The Connecticut State Senate is the upper house of the Connecticut General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The state senate comprises 36 members,each representing a district with around 99,280 inhabitants. Senators are elected to two-year terms without term limits. The Connecticut State Senate is one of 14 state legislative upper houses whose members serve two-year terms;four-year terms are more common.
Herman Charles Quirmbach is an American politician and academic. He is a member of the Iowa Senate from the 23rd district. A Democrat,he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003 and on the Ames City Council from 1995 to 2003.
Scott Lawrence Fitzgerald is an American politician and former newspaper publisher. A Republican,he represents Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs,such as Waukesha,West Bend,Brookfield,and Mequon. He represented the 13th district in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1995 to 2021.
Garey Bies is a politician and former deputy sheriff from Sister Bay,Wisconsin who served as a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 1st Assembly District from 2001 to 2015. He served as a member of the committees on Natural Resources,Tourism,Recreation,and State Property;Transportation,Veterans and Military Affairs,and as the chair of the Committee on Corrections and Courts.
Charles Joseph "Chuck" Chvala is an American real estate dealer,lawyer,and former politician. He served 20 years in the Wisconsin State Senate,representing Dane County,and was the Democratic caucus leader from 1995 through 2002. His political career was ended by a 2002 scandal which found he and other lawmakers had illegally utilized state employees for campaign work.
Bradley M. Pfaff is an American agriculture policy administrator and Democratic politician from La Crosse County,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing Wisconsin's 32nd Senate district since 2021. He was an unsuccessful candidate for United States House of Representatives in 2022.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 6,2012,alongside a U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Herb Kohl retired instead of running for re-election to a fifth term. This was the first open Senate seat in Wisconsin since 1988,when Kohl won his first term.
Christopher Lee Kapenga is an American businessman and Republican politician from Waukesha County,Wisconsin. He is the president of the Wisconsin Senate,since 2021,and has served in the state Senate since 2015,representing Wisconsin's 33rd Senate district. He previously served two and a half terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Paul Farrow is an American businessman and Republican politician from Pewaukee,Wisconsin. He is the county executive of Waukesha County,Wisconsin,since 2015. He previously served two years each in the Wisconsin Senate and State Assembly,and was chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin from August 2021 through December 2022.
The 5th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in southeast Wisconsin,the district is composed of parts of western Milwaukee County,and eastern Waukesha County. It includes the cities of Brookfield and Pewaukee,and the villages of Elm Grove and Pewaukee,as well as most of the cities of Wauwatosa and West Allis,and parts of the cities of Milwaukee and Waukesha.
John Jagler is an American radio broadcaster,communications consultant,and Republican politician from Watertown,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 13th Senate district since 2021. He previously served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly,from 2013 to 2021.
Robert Hutton is an American businessman and Republican politician from Waukesha County,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate,representing the 5th Senate district since January 2023. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 through 2020.
Devin LeMahieu is an American businessman and Republican politician from Sheboygan,Wisconsin. He is the current majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate,since 2021,and has represented the 9th Senate district since 2015. His father,Daniel LeMahieu,served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Patrick Testin is an American Republican politician from Stevens Point,Wisconsin. He is the current President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate,since 2021,and has served in the Senate since 2017. He represents Wisconsin's 24th Senate district,which includes the cities of Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids in central Wisconsin.
The 15th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in southeastern Wisconsin,the district comprises part of eastern Waukesha County. It contains all of the city of Pewaukee,and the village of Pewaukee,along with most of the city of Brookfield,and part of the city of Waukesha. The district also contains Waukesha County Technical College,Brookfield Square mall,and Capitol Airport. The district is represented by Republican Adam Neylon,since January 2025.
Sara Rodriguez is an American registered nurse,health care executive,and Democratic politician. She is the 46th and incumbent lieutenant governor of Wisconsin,having been elected on a ticket with Governor Tony Evers in the 2022 election. She previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 13th Assembly district during the 2021 session.
Eric Wimberger is an American attorney and Republican politician from De Pere,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing Wisconsin's 30th Senate district since 2021. Earlier in his career,he served as a United States Marine Corps officer for four years in the Judge Advocate Division.
Charles Brown was an American farmer from Brookfield Center,Wisconsin,who served a single one-year term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Waukesha County during the 1872 term.
Ellen Schutt is an American Republican politician from southern Wisconsin. She served one term as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 31st Assembly district during the 2023–2024 term.
Nikolaus Peter "Nik" Rettinger III is an American political staffer and Republican politician from Waukesha County,Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 83rd Assembly district since January 2023. He is also vice chairman of the Young Republican National Federation.
