Wisconsin's 70th Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 70th
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Wisconsin's 70th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 70th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 70th 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
  Nancy VanderMeer
R Tomah
since January 5, 2015 (9 years)
Demographics88.72%  White
2.84%  Black
2.62%  Hispanic
0.99%  Asian
4.34%  Native American
0.16%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
59,394
46,063
Website Official website
NotesWestern Wisconsin

The 70th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Jackson County and most of Monroe County, along with part of southern Juneau County. It includes the cities of Black River Falls, Elroy, Mauston, New Lisbon, and Tomah, and the villages of Alma Center, Hixton, Hustler, Kendall, Melrose, Merrillan, Oakdale, Taylor, Warrens, Wilton, and Wyeville. The district also contains much of the land of the Fort McCoy U.S. Army installation. [2] The district is represented by Republican Nancy VanderMeer, since January 2015. [3]

The 70th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 24th Senate district, along with the 71st and 72nd Assembly districts. [4]

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 70th district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
John Oestreicher Dem. Marshfield Clark, Marathon, Portage, Wood January 1, 1973January 6, 1975
Donald W. Hasenohrl Dem. Pittsville January 6, 1975January 3, 1983
John L. Merkt Rep. Mequon Ozaukee, Washington January 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Donald W. Hasenohrl Dem. Pittsville Marathon, Portage, Wood January 7, 1985January 1, 2001
Portage, Wood
MaryAnn Lippert Rep. Pittsville January 1, 2001January 6, 2003
Amy Sue Vruwink Dem. Milladore Marathon, Portage, Wood January 6, 2003January 5, 2015 [5]
Jackson, Monroe, Portage, Wood
Nancy VanderMeer Rep. Tomah January 5, 2015Current [3]
Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Portage, Wood

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References

  1. "Assembly District 70". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 70 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Representative Nancy VanderMeer". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. "An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting". Act No. 94 of 2023. Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. "Representative Amy Sue Vruwink". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.