Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district

Wisconsin's 3rd
State Senate district
Wisconsin's 3rd; State Senate district
	2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94; 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission; 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43; composed of Assembly districts 7, 8, and 9
Senator
	Tim Carpenter; D–Milwaukee
	since January 3, 2003 (21 years)
Demographics	39.88% White; 9.16% Black; 45.24% Hispanic; 5.11% Asian; 3.77% Native American; 0.16% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020); • Voting age	178,033; 128,718
Website	Official website
Notes	South side of Milwaukee

The 3rd Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within central Milwaukee County. It comprises much of the south side of the city of Milwaukee, as well as the village of West Milwaukee and eastern parts of the cities of West Allis and Greenfield. The district contains landmarks such as American Family Field (home of the Milwaukee Brewers), Walker's Point Historic District, the Mitchell Park Domes, and the historic Forest Home Cemetery.^[2] The district also contains the largest concentration of Hispanic residents in Wisconsin, at 45% of the district population.

Current elected officials

Tim Carpenter is the senator representing the 3rd district. He was first elected in the 2002 general election, and is now serving his sixth term. Before being elected senator, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1985 to 2003.^[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 3rd Senate district comprises the 7th, 8th, and 9th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

Assembly District 7: Daniel Riemer (D–Milwaukee)
Assembly District 8: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D–Milwaukee)
Assembly District 9: Marisabel Cabrera (D–Milwaukee)

The district is mostly located within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore.^[4] The portion of the district in Greenfield falls within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by Scott Fitzgerald.

American Family Field
Chapel hill in Calvary Cemetery
Walker's Point Historic District
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
Basilica of St. Josaphat
Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory
Landmark chapel in Forest Home Cemetery
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
West Milwaukee Park
Jackson Park

Past senators

Note: the boundaries of districts have changed 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:^[5]

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created				1848	Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, and La Pointe counties
Daniel G. Fenton	Dem.		1st	1848
James Fisher	Dem.		2nd	1849
James Fisher	Dem.		3rd	1850
Hiram A. Wright	Dem.		4th	1851
Hiram A. Wright	Dem.		5th	1852
Andrew M. Blair	Dem.		6th	1853	1852–1855 1856–1860 1861–1865 1866–1870 Ozaukee County
Andrew M. Blair	Dem.		7th	1854
Bolivar G. Gill	Dem.		8th	1855
Bolivar G. Gill	Dem.		9th	1856
Herman J. Schulteis	Dem.		10th	1857
Herman J. Schulteis	Dem.		11th	1858
Lion Silverman	Dem.	Resigned.	12th	1859
Vacant			12th	1859
Frederick Hilgen	Dem.	Elected in 1859 special election.	13th	1860
Hugh Cunning	Dem.		14th	1861
Hugh Cunning	Dem.		15th	1862
John R. Bohan	Dem.		16th	1863
John R. Bohan	Dem.		17th	1864
Lyman Morgan	Dem.	Redistricted to 33rd district.	18th	1865
			19th	1866
			20th	1867
			21st	1868
			22nd	1869
			23rd	1870
			24th	1871
Francis Huebschmann	Dem.		25th	1872	Northern Milwaukee County Town of Granville Town of Milwaukee Town of Wauwatosa Wards 1, 2, 6, 9, city of Milwaukee
Frederick W. Cotzhausen	Dem.		26th	1873
Frederick W. Cotzhausen	Dem.		27th	1874
William H. Jacobs	Dem.		28th	1875
William H. Jacobs	Dem.		29th	1876
Thomas A. Bones	Rep.		30th	1877	1876–1881 1882–1887 1888–1891 Racine County
Thomas A. Bones	Rep.		31st	1878
William E. Chipman	Rep.		32nd	1879
William E. Chipman	Rep.		33rd	1880
Albert L. Phillips	Rep.		34th	1881
Albert L. Phillips	Rep.		35th	1882
Charles Jonas	Dem.		36th	1883–1884
Charles Jonas	Dem.		37th	1885–1886
Henry Allen Cooper	Rep.		38th	1887–1888
Henry Allen Cooper	Rep.		39th	1889–1890
Adam Apple	Dem.		40th	1891–1892
Adam Apple	Dem.		41st	1893–1894	1892–1895 1896–1901 1902–1911 1912–1921 Racine and Kenosha counties
Ernst G. Timme	Rep.		42nd	1895–1896
Ernst G. Timme	Rep.		43rd	1897–1898
John F. Reynolds	Rep.		44th	1899–1900
John F. Reynolds	Rep.		45th	1901–1902
Otis Wells Johnson	Rep.		46th	1903–1904
Otis Wells Johnson	Rep.		47th	1905–1906
Isaac T. Bishop	Rep.		48th	1907–1908
			49th	1909–1910
			50th	1911–1912
			51st	1913–1914
Charles H. Everett	Rep.		52nd	1915–1916
Charles H. Everett	Rep.		53rd	1917–1918
George L. Buck	Rep.		54th	1919–1920
George L. Buck	Rep.		55th	1921–1922
Walter Polakowski	Soc.		56th	1923–1924	Central Milwaukee County Wards 8, 11, 14, 24, city of Milwaukee
			57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
			59th	1929–1930
			60th	1931–1932
			61st	1933–1934	Central Milwaukee County Wards 5, 8, 11, 24, city of Milwaukee
Arthur L. Zimny	Dem.		62nd	1935–1936
			63rd	1937–1938
			64th	1939–1940
			65th	1941–1942
Clement J. Zablocki	Dem.	Elected to U.S. House.	66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
Vacant			69th	1949–1950
Casimir Kendziorski	Dem.	Won 1949 special election. Re-elected 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970. Died in office.	69th	1949–1950
			70th	1951–1952
			71st	1953–1954
			72nd	1955–1956	Central Milwaukee County Wards 11, 12, 14, city of Milwaukee
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
			75th	1961–1962
			76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966	Central Milwaukee County Milwaukee Assembly districts 11, 12, 14
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
			80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Central Milwaukee County State Assembly Districts 7, 8, 9
Jerry Kleczka	Dem.	Redistricted to 7th district.	82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
			84th	1979–1980
			85th	1981–1982
John Norquist	Dem.	Resigned to become Mayor of Milwaukee.	86th	1983–1984	Central Milwaukee County Wards 66, 69-79, 132, 137, 138, 140, 143-156, 158, 221-233, 235-239, 262, 304-308, and 311-324, city of Milwaukee Wards 16, 17, city of West Allis
			87th	1985–1986
			88th	1987–1988
Vacant			88th	1987–1988
Brian B. Burke	Dem.	Won 1988 special election.	89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	1992–2001 2002–2011 2012–2021 Central Milwaukee County State Assembly Districts 7, 8, 9
			92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
Tim Carpenter	Dem.		96th	2003–2004
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014
			102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Central Milwaukee County