Wisconsin Senate, District 26

Senate District 26
Type	District of the Upper House
Location	Madison area
Senator	Fred Risser (D)
Parent organization	Wisconsin Legislature
Website	District Website

The 26th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in southern Wisconsin, and is currently composed of part of the metro Madison, Wisconsin area, in Dane County. The district includes the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.^[1]

Current elected officials

Fred Risser is the senator serving the 26th district. He was first elected to the senate during a special election in 1962, and has been re-elected since. Before serving as a senator, he held an office in the State Assembly from 1956 to 1960. ^[2]^[3] Risser's father had previously held the same senate office.

The area of the 26th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:^[4]

The 76th (represented by Chris Taylor)
The 77th (represented by Terese Berceau)
The 78th (represented by Brett Hulsey)

The district is also located within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan. ^[5]

Past senators

Previous senators include:^[6]

Horace W. Wilkie, 1957–1962
Gaylord Nelson
Fred J. Risser, 1936-1948
Harold Groves, 1932-1936
John Adams, 1882-1883
Romanzo E. Davis, 1870-1877
Thomas Hood, 1864-1865

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.

Notes

↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 70. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 70. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
↑ "District website". http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Senate&district=26. External link in |work= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, page 70. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

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