Wisconsin's 96th Assembly district

The 96th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[2] Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Crawford County and nearly all of Vernon County, as well as most of the southern half of Monroe County. It includes the cities of Prairie du Chien, Viroqua, and Westby, and the villages of Cashton, Chaseburg, Coon Valley, De Soto, Eastman, Ferryville, Gays Mills, Genoa, Kendall, La Farge, Melvina, Mount Sterling, Norwalk, Oakdale, Soldiers Grove, Wauzeka, and Wilton. It also contains Wildcat Mountain State Park and much of the Fort McCoy U.S. Army installation.^[3] The district is represented by Republican Loren Oldenburg, since January 2019.^[4]

Wisconsin's 96th 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	Loren Oldenburg R–Viroqua since January 7, 2019 (5 years)
Demographics	93.5% White 1.2% Black 2.4% Hispanic 0.6% Asian 1.0% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.1% Other
Population (2020)  • Voting age	59,312^[1] 44,619
Website	Official website
Notes	Western Wisconsin

Entering Viroqua on Wisconsin Highway 56

Wyalusing Academy, in Prairie du Chien, with the Mississippi River in the background

Wildcat Mountain State Park

The 96th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 32nd Senate district, along with the 94th and 95th Assembly districts.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 96th district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term start	Term end	Ref.
District created
Bernard Lewison	Rep.	Viroqua	Crawford, Grant, Vernon	January 1, 1973	January 3, 1983
David Clarenbach	Dem.	Madison	Dane	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
DuWayne Johnsrud	Rep.	Eastman	Crawford, Grant, Vernon	January 7, 1985	January 3, 2005
			Crawford, Richland, Vernon
			Crawford, Monroe, Richland, Vernon
Lee Nerison	Rep.	Westby		January 3, 2005	January 7, 2019	^[5]
			Crawford, Monroe, Vernon
Loren Oldenburg	Rep.	Viroqua		January 7, 2019	Current	^[4]

References

1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Assembly Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
2. "Assembly District 96". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 96 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
4. "Representative Loren Oldenburg". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
5. "Representative Lee Nerison". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.