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unusual facts about Wisconsin Senate


Wisconsin Senate, District 19

It was represented by R. N. Messenger, who was succeeded in the 1849 and 1850 sessions by John B. Smith.


Houston, Minnesota

Everett Bidwell, Wisconsin legislator, served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin Senate; born in Houston.

John H. Rountree

In 1866-1867, Rountree served in the Wisconsin State Senate again, elected on the National Union ticket to represent the Sixteenth Senate District (Grant County), succeeding Milas K. Young (another Whig-turned-Republican elected on the National Union ticket); he still described his profession as "farmer".

Price County, Wisconsin

William T. Price (1824–1886), for whom Price County was named, was President of Wisconsin Senate and an early logger in Price County; he later was elected to the U.S. Congress.

Richard Dewhurst

He was the Reform nominee both for the 32nd Senate District, losing 2097 to 2354 to Republican Robert C. Field; and for his old Assembly district (Clark and Jackson Counties), defeating Republican James Hewett 1210 to 1179.

Robert B. Sanderson

In 1867, Sanderson advanced to the Senate to represent the 25th Senate District (Columbia County) (he succeeded Jonathan Bowman in the Senate, and was succeeded in the Assembly by Ira Ford, both of the same party with himself); and was assigned to the committees on roads, bridges and ferries; and on engrossed bills.

Winchester, Vilas County, Wisconsin

It is located in Vilas County Supervisory District 2, Wisconsin Assembly District 34, Wisconsin Senate District 12, and Wisconsin's Eighth Congressional District.


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Thomas G. Reynolds

Reynolds was elected to the Wisconsin Senate in 2002 after defeating incumbent Sen. Peggy Rosenzweig, who Reynolds claimed was too liberal, in the Republican primary that April.