Wisconsin's 66th Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 66th
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Wisconsin's 66th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 66th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 66th 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
  Greta Neubauer
D – Racine
since January 27, 2018 (6 years)
Demographics65.5%  White
16.93%  Black
13.63%  Hispanic
2.26%  Asian
1.95%  Native American
0.12%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,377
46,320
Website Official website
NotesSoutheast Wisconsin

The 66th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises the southeast corner of Racine County, including the south side of the city of Racine, most of the village of Mount Pleasant, and the villages of Sturtevant and Elmwood Park. The district also contains Johnson Wax Headquarters, Regency Mall, and the Foxconn in Wisconsin campus. [2] The district is represented by Democratic minority leader Greta Neubauer, since January 2018. [3]

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The 66th Assembly District is located within Wisconsin's 22nd Senate district, along with the 64th and 65th 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 66th district was drawn somewhat in line with the former Kenosha County 2nd district (Kenosha County excluding most of the city of Kenosha), but removed southeastern Kenosha County and replaced it with a number of neighboring towns in central Racine County and eastern Walworth County.

Other than the 1982 redistricting, which temporarily scrambled State Assembly districts, the boundaries of the 66th district remained relatively consistent for the next 40 years (1972–2011), comprising most of Kenosha County with a rotating set of rural towns from Racine and Walworth counties. That changed in the controversial 2011 redistricting plan (2011 Wisc. Act 43) which moved the district entirely into the city of Racine in Racine County, in area previously represented by the 61st and 62nd Assembly districts. The previous territory covered by the 66th district was then split between the 61st, 63rd, and 64th Assembly districts. [6] [7] This was done as part of a broader gerrymander of the southeast Wisconsin districts to pack the majority of Racine and Kenosha Democratic votes into one state senate district. [8] This map was only slightly adjusted in the 2022 court-ordered redistricting plan. The 2024 redistricting plan shifted this district south, keeping just the southern third of the city of Racine and adding nearly all of the village of Mount Pleasant.

Notable former representatives of this district include Russell Olson, the 39th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, Mary Wagner, who served as chief judge of the 2nd district of Wisconsin circuit courts, and Cory Mason, the 58th mayor of Racine, Wisconsin.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 66th district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Russell Olson Rep. Bassett Kenosha, Racine, Walworth January 1, 1973January 1, 1979
Mary Wagner Dem. Brighton January 1, 1979January 3, 1983
Steven Foti Rep. Oconomowoc Washington, Waukesha January 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Cloyd A. Porter Rep. Burlington Kenosha, Racine, Walworth January 7, 1985January 1, 2001
Samantha Kerkman Rep. Randall Kenosha, Racine January 1, 2001January 7, 2013 [6]
Cory Mason Dem. Racine Racine January 7, 2013January 15, 2018 [7]
--Vacant--January 15, 2018January 27, 2018
Greta Neubauer Dem. Racine January 27, 2018Current [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Assembly District 66". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 66 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Representative Greta Neubauer". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting". Act No. 94 of 2023. Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Legislature" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 227–230. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2009). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 60–63. ISBN   978-0-9752820-3-8 . Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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  8. ↑ Gilbert, Craig; Chen, Daphne (October 7, 2021). "A look back at the 2011 gerrymander and what it tells us about the redistricting fight to come". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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