Wisconsin's 46th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 46th State Assembly district
From 2024 to 2031 From 2022 to 2023 From 2012 to 2021 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	Joan Fitzgerald D – Fort Atkinson since January 6, 2025 (0 years)
Demographics	89.74%  White 1.59%  Black 5.39%  Hispanic 1.37%  Asian 1.44%  Native American 0.09%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	59,231 45,680
Website	Official website
Notes	Southern Wisconsin

The 46th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. ^[1] Located in southern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of the west half of Jefferson County and parts of eastern Dane County. It includes the cities of Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills, and Waterloo, and the villages of Cambridge, Deerfield, and Rockdale, along with nearly all of the village of Cottage Grove and part of the village of McFarland. The district also contains Aztalan State Park and the Goose Lake Wildlife Area. ^[2] The district is represented by Democrat Joan Fitzgerald, since January 2025. ^[3]

The 46th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 16th Senate district, along with the 47th and 48th Assembly districts. ^[4]

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  Downtown Fort Atkinson
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  Aztalan State Park
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  Commons Park, downtown Lake Mills

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 46th district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term start	Term end	Ref.
District created
David D. O'Malley	Dem.	Waunakee	Dane	January 1, 1973	January 3, 1977
Thomas A. Loftus	Dem.	Sun Prairie		January 3, 1977	January 3, 1983
Jim Holperin	Dem.	Eagle River	Oneida, Vilas	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
Thomas A. Loftus	Dem.	Sun Prairie	Dane	January 7, 1985	January 7, 1991
Rudy Silbaugh	Rep.	Stoughton	Dane, Rock	January 7, 1991	January 6, 1997
Tom Hebl	Dem.	Sun Prairie	Dane	January 6, 1997	January 3, 2005
Gary Hebl	Dem.			January 3, 2005	January 3, 2023	[5]
Melissa Ratcliff	Dem.	Cottage Grove		January 3, 2023	January 6, 2025	[6]
Joan Fitzgerald	Dem.	Fort Atkinson	Dane, Jefferson	January 6, 2025	Current	[3]

Electoral history

Year	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality	Other primary candidates
2022 [7]	Nov. 3	Melissa Ratcliff	Democratic	20,710	69.65%	Andrew McKinney	Rep.	9,001	30.27%	29,735	11,709	Syed Abbas (Dem.) Andrew Hysell (Dem.) Analiese Eicher (Dem.) Mike Jacobs (Dem.)
2024 [8]	Nov. 5	Joan Fitzgerald	Democratic	18,985	52.39%	Jenifer Quimby	Rep.	17,219	47.52%	36,236	1,766

References

1. "Assembly District 46". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 46 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
3. "Representative Joan Fitzgerald". Wisconsin Legislature . 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
5. "Representative Gary Hebl". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
6. "Representative Melissa Ratcliff". Wisconsin Legislature . 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
7. Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 21, 2022. p. 19. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
8. "County by County Report - 2024 General Election" (PDF). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 27, 2024. p. 46. Retrieved December 4, 2024.