Wisconsin's 38th Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 38th
State Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 38th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 38th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 38th 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
  William Penterman
R Columbus
since January 6, 2025 (0 years)
Demographics89.64%  White
1.17%  Black
5.92%  Hispanic
0.98%  Asian
1.42%  Native American
0.07%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
59,247
46,391
Website Official website
NotesSouth-central Wisconsin

The 38th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of southern Dodge County and northern Jefferson County. It includes the cities of Watertown, Jefferson, Juneau, and Horicon, and the villages of Clyman, Hustisford, Iron Ridge, Johnson Creek, Lowell, and Reeseville. [2] The district is represented by Republican William Penterman, since January 2025; Penterman previously represented the 37th district from July 2021 to January 2025. [3]

The 38th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 13th Senate district, along with the 37th and 39th Assembly districts. [4]

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 38th district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Harland E. Everson Dem. Edgerton Dane, Jefferson January 1, 1973January 3, 1983
Joseph E. Tregoning Rep. Shullsburg Iowa, Lafayette, Sauk January 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Margaret S. Lewis Rep. Jefferson Jefferson, Rock, Walworth January 7, 1985January 7, 1991
Stephen Nass Rep. Whitewater January 7, 1991January 4, 1993
Steven Foti Rep. Oconomowoc Dodge, Jefferson, Waukesha January 4, 1993January 3, 2005
Joel Kleefisch Rep. January 3, 2005January 7, 2019 [5]
Barbara Dittrich Rep. Dane, Jefferson, Waukesha January 7, 2019January 6, 2025 [6]
William Penterman Rep. Columbus Dodge, Jefferson January 6, 2025Current [3]

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