Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district | |
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Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Ron Kind (D) |
Area | 13,565.50 sq mi (35,134.5 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2000) | 670,462 |
Median income | 40,006 |
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Cook PVI | D+6 |
Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district covering much of the Driftless Area in southwestern and western Wisconsin; The district includes the cities of La Crosse and Eau Claire. It borders the states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois. Democrat Ron Kind has represented the district since 1997.
The political nature of the district is moderate with a slight lean to the left, given its combination of an overall rural and suburban character counterbalanced by two significant urban centers (Eau Claire and La Crosse) as well as most of the Wisconsin side of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It historically elected moderate Republicans; before Kind's 1996 victory only two Democrats represented it in the 20th century.
John Kerry narrowly carried the district in 2004 with 51% of the vote. The district voted more Democratic in 2008, giving Barack Obama 58% of the vote and 41% to John McCain.
List of representatives
Congress(es) | Representative | Party | Years | Note |
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District created | March 4, 1849 | |||
31st 32nd |
James Duane Doty | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
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Independent Democrat | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |||
33rd | John B. Macy | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
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34th 35th |
Charles Billinghurst | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
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Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
36th | Charles H. Larrabee | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
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37th | A. Scott Sloan | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
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38th 39th 40th 41st |
Amasa Cobb | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 |
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42nd 43rd |
J. Allen Barber | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
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44th | Henry S. Magoon | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
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45th 46th 47th |
George Cochrane Hazelton | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
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48th | Burr W. Jones | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
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49th 50th 51st |
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 |
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52nd | Allen R. Bushnell | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
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53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th |
Joseph W. Babcock | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907 |
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60th | James William Murphy | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 |
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61st 62nd |
Arthur W. Kopp | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 |
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63rd 64th 65th |
John M. Nelson | Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 |
Redistricted from the 2nd district |
66th | James G. Monahan | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
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67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
John M. Nelson | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 |
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73rd 74th 75th |
Gardner R. Withrow | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
Redistricted from the 7th district |
Progressive | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
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76th | Harry W. Griswold | Republican | January 3, 1939 – July 4, 1939 |
Died |
Vacant | July 4, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |||
77th 78th 79th 80th |
William H. Stevenson | Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1949 |
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81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th |
Gardner R. Withrow | Republican | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961 |
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87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Vernon Wallace Thomson | Republican | January 3, 1961 – December 31, 1974 |
Resigned |
Vacant | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | |||
94th 95th 96th |
Alvin Baldus | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 |
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97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th |
Steve Gunderson | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997 |
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105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th |
Ron Kind | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – Present |
Incumbent |
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district
As of April 2015, two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district are alive.
U.S. Representative | U.S. House of Representatives Term | Date of birth (and age) |
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Alvin Baldus | 1975–1981 | November 26, 1943 |
Steve Gunderson | 1981–1997 | May 10, 1951 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
Coordinates: 44°03′23″N 90°53′30″W / 44.05639°N 90.89167°W