Wisconsin's 5th congressional district

Wisconsin's 5th congressional district

Wisconsin's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Jim Sensenbrenner (R)
Area 1,273.23 sq mi (3,297.7 km2)
Distribution
  • 84.79% urban
  • 15.21% rural
Population (2000) 670,458
Median income 58,594
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVI R+13

Wisconsin's 5th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, covering all of Washington and Jefferson counties, some of Waukesha and Dodge counties, and portions of 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. The district now numbered the 5th was primarily encompassed in Wisconsin's 9th congressional district until the abolition of the latter.

List of Representatives

Congress(es) Representative Party Years District home Note
District created March 4, 1863
38th Ezra Wheeler Democratic March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 Berlin
39th–42nd Philetus Sawyer Republican March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 Oshkosh Redistricted to 6th district
43rd Charles Augustus Eldredge Democratic March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Fond du Lac Redistricted from 4th district
44th Samuel D. Burchard Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 Beaver Dam
45th–47th Edward S. Bragg Democratic March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 Fond du Lac
48th–49th Joseph Rankin Democratic March 4, 1883 – January 24, 1886 Manitowoc Died
Vacant January 24, 1886 – March 8, 1886
49th–50th Thomas R. Hudd Democratic March 8, 1886 – March 3, 1889 Green Bay
51st–53rd George H. Brickner Democratic March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 Sheboygan Falls
54th–57th Samuel S. Barney Republican March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 West Bend Retired
58th–61st William H. Stafford Republican March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 Milwaukee Lost renomination
62nd Victor L. Berger Socialist March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 Lost re-election to Stafford
63rd–65th William H. Stafford Republican March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 Milwaukee Lost re-election to Berger
Vacant March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 Congress refused to seat Rep.-elect Victor L. Berger
67th William H. Stafford Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 Milwaukee Lost re-election to Berger
68th–70th Victor L. Berger Socialist March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929 Lost re-election to Stafford
71st–72nd William H. Stafford Republican March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 Milwaukee Lost renomination
73rd–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. Senate
79th Andrew Biemiller Democratic January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 Lost re-election to Kersten
80th Charles J. Kersten Republican January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 Lost re-election to Biemiller
81st Andrew Biemiller Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 Lost re-election to Kersten
82nd–83rd Charles J. Kersten Republican January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955 Lost re-election to Reuss
84th–97th Henry S. Reuss Democratic January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1983 Milwaukee Retired
98th–102nd Jim Moody Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
103rd–107th Tom Barrett Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 Milwaukee Retired to run for Governor
108th–Present Jim Sensenbrenner Republican January 3, 2003 – Present Redistricted from the 9th district, Incumbent

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district

As of April 2015, two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 5th congressional district are alive.

U.S. Representative U.S. House of Representatives Term Date of birth (and age)
Jim Moody 1983–1993 September 2, 1935
Tom Barrett 1993–2003 December 8, 1953

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

    Coordinates: 43°11′59″N 88°31′53″W / 43.19972°N 88.53139°W / 43.19972; -88.53139

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