Wisconsin's 24th Senate district
American legislative district in west-central Wisconsin
The 24th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate .[ 1] Located in west-central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Jackson County , most of Juneau County , most of northern Adams County , eastern and northern Monroe County , southern Wood County , and central and southwest Portage County . It contains the cities of Black River Falls , Stevens Point , Tomah , and Wisconsin Rapids , and the U.S. Army base Fort McCoy .[ 2]
Current elected officials
Patrick Testin is the senator representing the 24th district, and is the current President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate. He was first elected in the 2016 general election and is now in his second four-year term.[ 3]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 24th Senate district comprises the 70th, 71st, and 72nd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
The 24th Senate district crosses two congressional districts. The portion of the district in eastern Jackson County, northeast Monroe County, northern Juneau County, and western Wood County fall within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district , which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany ; the remainder of the district fall within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district , which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden .[ 6]
Past senators
Previous senators include:[ 7]
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 .
Senator
Party
Notes
Session
Years
District Definition
District created by 1852 Wisc. Act 499.
1852
WI Senate District 24, 1853-1862 Green County
Thomas Bowen
Dem.
Redistricted from the 8th district .
6th
1853
Francis H. West
Dem.
7th
1854
Rep.
8th
1855
George E. Dexter
Rep.
9th
1856
10th
1857
John H. Warren
Rep.
11th
1858
12th
1859
John W. Stewart
Rep.
13th
1860
14th
1861
Edmund A. West
Rep.
15th
1862
16th
1863
Walter S. Wescott
Natl. Union
17th
1864
18th
1865
Henry Adams
Natl. Union
19th
1866
20th
1867
Rep.
21st
1868
22nd
1869
John C. Hall
Rep.
23rd
1870
24th
1871
Joseph E. Irish
Rep.
25th
1872
Ashland , Barron , Bayfield , Burnett , Douglas , Pierce , Polk , and St. Croix counties
26th
1873
Henry D. Barron
Rep.
Resigned Dec. 1876 after elected Wisconsin circuit court judge.
27th
1874
28th
1875
29th
1876
Sam Fifield
Rep.
Won 1876 special election.
30th
1877
Ashland , Barron , Bayfield , Burnett , Douglas , Polk , and St. Croix counties 1875 population: 29,389 1880 population: 41,915
Dana Reed Bailey
Rep.
31st
1878
32nd
1879
Sam Fifield
Rep.
33rd
1880
34th
1881
James Hill
Rep.
35th
1882
36th
1883–1884
Barron , Bayfield , Burnett , Douglas , Polk , St. Croix , and Washburn counties 1880 population: 40,856
Joel F. Nason
Rep.
37th
1885–1886
38th
1887–1888
Barron , Bayfield , Burnett , Douglas , Polk , Sawyer , and Washburn counties 1885 population: 41,321
Charles S. Taylor
Rep.
39th
1889–1890
40th
1891–1892
Thompson Weeks
Rep.
41st
1893–1894
Walworth County and eastern Rock County
42nd
1895–1896
John W. Whelan
Rep.
43rd
1897–1898
Buffalo , Eau Claire , and Pepin counties 1895 population: 57,670 1900 population: 56,362
44th
1899–1900
Frank McDonough
Rep.
45th
1901–1902
46th
1903–1904
Chippewa , Eau Claire , and Gates counties 1900 population: 64,729
James H. Noble
Rep.
47th
1905–1906
48th
1907–1908
John W. Thomas
Rep.
49th
1909–1910
50th
1911–1912
Robert W. Monk
Rep.
51st
1913–1914
Clark and Wood counties 1910 population: 60,657
52nd
1915–1916
Isaac P. Witter
Rep.
53rd
1917–1918
54th
1919–1920
William L. Smith
Rep.
55th
1921–1922
56th
1923–1924
Clark , Taylor , and Wood counties
57th
1925–1926
58th
1927–1928
Walter J. Rush
Rep.
59th
1929–1930
60th
1931–1932
61st
1933–1934
62nd
1935–1936
Prog.
63rd
1937–1938
64th
1939–1940
Melvin R. Laird
Rep.
Died March 1946.
65th
1941–1942
66th
1943–1944
67th
1945–1946
--Vacant--
Melvin R. Laird Jr.
Rep.
Won 1946 special election. Re-elected 1948. Elected to U.S. House in 1952.
68th
1947–1948
69th
1949–1950
70th
1951–1952
William W. Clark
Rep.
71st
1953–1954
72nd
1955–1956
Clark , Portage , and Wood counties
73rd
1957–1958
74th
1959–1960
John M. Potter
Rep.
75th
1961–1962
76th
1963–1964
William C. Hansen
Dem.
77th
1965–1966
Green Lake , Portage , Waushara , and Wood counties
78th
1967–1968
Raymond F. Heinzen
Rep.
79th
1969–1970
80th
1971–1972
William A. Bablitch
Dem.
Resigned July 1983 after election to Wisconsin Supreme Court .
81st
1973–1974
Portage and Green Lake counties, and Most of Waushara County Northern Wood County Southern Marathon County Eastern Clark County Part of Fond du Lac County Part of Dodge County Part of Winnebago County
82nd
1975–1976
83rd
1977–1978
84th
1979–1980
85th
1981–1982
86th
1983–1984
Portage and Wood counties, and Western Waupaca County Part of Marathon County
David Helbach
Dem.
Won 1983 special election. Resigned Feb. 1995.
87th
1985–1986
Portage and Wood counties, and Northwest Adams County Part of Waupaca County Part of Marathon County
88th
1987–1988
89th
1989–1990
90th
1991–1992
91st
1993–1994
Most of Adams County Most of Portage County Most of Wood County
92nd
1995–1996
Kevin Shibilski
Dem.
Won 1995 special election. Resigned Dec. 2002.
93rd
1997–1998
94th
1999–2000
95th
2001–2002
--Vacant--
96th
2003–2004
Most of Adams County Most of Portage County Most of Wood County
Julie Lassa
Dem.
Won 2003 special election.
97th
2005–2006
98th
2007–2008
99th
2009–2010
100th
2011–2012
101st
2013–2014
Portage County and Most of Wood County Northern Adams County Western Waushara County Eastern Jackson County Northern Monroe County
102nd
2015–2016
Patrick Testin
Rep.
103rd
2017–2018
104th
2019–2020
105th
2021–2022
106th
2023–2024
Portage County and northern Adams County, eastern Jackson County, northeast La Crosse County, northern Monroe County, western Waushara County, most of Wood County
107th
2025–2026
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