The 3rd District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in Southern Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

, and is composed of parts of Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

 County.

Current elected officials

Tim Carpenter

Tim Carpenter

Timothy W. "Tim" Carpenter is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 3rd District since 2003. He earlier served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 20th District from 1985 through 2003.-Early life, education and career:...

 is the senator serving the 3rd district. He has served since 2003, and was re-elected in 2008 to another four year term. Before serving as a Senator, he held an office in the State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....

 from 1985 to 1989.

The area of the 3rd Senate District contains three State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....

 Districts:

• The 7th (represented by Peggy Krusick
  Peggy Krusick
  Margaret Ann "Peggy" Krusick has represented the 7th Assembly District since 2003. She was first elected to represent the 97th District in 1984, changing to the 7th after redistricting. Her district covers the southwest side of Milwaukee and most of the City of Greenfield. Krusick ran against...
  
  )
• The 8th (represented by Jocasta Zamarripa
  Jocasta Zamarripa
  JoCasta "Joey" Zamarripa is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, JoCasta graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 2005. She was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010. Previously, she had worked as an Educator and Community Outreach...
  
  )
• The 9th (represented by Josh Zepnick
  Josh Zepnick
  Josh Zepnick is a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 9th Assembly District since his election in 2002.-External links:* official government website* Follow the Money - Josh Zepnick...
  
  )

The district is also located within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, encompassing a part of Milwaukee County and including all of the city of Milwaukee and its working-class suburbs of Cudahy, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, West Milwaukee,...

, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore

Gwen Moore

Gwendolynne Sophia Moore is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district is based in Milwaukee and also includes South Milwaukee, Cudahy and St. Francis, and part of West Allis. She is the first woman to represent the district...

.

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:

• Brian Burke
  Brian Burke (Wisconsin politician)
  Brian Burke, , is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Burke graduated from Marquette University. He served on the Milwaukee Common Council in 1984. From 1989 until 2001, Burke served in the Wisconsin State Senate.Burke now works for the Wisconsin State Public...
  
  , from 1989-2001
• John Norquist
  John Norquist
  John Olof Norquist is an American politician and 37th mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served as mayor from 1988 until he left office in 2004 to lead the Congress for the New Urbanism.-Personal background:...
  
  , from 1983-1989
• Jerry Kleczka
  Jerry Kleczka
  Gerald Daniel "Jerry" Kleczka , an American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2005, representing . The district includes the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was born....
  
  , from 1975 to 1983
• Casimir Kendziorski
  Casimir Kendziorski
  Casimir Kendziorski, , was a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 3rd District from 1949 until 1974. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, from 1946 to 1949....
  
  , from 1949 to 1974
• Isaac Bishop, from 1907 to 1913
• Henry A. Cooper, from 1887 to 1889 (later elected to U.S. Congress)

Note: the boundaries of districts have sometimes changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district may have represented a slightly different geographic area, due to redistricting

Redistricting

Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...

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External links

• Tim Carpenter official campaign site
• 3rd Senate District, Senator Carpenter in the Wisconsin Blue Book
  Wisconsin Blue Book
  The Wisconsin Blue Book is a biannual publication of the Wisconsin's Legislative Reference Bureau. The Blue Book is an almanac containing information on the government, economics, demographics, geography and history of the state of Wisconsin. The book was first published in 1853...
  
  (2005–2006)