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Wisconsin's 59th Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 59th
State Assembly district

Map
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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
  Ty Bodden
RStockbridge
since January 3, 2023 (1 years)
Demographics94.07% 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
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesEastern Wisconsin

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]

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

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List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 59th district
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

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  1. ^ "Assembly District 59". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 59 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative Ty A. Bodden". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Representative Timothy S. Ramthun". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 19, 2021.