Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative
Gwen Moore (D –Milwaukee )
Area
111.90 mi2
Distribution
100.0% urban, 0.00% rural
Population (2000)
670,458
Median income
$ 33,121
Ethnicity
54.8% White , 33.4% Black , 2.7% Asian , 11.2% Hispanic , 0.9% Native American , 0.5% other
Occupation
25.4% blue collar , 52.8% white collar , 21.8% gray collar
Cook PVI
D+23
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin , encompassing a part of Milwaukee County and including all of the city of Milwaukee and its working-class suburbs of Cudahy , St. Francis , South Milwaukee , and West Milwaukee . Recent redistricting has added the Milwaukee County North Shore communities of Glendale , Shorewood , Whitefish Bay , Fox Point , Bayside , and Brown Deer to the district. It is currently represented by Gwen Moore , a Democrat .
In the 21st century this has been the most Democratic congressional district in Wisconsin. John Kerry won 69% of the vote here in 2004 . Barack Obama also swept the district in 2008 by a three-to-one margin over John McCain with 75.39% of the vote to McCain's 23.61%.
List of representatives [ edit ]
#
Representative
Party
Dates
Congress(es)
Note
District created
March 4, 1863
1
Charles A. Eldredge
Democratic
March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1873
38th –42nd
Redistricted to the 5th district
2
Alexander Mitchell
Democratic
March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875
43rd
Redistricted from the 1st district
3
William Pitt Lynde
Democratic
March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879
44th –45th
4
Peter V. Deuster
Democratic
March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1885
46th –48th
5
Isaac W. Van Schaick
Republican
March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887
49th
6
Henry Smith
Union Labor
March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889
50th
7
Isaac W. Van Schaick
Republican
March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891
51st
8
John L. Mitchell
Democratic
March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893
52nd
Resigned at end of Congress after being elected to the US Senate
Elected to 53rd Congress , but never served
Vacant
March 3, 1893 - August 27, 1893
9
Peter J. Somers
Democratic
August 27, 1893 - March 3, 1895
53rd
10
Theobald Otjen
Republican
March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1907
54th –59th
11
William J. Cary
Republican
March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1919
60th –65th
12
John C. Kleczka
Republican
March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1923
66th –67th
13
John C. Schafer
Republican
March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1933
68th –72nd
14
Raymond Joseph Cannon
Democratic
March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939
73rd –75th
15
John C. Schafer
Republican
January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941
76th
16
Thaddeus Wasielewski
Democratic
January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1947
77th –79th
17
John C. Brophy
Republican
January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949
80th
18
Clement J. Zablocki
Democratic
January 3, 1949 - December 3, 1983
81st –98th
Died
Vacant
December 3, 1983 - April 3, 1984
19
Jerry Kleczka
Democratic
April 3, 1984 - January 3, 2005
98th –108th
20
Gwen Moore
Democratic
January 3, 2005 - Present
109th – Present
Incumbent
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district [ edit ]
As of April 2015[update] , one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 4th congressional district is alive.
U.S. Representative
U.S. House of Representatives Term
Date of birth (and age)
Jerry Kleczka
1984 - 2005
(1943-11-26 ) November 26, 1943 (age 71)
Historical district boundaries [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Coordinates : 42°54′30″N 87°50′36″W / 42.90833°N 87.84333°W / 42.90833; -87.84333