Wisconsin's 59th Assembly district
The 59th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of northern Washington County, northern Ozaukee County, southern Sheboygan County, northeast Dodge County, and southeast Fond du Lac County. It includes the villages of Adell, Belgium, Campbellsport, Cedar Grove, Eden, Fredonia, Kewaskum, Random Lake, Saukville, and Theresa, along with part of the city of West Bend. It also contains the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee at Washington County campus, the West Bend campus of Moraine Park Technical College, Kettle Moraine State Forest Northern Unit, Cedarburg Bog, Harrington Beach State Park, and most of the Theresa Marsh.[2] The district is represented by Republican Ty Bodden, since January 2023.[3]
| Wisconsin's 59th State Assembly district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 | |||||
| Assemblymember |
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| Demographics | 94.07% White 0.64% Black 2.86% Hispanic 0.83% Asian 1.16% Native American 0.05% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,789 47,368 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Eastern Wisconsin | ||||
The 59th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 20th Senate district, along with the 58th and 60th Assembly districts.[4]
List of past representatives edit
| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | ||||||
| Bill B. Bruhy | Rep. | Plymouth | Sheboygan | January 1, 1973 | January 6, 1975 | |
| Calvin Potter | Dem. | Kohler | January 6, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | ||
| Marlin Schneider | Dem. | Wisconsin Rapids | Portage, Wood | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | |
| Dwight A. York | Rep. | Lomira | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Washington | January 7, 1985 | January 2, 1989 | |
| Michael A. Lehman | Rep. | Hartford | January 2, 1989 | January 4, 1993 | ||
| Mary Panzer | Rep. | West Bend | Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington | January 4, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | |
| --Vacant-- | September 30, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | ||||
| Glenn Grothman | Rep. | West Bend | December 16, 1993 | January 5, 2003 | ||
| Daniel LeMahieu | Rep. | Lyndon | Calumet, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington | January 5, 2003 | January 5, 2015 | |
| Jesse Kremer | Rep. | Kewaskum | January 5, 2015 | January 7, 2019 | ||
| Timothy Ramthun | Rep. | Campbellsport | January 7, 2019 | January 2, 2023 | [5] | |
| Ty Bodden | Rep. | Stockbridge | January 3, 2023 | Current | [3] | |
References edit
- ^ "Assembly District 59". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 59 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Representative Ty A. Bodden". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ "An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting". Act No. 94 of 2023. Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Representative Timothy S. Ramthun". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 19, 2021.