Wisconsin's 87th Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 87th
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Wisconsin's 87th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 87th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 87th 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
  Brent Jacobson
R Mosinee
since January 6, 2025 (15 days)
Demographics93.2%  White
0.54%  Black
1.6%  Hispanic
2.43%  Asian
1.66%  Native American
0.08%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
59,487
46,621
Website Official website
NotesNorthwest Wisconsin

The 87th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises the southeastquarter of Marathon County and much of the northern half of Waupaca County, along with parts of northeast Portage County and western Shawano County. It includes the cities of Mosinee, Marion, and Schofield, and the villages of Big Falls, Birnamwood, Eland, Elderon, Hatley, Iola, Rosholt, Rothschild, Scandinavia, Tigerton, and Wittenberg. The district also contains Rib Mountain State Park and Central Wisconsin Airport [2] The district is represented by Republican Brent Jacobson, since January 2025.

The 87th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 29th Senate district, along with the 85th and 86th Assembly districts. [3]

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 87th district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Herbert J. Grover Dem. Shawano Langlade, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano January 1, 1973July 16, 1974
--Vacant--July 16, 1974January 6, 1975
Earl W. Schmidt Rep. Birnamwood January 6, 1975January 3, 1983
Tommy Thompson Rep. Elroy Adams, Juneau, Marquette, Waushara January 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Robert J. Larson Rep. Medford Barron, Chippewa, Price, Rusk, Taylor January 7, 1985January 7, 1991
Martin L. Reynolds Dem. Ladysmith January 7, 1991January 6, 2003
Price, Rusk, Taylor
Mary Williams Rep. Medford Marathon, Price, Sawyer, Rusk, Taylor January 6, 2003January 5, 2015 [4]
Clark, Marathon, Sawyer, Rusk, Taylor
James W. Edming Rep. Glen Flora January 5, 2015January 6, 2025 [5]
Brent Jacobson Rep. Mosinee Marathon, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca January 6, 2025Current [6]

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Brent William Jacobson is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Mosinee, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and represents Wisconsin's 87th Assembly district in the 2025–2026 term. He also currently serves as mayor of Mosinee, since 2015, and was formerly a member of the board of supervisors of Marathon County, Wisconsin.

References

  1. "Assembly District 87". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 87 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  3. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. "Representative Mary Williams". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. "Representative James Edming". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. "Representative Brent Jacobson". Wisconsin Legislature . 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.