2021-22 Wisconsin state Senate – Members occupations
Last updated 4-9-21
Andre Jacque (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 1: Former communications and planning director, and environmental consultant. (Opposed)
Robert Cowles (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 2: Current small business owner and legislator. Former director of an alternative energy division for a communications construction company. (Limited Medical)
Timothy Carpenter (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 3: Full-time legislator. (Medical / Decriminalization)
Lena Taylor (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 4: Attorney. (Legal/Medical/Decriminalization)
Dale Kooyenga (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 5: Certified public accountant. Member U.S. Army Reserve, 2005—present. Iraq War veteran. (Limited Medical / Decriminalization)
LaTonya Johnson (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 6: Full-time legislator. Former family child care provider/owner, 2002—12; insurance agent, 2000—02; financial employment planner, 1997—2000. (Legal/Medical/Decriminalization)
Christopher Larson (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 7: Full-time legislator. Former business manager. (Legal/Medical/Decriminalization)
Alberta Darling (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 8: Former teacher and marketing director. (Opposed)
Devin LeMahieu (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 9: Publisher/owner, Lakeshore Weekly. (Opposed)
Rob Stafsholt (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 10: Small business owner of residential rental and real estate investment company; farmer; assistant coach for the New Richmond-Somerset High School trap team. Former co-owner of a salad and food dressings manufacturing and sales company; mortgage loan originator. (Medical / Decriminalization)
Stephen Nass (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 11: Owner, rental property business. Former payroll benefits analyst and information analyst/negotiator. Member of Wisconsin Air National Guard (retired, CMSgt, 33 years of service), served in Middle East in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. (Opposed / Voted NO to Industrial Hemp)
Mary Felzkowski (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 12: Insurance agency owner. (Legal/Medical/Decriminalization)
John Jagler (R – WI) Holds State Senate District 13: Realtor; owner, family-run natural dog treat company; owner, communications consulting company. Former radio morning show host, news anchor; communications director for former assembly speaker Jeff Fitzgerald. (Medical)
Joan Ballweg (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 14: Co-owner of farm equipment business. Former first grade teacher. (Opposed)
Janis Ringhand (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 15: Full-time legislator. Former accountant for small businesses, executive director of nonprofit. (Medical)
Melissa Sargent (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 16: Small business owner. (Legal/Medical/Decriminalization)
Howard Marklein (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 17: Certified public accountant (CPA); certified fraud examiner (CFE). (Opposed) (Maybe on limited medical)
Dan Feyen (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 18: Print and bindery coordinator. (Opposed)
Roger Roth (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 19: Self-employed home builder. First lieutenant in the Wisconsin Air National Guard; Iraq War veteran. (Moved from opposed to Limited Medical in April 2021)
Duey Stroebel (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 20: Real Estate (Opposed) (Voted NO to Industrial Hemp)
Van Wanggaard (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 21: Full-time legislator. Retired traffic investigator, Racine Police Department; adjunct instructor, Gateway Technical College and Northwestern Traffic Institute; police liaison and security, Racine Unified School District. (Opposed)
Bob Wirch (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 22: Full-time legislator. Former factory worker and liaison to JTPA programs; served in Army Reserve, 1965–71. (Limited Medical)
Kathy Bernier (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 23: Full-time legislator; Chippewa County Clerk from 1999-2011. (Legal/Medical/Decriminalization)
Patrick Testin (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 24: Sales professional for Wisconsin-based wine distributor. (Medical)
Janet Bewley (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 25: Full-time legislator. Former Community Relations Officer, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority; former Dean of Students, Northland College; former executive director, Mary H. Rice Foundation. (Decriminalization)
Kelda Roys (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 26: American tech entrepreneur, business owner, attorney (Legal/Medical/Decriminalization)
Jon Erpenbach (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 27: Former communications director, legislative aide, radio personality, short order cook, meat packer, truck driver, and City of Middleton recreation instructor. (Medical)
Julian Bradley (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 28: Manager at a telecommunications firm. (Limited Medical / Decriminalization)
Jerry Petrowski (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 29: Former ginseng, dairy, and beef farmer. Served in Army Reserve, 1968–74. (Unknown)
Eric Wimberger (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 30: Small business owner, an attorney for his own law practice, and a former U.S. Marine Corps Captain JAG Officer. (Legal/Medical/Decriminalization)
Jeffrey Smith (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 31: Former owner/operator of window cleaning business, 1973–2011 (Legal/Medical/Decriminalization)
Brad Pfaff (D – WI) Holds office State Senate District 32: Deputy chief of staff to U.S. Representative and as the executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency. (Medical)
Chris Kapenga (R – WI) Holds office State Senate District 33: Business owner. Certified public accountant. (Opposed)
Not sure which of the above represent you? Here is the link to find out who: https://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/
Wisconsin State Senate Marijuana Reform Support by Jay Selthofner
Kathy Bernier (R – WI) State Senate District 23 announced she will not seek re-election in 2022.
The Assembly Rep from district 68 Jesse James (R – WI), who is a prohibitionist and wants to lead Wisconsin on keeping it illegal. He is also the brain child of the “BHO Bill” to increase penalties for dabs. Republicans jammed through the BHO bill to increase penalties but we got Gov Evers to veto it. Now this guy wants to take a Senate seat…. we say no way. This is odd also, because the Senate seat he is seeking, Republican Kathy Bernier was said her district constituents show support for marijuana reform and if elected, James will say his district does not support it……… how can you tell when a politician is lying? Their lips move.
Some other Republican announced also, Brian Westrate from Eau Claire…. seems like he maybe the GOP state treasurer and helps Kleefisch. He owns an insurance agency.
I bet there will be a few more candidates yet……
The 23rd State Senate District covers portions of Clark and western Wood and Marathon counties in central Wisconsin, as well as Chippewa and portions of Eau Claire, Dunn and northern Trempealeau and Jackson counties.
Jon Erpenbach (D – WI) State Senate District 27 announced he will not seek re-election in 2022.
Janet Bewley (D – WI) State Senate District 25 and Senate Minority leader announced she will not seek in 2022!
Roger Roth (R – WI) State Senate District 19 announced he will seek the Lt. Gov office in the 2022 election, leaving this seat open for a wide open primary battle.
The Appleton native was first elected to the State Assembly between in 2006-2008. He has served in the Senate since 2014. Roth was also appointed President of the Senate in 2017 and 2019. He was not re-elected to a leadership position within the Republican Party as LeMahieu defeated him for the position.
Senate District 19, which includes Appleton, Neenah, Menasha and Winneconne is ripe for the picking!
Who will replace Senator Roth? This senate district contains Assembly District 55, Assembly District 56, and Assembly District 57 so I always look for them first. 55 is Republican “RCG” and 56 is Republican Murphy and 57 is Democrat Snodgrass………
Senate 15 Janis Ringhand (D – WI) announced she is not seeking re-election. This Senator was in a leadership position, but never co-sponsored the bill to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin. The supporters around Janesville and Whitewater will be happy to help elect a cannabis friendly politician to this Senate District.