Wisconsin's 33rd
State Senate district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
composed of Assembly districts 97, 98, and 99
Senator
  Chris Kapenga
R–Delafield
since August 6, 2015 (8 years)
Demographics84.5% White
2.4% Black
7.5% Hispanic
3.3% Asian
1.1% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		178,747[1]
140,286
NotesSoutheast Wisconsin

The 33rd Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[2] Located in southeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of central Waukesha County. It includes the cities of Waukesha and Delafield.[3]

Current elected officials

Chris Kapenga is the senator representing the 33rd district. He was first elected to the Senate in a 2015 special election. Before becoming a state senator, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2011 through 2015.[4]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 33rd Senate district comprises the 97th, 98th, and 99th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

The district crosses two congressional districts. The city of Waukesha and the northern half of Waukesha County fall within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Scott L. Fitzgerald; the part of the district in the southern half of Waukesha County falls within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Bryan Steil.[5]

Past senators

Previous senators include:[6]

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 1861 Wisc. Act 216. 1861
Eastern Dodge County
Satterlee Clark Dem. 15th 1862
16th 1863
17th 1864
18th 1865
19th 1866
20th 1867
Eastern Dodge County
21st 1868
22nd 1869
23rd 1870
24th 1871
Lyman Morgan Dem. Redistricted from the 3rd district. 25th 1872 Ozaukee and Washington counties
1870 population: 39,483
1875 population: 40,407
1880 population: 38,904
1885 population: 39,489
Adam Schantz Dem. 26th 1873
27th 1874
Gilead J. Wilmot Dem. 28th 1875
29th 1876
Philip Schneider Dem. 30th 1877
31st 1878
Lyman Morgan Dem. 32nd 1879
33rd 1880
George F. Hunt Dem. 34th 1881
35th 1882
Edward Reed Blake Dem. 36th 1883–1884
37th 1885–1886
Peter Lochen Dem. 38th 1887–1888
39th 1889–1890 Ozaukee and Washington counties and

1885 population: 55,580
Frederick W. Horn Dem. Died January 1893 40th 1891–1892
--Vacant-- 41st 1893–1894 Ozaukee and Washington counties and
Eastern Dodge County

1890 population: 52,778
Stephen F. Mayer Dem. 42nd 1895–1896
43rd 1897–1898 Washington and Waukesha counties
1895 population: 60,639
1900 population: 58,818
Alfred M. Jones Rep. 44th 1899–1900
45th 1901–1902
Ernst Merton Dem. 46th 1903–1904
47th 1905–1906
Henry Lockney Rep. 48th 1907–1908
49th 1909–1910
George E. Hoyt Rep. 50th 1911–1912
51st 1913–1914 Jefferson and Waukesha counties
1910 population: 71,406
Charles Mülberger Dem. 52nd 1915–1916
53rd 1917–1918
54th 1919–1920
55th 1921–1922
John C. Schuman Rep. 56th 1923–1924
57th 1925–1926
58th 1927–1928
59th 1929–1930
William H. Edwards Rep. 60th 1931–1932
61st 1933–1934
Chester Dempsey Dem. 62nd 1935–1936
63rd 1937–1938
William A. Freehoff Rep. 64th 1939–1940
65th 1941–1942
66th 1943–1944
67th 1945–1946
Chester Dempsey Rep. Died October 1969. 68th 1947–1948
69th 1949–1950
70th 1951–1952
71st 1953–1954
72nd 1955–1956
73rd 1957–1958
74th 1959–1960
75th 1961–1962
76th 1963–1964
77th 1965–1966 Northern Waukesha County
78th 1967–1968
79th 1969–1970
--Vacant--
Roger P. Murphy Rep. Resigned February 1980 to become a Wisconsin circuit court judge. 80th 1971–1972
81st 1973–1974 Northern Waukesha County
82nd 1975–1976
83rd 1977–1978
84th 1979–1980
--Vacant--
Susan Engeleiter Rep. Won 1980 special election.
Resigned April 1989 to become Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
85th 1981–1982
86th 1983–1984
87th 1985–1986 Eastern Waukesha County
Part of Milwaukee County
88th 1987–1988
89th 1989–1990
--Vacant--
Margaret Farrow Rep. Won 1989 special election.
Resigned May 2001 to become Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.
90th 1991–1992
91st 1993–1994 Eastern Waukesha County
Part of Milwaukee County
92nd 1995–1996
93rd 1997–1998
94th 1999–2000
95th 2001–2002
--Vacant--
Theodore Kanavas Rep.
96th 2003–2004 Northern Waukesha County
Southeast Washington County
97th 2005–2006
98th 2007–2008
99th 2009–2010
Rich Zipperer Rep. Resigned Aug. 2012. 100th 2011–2012
--Vacant--
Paul Farrow Rep. Resigned July 2015. 101st 2013–2014
Central Waukesha County
102nd 2015–2016
--Vacant--
Chris Kapenga Rep. Won 2015 special election.
103rd 2017–2018
104th 2019–2020
105th 2021–2022
106th 2023–2024
Central Waukesha County

References

  1. ↑ "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Senate Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Senate District 33". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 33 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Senator Chris Kapenga". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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