
1955–1956
Buffalo , Dunn , Pepin , Pierce , St. Croix counties
Robert P. Knowles
Rep.
Won 1955 special election.
73rd
1957–1958
74th
1959–1960
75th
1961–1962
76th
1963–1964
77th
1965–1966
Buffalo , Burnett , Pepin , Pierce , Polk , St. Croix counties
78th
1967–1968
79th
1969–1970
80th
1971–1972
81st
1973–1974
Buffalo , Burnett , Pepin , Pierce , Polk , St. Croix counties and
Barron County
Trempealeau County
82nd
1975–1976
Michele Radosevich
Dem.
83rd
1977–1978
84th
1979–1980
James Harsdorf
Rep.
85th
1981–1982
86th
1983–1984
Burnett , Pierce , Polk , St. Croix counties and
87th
1985–1986
Burnett , Pierce , Polk , St. Croix counties and
88th
1987–1988
Richard Shoemaker
Dem.
Resigned Oct. 1989.
89th
1989–1990
Vacant
William Berndt
Rep.
Won 1989 special election.
90th
1991–1992
Alice Clausing
Dem.
91st
1993–1994
Burnett , Pierce , St. Croix counties and
92nd
1995–1996
93rd
1997–1998
94th
1999–2000
Sheila Harsdorf
Rep.
Resigned Nov. 2017 after to become Secretary of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection .
95th
2001–2002
96th
2003–2004
St. Croix County and
Burnett County
Dunn County
Pierce County
Polk County
97th
2005–2006
98th
2007–2008
99th
2009–2010
100th
2011–2012
101st
2013–2014
Burnett County
Dunn County
Pierce County
Polk County
St. Croix County
102nd
2015–2016
103rd
2017–2018
Vacant
Patty Schachtner
Dem.
Won 2018 special election.
104th
2019–2020
Rob Stafsholt
Rep.
Elected 2020.
105th
2021–2022
106th
2023–2024
Polk and St. Croix counties, most of Dunn County, part of Pierce County
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