Wisconsin's 5th congressional district
Wisconsin's 5th congressional district | |
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 Wisconsin's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
| Current Representative | Jim Sensenbrenner (R–Menomonee Falls) |
| Area | 1,273.23 sq mi (3,297.7 km2) |
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| Population (2000) | 670,458 |
| Median income | 58,594 |
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| Cook PVI | R+13[1] |
Wisconsin's 5th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, covering most of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs. It presently covers all of Washington and Jefferson counties, most of Waukesha County, and portions of Dodge, Milwaukee and Walworth counties. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Sensenbrenner.
This is the most Republican district in Wisconsin. George W. Bush carried the district in 2004 with 63% of the vote. The 5th District was the only district in Wisconsin that John McCain won in 2008, giving 57.73% of the vote to McCain and 41.28% to Barack Obama.
Prior to the 2000 census (when Wisconsin lost a seat in Congress), the 5th District was a Milwaukee district, with vastly different boundaries and political history, represented often by Democrats or even Socialists. Most of the territory now in the 5th was part of the 9th District from 1965 to 2003. At that time, all of Milwaukee was merged into the 4th District, while the old 9th essentially became the new 5th.
Contents
1 List of representatives
2 Living former members of the House from the district
3 Historical district boundaries
4 See also
5 References
List of representatives
| Cong ress(es) | Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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| District created | March 4, 1863 | [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
38th |  Ezra Wheeler | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
39th 40th 41st 42nd |  Philetus Sawyer | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 | Redistricted to 6th district. |
43rd |  Charles A. Eldredge | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Redistricted from 4th district. |
44th | Samuel D. Burchard | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
45th 46th 47th |  Edward S. Bragg | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
48th 49th |  Joseph Rankin | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – January 24, 1886 | Died. |
| Vacant | January 24, 1886 – March 8, 1886 | |||
49th 50th | Thomas R. Hudd | Democratic | March 8, 1886 – March 3, 1889 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
51st 52nd 53rd |  George H. Brickner | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | [Data unknown/missing.] |
54th 55th 56th 57th |  Samuel S. Barney | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | Retired. |
58th 59th 60th 61st |  William H. Stafford | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | Lost renomination. |
62nd |  Victor L. Berger | Socialist | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Lost re-election. |
63rd 64th 65th | William H. Stafford | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 | Lost re-election. |
| Vacant | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | Congress refused to seat Representative-elect Victor L. Berger. | ||
67th | William H. Stafford | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | Lost re-election. |
68th 69th 70th | Victor L. Berger | Socialist | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 | Lost re-election. |
71st 72nd | William H. Stafford | Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | Lost renomination. |
73rd 74th 75th | Thomas O'Malley | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Lost re-election |
76th 77th | Lewis D. Thill | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | Lost re-election. |
78th | Howard J. McMurray | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
79th |  Andrew Biemiller | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Lost re-election. |
80th |  Charles J. Kersten | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Lost re-election. |
81st | Andrew Biemiller | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | Lost re-election. |
82nd 83rd | Charles J. Kersten | Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955 | Lost re-election. |
84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th |  Henry S. Reuss | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1983 | Retired. |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |  Jim Moody | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th |  Tom Barrett | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 | Retired to run for Governor of Wisconsin. |
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th |  Jim Sensenbrenner | Republican | January 3, 2003 – Present | Redistricted from the 9th district. |
Living former members of the House from the district
As of April 2015[update], there are two living former members of the House from the district.
| U.S. Representative | U.S. House of Representatives Term | Date of birth (and current age) |
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Jim Moody | 1983–1993 | (1935-09-02) September 2, 1935 |
Tom Barrett | 1993–2003 | (1953-12-08) December 8, 1953 |
Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013
See also
- Wisconsin's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
References
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Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Coordinates: 43°11′59″N 88°31′53″W / 43.19972°N 88.53139°W / 43.19972; -88.53139
