Wisconsin's 74th Assembly district

The 74th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[2] Located in northern Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Ashland, Bayfield, Price, and Iron counties, along with southeast Douglas County and parts of northern Sawyer County. It includes the cities of Ashland, Bayfield, Park Falls, and Washburn, and the Bad River and Red Cliff Indian reservations. The district also contains the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Big Bay State Park, and most of the Chequamegon National Forest, as well as Timms Hill—the highest natural point in the state of Wisconsin.^[3] The district is represented by Republican Chanz Green, since January 2023.^[4]

Wisconsin's 74th State Assembly district
From 2022 to 2031 From 2012 to 2021 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember	Chanz Green R–Lincoln since January 5, 2015 (8 years)
Demographics	86.8% White 0.7% Black 1.7% Hispanic 0.6% Asian 8.5% Native American 0.3% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.2% Other
Population (2020)  • Voting age	59,587^[1] 48,893
Notes	Northern Wisconsin

Harbor at Bayfield

Near Clam Lake in Chequamegon National Forest

Mawikwe Bay Sea Caves in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

The 74th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 25th Senate district, along with the 73rd and 75th Assembly districts. The district is also located entirely within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district.

Politically, the 74th Assembly district is unique as one of the few remaining competitive seats in Wisconsin's heavily gerrymandered legislative map.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 74th district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term start	Term end	Ref.
District created
David Kedrowski	Dem.	Washburn	Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Iron	January 1, 1973	January 5, 1981
June Jaronitzky	Rep.	Tripp		January 5, 1981	January 3, 1983
Dale Bolle	Dem.	Whitelaw	Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
William Plizka	Rep.	Mellen	Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Rusk, Sawyer	January 7, 1985	January 5, 1987
Barbara Linton	Dem.	Ashland		January 5, 1987	January 4, 1999
			Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer
Gary E. Sherman	Dem.	Port Wing		January 4, 1999	January 3, 2011
Janet Bewley	Dem.	Ashland	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, Sawyer, Vilas	January 3, 2011	January 5, 2015	^[5]
Beth Meyers	Dem.	Bayfield		January 5, 2015	January 2, 2023	^[6]
Chanz Green	Rep.	Mason	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, Sawyer	January 3, 2023	Current	^[4]

References

1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Assembly Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
2. "Assembly District 74". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 74 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
4. "Representative Chanz J. Green". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
5. "Representative Janet Bewley". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
6. "Representative Nick Milroy". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.