Wisconsin's 16th Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 16th
State Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 16th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 16th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 16th Assembly district
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
  Kalan Haywood
D Milwaukee
since January 7, 2019 (5 years)
Demographics32.03%  White
54.13%  Black
7.08%  Hispanic
6.25%  Asian
1.66%  Native American
0.16%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
59,714
45,615
Website Official website
NotesDowntown Milwaukee

The 16th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within the boundaries of the city of Milwaukee in central Milwaukee County. It comprises much of downtown Milwaukee, including the campus of Marquette University, Milwaukee Rescue Mission, Fiserv Forum, the Milwaukee Public Museum, and the Marquette Interchange. [2] The district is represented by Democrat Kalan Haywood, since January 2019. [3]

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The 16th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 6th Senate district, along with the 17th and 18th Assembly districts. [4]

History

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 16th district was drawn somewhat in line with the previous Milwaukee County 2nd district, with some of the southwest wards exchanged for more in the southeast and northeast. [6]

With the exception of the 1982 court-ordered redistricting plan, which moved the district to cover West Allis, [7] in the western part of the county, the district has otherwise remained in north-central Milwaukee County within the boundaries of the city of Milwaukee. The current 16th Assembly district is only slightly south of the original boundaries of the district, and contains several of the same neighborhoods.

The 16th district has been represented by two of the youngest members of the Assembly in Wisconsin history, Michael Elconin, who entered office in 1973 at age 19, and current representative Kalan Haywood, who was also only 19 when sworn in in 2019.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 16th district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Michael Elconin Dem. Milwaukee Milwaukee January 1, 1973November 14, 1977 [6] [8] :136
--Vacant--November 14, 1977January 24, 1978 [9]
William B. Broydrick Dem. Milwaukee January 24, 1978November 1, 1981 [10] [8] :126
--Vacant--November 1, 1981January 15, 1982
Thomas W. Meaux Dem. Milwaukee January 15, 1982January 3, 1983
Jeannette Bell Dem. West Allis January 3, 1983January 7, 1985 [11] [8] :122
G. Spencer Coggs Dem. Milwaukee January 7, 1985January 4, 1993 [12] [8] :130
Leon Young Dem. Milwaukee January 4, 1993January 7, 2019 [13]
Kalan Haywood Dem. Milwaukee January 7, 2019Current [3]

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