Wisconsin's 45th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 45th 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	Clinton Anderson D – Beloit since January 3, 2023 (2 years)
Demographics	72.86%  White 10.52%  Black 12.48%  Hispanic 1.71%  Asian 2.5%  Native American 0.1%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	59,601 45,390
Website	Official website
Notes	Southern Wisconsin

The 45th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. ^[1] Located in southern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of southern and eastern Rock County. It includes the cities of Beloit and Evansville, and the village of Orfordville. The district also contains Beloit College. ^[2] The district is represented by Democrat Clinton Anderson, since January 2023. ^[3]

The 45th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 15th Senate district, along with the 43rd and 44th Assembly districts. ^[4]

• 
  Downtown Beloit
• 
  Middle College, part of Beloit College

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 45th district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term start	Term end	Ref.
District created
Gary K. Johnson	Dem.	Beloit	Rock	January 1, 1973	January 3, 1983
Robert Quackenbush	Rep.	Sparta	Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
Timothy Weeden	Rep.	Beloit	Rock	January 7, 1985	April 21, 1987
--Vacant--				April 21, 1987	June 17, 1987
Judy Robson	Dem.	Beloit		June 17, 1987	January 4, 1999
Dan Schooff	Dem.		Rock, Walworth	January 4, 1999	January 3, 2005
Chuck Benedict	Dem.			January 3, 2005	January 3, 2011
Amy Loudenbeck	Rep.	Clinton		January 3, 2011	January 7, 2013
Janis Ringhand	Dem.	Evansville	Green, Rock	January 7, 2013	January 3, 2015	[5]
Mark Spreitzer	Dem.	Beloit		January 3, 2015	January 2, 2023	[6]
Clinton Anderson	Dem.			January 3, 2023	Current	[3]

Electoral history

Year	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality	Other primary candidates
2014 [7]	Nov. 4	Mark Spreitzer	Democratic	12,856	99.02%	--unopposed--				12,983	12,729	Sheila De Forest (Dem.)
2016 [8]	Nov. 8	Mark Spreitzer (inc)	Democratic	17,867	98.00%					18,231	17,503
2018 [9]	Nov. 7	Mark Spreitzer (inc)	Democratic	14,198	79.10%	Reese Wood	Lib.	3,496	19.48%	17,950	10,702
2020 [10]	Nov. 3	Mark Spreitzer (inc)	Democratic	14,451	54.80%	Tawny Gustina	Rep.	11,895	45.11%	26,370	2,556
2022 [11]	Nov. 8	Clinton Anderson	Democratic	11,636	55.75%	Jeff Klett	Rep.	9,221	44.18%	20,872	2,415	Ben Dorscheid (Dem.)
2024 [12]	Nov. 5	Clinton Anderson (inc)	Democratic	19,864	95.87%	--unopposed--				20,719	19,009

References

1. "Assembly District 45". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 45 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
3. "Representative Clinton M. Anderson". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved January 3, 2023.
4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
5. "Representative Janis Ringhand". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
6. "Representative Mark Spreitzer". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
7. Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 19. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Wisconsin Elections Commission.
8. Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. p. 19. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
9. Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 20. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
10. Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 18. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
11. Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 21, 2022. p. 19. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
12. County by County Report - 2024 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 27, 2024. p. 45. Retrieved July 4, 2025.