The 42nd Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of the southern half of Columbia County and part of northern Dane County. It includes the cities of Columbus and Lodi, and the villages of Arlington, DeForest, Doylestown, Fall River, Poynette, and Rio, as well as part of the north side of the city of Madison including the Greater Sandburg, American Center, Pumpkin Hollow and Truax neighborhoods. The district also contains Dane County Regional Airport, Madison Area Technical College, and the American Family Insurance corporate headquarters.[2] The district is represented by Republican Jon Plumer, since June 2018.[3]
| Wisconsin's 42nd State Assembly district | |||||
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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 | |||||
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| Demographics | 87.81% White 2.88% Black 4.35% Hispanic 2.95% Asian 1.64% Native American 0.16% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,201 45,726 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | South-central Wisconsin | ||||
The 42nd Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 14th Senate district, along with the 40th and 41st Assembly districts.[4]
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History edit
The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act (1971 Wisc. Act 304) which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties.[5] The 42nd district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous Outagamie County 1st district (almost all of the city of Appleton).
The 42nd district boundaries have shifted significantly over the various redistrictings of the state, but the location of the district has remained consistent in south-central Wisconsin since the 1983 redistricting.
List of past representatives edit
| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | ||||||
| Toby Roth | Rep. | Appleton | Outagamie | January 1, 1973 | January 1, 1979 | |
| David Prosser Jr. | Rep. | Appleton | January 1, 1979 | January 3, 1983 | ||
| Harvey Stower | Dem. | Amery | Dunn, Burnett, Polk | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | |
| Tommy Thompson | Rep. | Elroy | Adams, Columbia, Marquette, Monroe, Sauk, Waushara | January 7, 1985 | January 5, 1987 | |
| Ben Brancel | Rep. | Douglas | January 5, 1987 | November 2, 1997 | ||
| Adams, Columbia, Marquette, Sauk | ||||||
| --Vacant-- | November 2, 1997 | January 20, 1998 | ||||
| Joan Wade | Rep. | Montello | January 20, 1998 | September 1, 2001 | ||
| --Vacant-- | September 1, 2001 | November 16, 2001 | ||||
| Jacob Hines | Rep. | Oxford | November 16, 2001 | January 5, 2009 | ||
| Fred Clark | Dem. | Baraboo | January 5, 2009 | January 7, 2013 | ||
| Keith Ripp | Rep. | Lodi | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette | January 7, 2013 | December 29, 2017 | [6] |
| --Vacant-- | December 29, 2017 | June 25, 2018 | ||||
| Jon Plumer | Rep. | Lodi | June 25, 2018 | Current | [3] | |
| Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Assembly District 42". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 42 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Representative Jon Plumer". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting". Act No. 94 of 2023. Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Legislature" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 227–230. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Keith Ripp". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2021.