Wisconsin's 19th Senate district

Wisconsin's 19th
State Senate district
Wisconsin's 19th; 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 55, 56, and 57
Senator
	Rachael Cabral-Guevara; R–Appleton
	since January 3, 2023 (1 years)
Demographics	91.71% White; 1.08% Black; 3.24% Hispanic; 1.86% Asian; 1.57% Native American; 0.06% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020); • Voting age	179,618; 140,998
Website	Official website
Notes	Central Wisconsin

The 19th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Waushara County, most of Winnebago County, western Outagamie County, southern Waupaca County, and part of eastern Adams County and southeast Portage County. The district also contains Lake Poygan and Hartman Creek State Park.^[2]

Current elected officials

Rachael Cabral-Guevara is the senator representing the 19th district since January 2023. She previously served in the State Assembly, representing the 55th Assembly district from 2021 to 2023.^[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 19th Senate district comprises the 55th, 56th, and 57th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:^[4]

Assembly District 55: Nate Gustafson (R–Fox Crossing)
Assembly District 56: David Murphy (R–Greenville)^[5]
Assembly District 57: Lee Snodgrass (D–Appleton)^[6]

The 19th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses three congressional districts. The portion of the district in Adams and Portage counties falls within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden. The portion in Waushara and most of Winnebago County falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman. The remainder of the district in Outagamie, Waupaca, and north-central Winnebago fall within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher.^[7]

Omro Village Hall and Engine House in Omro
Fox River viewed from Omro
Aerial view of the town of Greenville
Black Creek
Hortonville Community Hall
Wolf River in New London
Downtown Wautoma
Main Street Historic District in Waupaca
Commandant's Residence Home in the Historic Wisconsin Veterans Home
Hartman Creek State Park

Past senators

Past senators include:^[8]

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				1848	Northern Milwaukee County Town of Granville Town of Milwaukee Town of Wauwatosa Wards 1, 2, city of Milwaukee
Riley N. Messenger	Dem.		1st	1848
John B. Smith	Dem.		2nd	1849
John B. Smith	Dem.		3rd	1850
Francis Huebschmann	Dem.		4th	1851
Francis Huebschmann	Dem.		5th	1852
Benjamin Allen	Dem.		6th	1853	Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse, La Pointe, St. Croix counties
Benjamin Allen	Dem.		7th	1854
William J. Gibson	Dem.		8th	1855
William J. Gibson	Dem.		9th	1856
Temple Clark	Dem.		10th	1857	1856–1860 1861–1865 Calumet and Manitowoc counties
Temple Clark	Dem.		11th	1858
Samuel H. Thurber	Dem.		12th	1859
Samuel H. Thurber	Dem.		13th	1860
Benjamin Sweet	Rep.	Resigned July 1861.	14th	1861
--Vacant--			14th	1861
George A. Jenkins	Rep.		15th	1862
Joseph Vilas	Dem.		16th	1863
Joseph Vilas	Dem.		17th	1864
George B. Reed	Dem.		18th	1865
			19th	1866
			20th	1867	Manitowoc County
			21st	1868
			22nd	1869
			23rd	1870
Carl H. Schmidt	Dem.	Redistricted to the 15th district	24th	1871
James H. Foster	Rep.	Redistricted from the 21st district	25th	1872	1871–1875 1876–1881 1882–1887 Winnebago County 1885 population: 50,395
Robert McCurdy	Rep.		26th	1873
Robert McCurdy	Rep.		27th	1874
William P. Rounds	Rep.		28th	1875
William P. Rounds	Rep.		29th	1876
Return Torrey	Rep.		30th	1877
Return Torrey	Rep.		31st	1878
Andrew Haben	Dem.		32nd	1879
Andrew Haben	Dem.		33rd	1880
Joseph B. Hamilton	Rep.		34th	1881
Joseph B. Hamilton	Rep.		35th	1882
Thomas Wall	Dem.		36th	1883–1884
Thomas Wall	Dem.		37th	1885–1886
George H. Buckstaff	Rep.		38th	1887–1888	Most of Winnebago County (excluding Menasha)
George H. Buckstaff	Rep.		39th	1889–1890
George White Pratt	Dem.		40th	1891–1892
George White Pratt	Dem.		41st	1893–1894	Winnebago County 1890 population: 50,097 1900 population: 58,225 1910 population: 62,116
Charles W. Davis	Rep.		42nd	1895–1896
Charles W. Davis	Rep.		43rd	1897–1898
Henry I. Weed	Dem.		44th	1899–1900
Henry I. Weed	Dem.		45th	1901–1902
Christian Sarau	Rep.	Died Aug. 1903.	46th	1903–1904
--Vacant--
Ephraim Stevens	Rep.	Won 1904 special election.
Ephraim Stevens	Rep.	Won 1904 special election.	47th	1905–1906
John A. Fridd	Rep.		48th	1907–1908
John A. Fridd	Rep.		49th	1909–1910
Merritt F. White	Rep.		50th	1911–1912
Merritt F. White	Rep.		51st	1913–1914
William M. Bray	Rep.		52nd	1915–1916
William M. Bray	Rep.		53rd	1917–1918
Julius H. Dennhardt	Rep.		54th	1919–1920
Julius H. Dennhardt	Rep.		55th	1921–1922
Merritt F. White	Rep.		56th	1923–1924	Calumet and Winnebago counties
			57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
			59th	1929–1930
			60th	1931–1932
			61st	1933–1934
Pierce A. Morrissey	Dem.		62nd	1935–1936
Pierce A. Morrissey	Dem.		63rd	1937–1938
Taylor G. Brown	Rep.		64th	1939–1940
			65th	1941–1942
			66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
			69th	1949–1950
William Draheim	Dem.		70th	1951–1952
	Dem.		71st	1953–1954
	Rep.		72nd	1955–1956
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
			75th	1961–1962
			76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966	Winnebago County
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
Jack D. Steinhilber	Rep.		80th	1971–1972
Jack D. Steinhilber	Rep.		81st	1973–1974	Most of Winnebago County Part of Fond du Lac County
Gary Goyke	Dem.		82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
			84th	1979–1980
			85th	1981–1982
Michael G. Ellis	Rep.		86th	1983–1984	Northeast Winnebago County Town of Clayton Town of Menasha Town of Neenah Town of Oshkosh Town of Vinland Town of Winchester Town of Winneconne Village of Winneconne City of Menasha City of Neenah Wards 29-34, 37, 41-43, City of Oshkosh Part of Outagamie County Town of Grand Chute Wards 1, 3, 4, 6-8, 12, 14-19, City of Appleton
			87th	1985–1986	Most of Winnebago County Southern Outagamie County Western Fond du Lac County
			88th	1987–1988
			89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Northern Winnebago County Southern Outagamie County
			92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
			96th	2003–2004	Northern Winnebago County Southern Outagamie County
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	Northern Winnebago County Southern Outagamie County
Roger Roth	Rep.		102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022
Rachael Cabral-Guevara	Rep.	Elected 2022.	106th	2023–2024	Northern Winnebago County Southern Outagamie County