Wisconsin's 71st Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 71st
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Wisconsin's 71st Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 71st Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 71st 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
  Katrina Shankland
D Stevens Point
since January 7, 2013 (11 years)
Demographics89.32%  White
1.86%  Black
3.13%  Hispanic
3.76%  Asian
1.51%  Native American
0.13%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
59,463
47,994
Website Official website
NotesCentral Wisconsin

The 71st Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Portage County and part of northeast Adams County. It includes the city of Stevens Point and the villages of Amherst, Amherst Junction, Nelsonville, Plover, and Whiting. The district also contains the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point campus. [2] The district is represented by Democrat Katrina Shankland, since January 2013. [3]

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

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 71st district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Leonard A. Groshek Dem. Stevens Point Portage January 1, 1973January 1, 1979
David Helbach Dem. Stevens Point January 1, 1979January 3, 1983
Donald K. Stitt Rep. Port Washington Ozaukee, Sheboygan January 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Stan Gruszynski Dem. Stevens Point Portage, Waupaca January 7, 1985January 2, 1995
Portage, Waushara
William Murat Dem. Stevens Point January 2, 1995January 4, 1999
Julie Lassa Dem. Plover January 4, 1999May 9, 2003 [5]
--Vacant--May 9, 2003August 11, 2003
Louis Molepske Dem. Stevens Point August 11, 2003January 7, 2013
Katrina Shankland Dem. Stevens Point Portage January 7, 2013Current [3]

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References

  1. "Assembly District 71". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 71 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Representative Katrina Shankland". 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. "Senator Julie M. Lassa". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.