The 4th 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 County.

Current elected officials

Lena Taylor

Lena Taylor

Lena C. Taylor is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 4th District since 2005. She previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing the 18th District from 2003 through 2005....

 is the senator serving the 4th district. She has served since 2004, and was re-elected in 2008 to another four year term. Before serving as a senator, she 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....

, serving the 18th District from 2003 to 2005.

The area of the 4th 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 10th (represented by Elizabeth M. Coggs
  Elizabeth M. Coggs
  Elizabeth M. Coggs, also known as Elizabeth Coggs-Jones, is a Wisconsin Democratic politician. She has served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors as county supervisor for the 10th district since 1988, and as of January, 2011 will begin her first term as a member of the Wisconsin State...
  
  )
• The 11th (represented by Jason Fields
  Jason Fields
  Jason M. Fields is a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 11th Assembly District since 2004.-External links:* official government website* Follow the Money - Jason M Fields** campaign contributions...
  
  )
• The 12th (represented by Frederick P. Kessler
  Frederick P. Kessler
  Frederick P. Kessler is a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 12th Assembly District since 2004. Earlier he served from 1960 through 1962, and from 1964 through 1970. He is a member of the Committees on Elections and Constitutional Law, Judiciary and Ethics,...
  
  )

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:

• 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...
  
  , from 1993-2004
• Barbara Ulichny
  Barbara Ulichny
  -Biography:Ulichny was born on June 10, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a graduate of Milwaukee Lutheran High School and Northwestern University. She later became a lecturer at Marquette University.-Career:...
  
  , from 1985-1993
• Rod Johnston
  Rod Johnston
  Rod Johnston was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin State Senate.-Biography:Johnston was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and George Washington University Law School.-Career:...
  
  , from 1979 to 1985
• Jerris Leonard
  Jerris Leonard
  Jerris Leonard was a Wisconsin lawyer and politician.- Background and personal life :Leonard was born on January 17, 1931 to Jerris and Marie Leonard in Chicago, Illinois. His family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Rufus King High School. He earned a B.S...
  
  , from 1961 to 1969
• Henry Bodenstab
  Henry Bodenstab
  -Biography:Bodenstab was born on June 29, 1874 in Howards Grove, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1898.-Career:Bodenstab was a member of the Senate from 1909 to 1912. He was a Republican....
  
  , from 1909 to 1911
• Joseph Hoyt, from 1885 to 1889

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...

.

External links

• 4th Senate District, Senator Taylor 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)