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The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house, Wisconsin State Senate, and the lower Wisconsin State Assembly, both of which have had Republican majorities since January 2011. With both houses combined, the legislature has 132 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. The legislature convenes at the state ...
On July 8, 2015, a case was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin arguing that Wisconsin's 2011 state assembly map was unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering favoring the Republican-controlled legislature which discriminated against Democratic voters.
Wisconsin is currently divided into 8 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Wisconsin's seats remained unchanged. Wisconsin’s congressional districts are an example of partisan gerrymandering, in this case in favor of the Republican Party.
See the new state Senate districts. This map shows Wisconsin state Senate districts under the previous 2022 map on the left, and the new 2024 map on the right.
The district also contains Rib Mountain State Park and Central Wisconsin Airport [2] The district is represented by Republican James W. Edming, since January 2015. [3] The 87th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 29th Senate district, along with the 85th and 86th Assembly districts. [4]
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s rural communities have gained greater political representation in their state’s legislature due to population migration along with new legislative maps ...
Retired to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory. Morgan L. Martin: March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 Democratic: Territory: Elected in 1844. Lost re-election to Tweedy. John H. Tweedy: March 4, 1847 – May 28, 1848 Whig: Territory: Elected in 1846. Resigned. Henry H. Sibley: October 30, 1848 – March 3, 1849 [a] Democratic: Territory: Elected ...
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 13th district Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref. District created: David Berger: Dem. Milwaukee: Milwaukee, Waukesha: January 1, 1973 January 6, 1975 [6] [7]: 123 Michael G. Kirby: January 6, 1975 January 3, 1983 [8] [7]: 152 Dismas Becker ...