Wisconsin's 72nd Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 72nd
State Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 72nd Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 72nd Assembly district
2024 WI Asm 72.svg
Wisconsin's 72nd 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
  Scott Krug
R Rome
since January 3, 2011 (14 years)
Demographics92.46%  White
0.97%  Black
2.47%  Hispanic
1.5%  Asian
1.98%  Native American
0.09%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
59,742
48,081
Website Official website
NotesCentral Wisconsin

The 72nd Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises the northern half of Juneau County, the southern half of Wood County, and much of the northern half of Adams County. It includes the cities of Wisconsin Rapids, Adams, and Nekoosa, and the villages of Biron, Camp Douglas, Friendship, Necedah, and Port Edwards. The district also contains Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Buckhorn State Park, Roche-a-Cri State Park, most of Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, and the eastern half of Mill Bluff State Park. [2] The district is represented by Republican Scott Krug, since January 2011. [3]

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

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 72nd district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Jon P. Wilcox Rep. Wautoma Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waushara January 1, 1973January 6, 1975
Patricia A. Goodrich Rep. Berlin January 6, 1975January 3, 1983
Mary Panzer Rep. West Bend Ozaukee, Washington January 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Marlin D. Schneider Dem. Wisconsin Rapids Adams, Marquette, Portage January 7, 1985January 3, 2011
Adams, Marquette, Portage, Waushara
Scott Krug Rep. Rome Adams, Portage, Waushara, Wood January 3, 2011Current [3]
Adams, Juneau, Wood

References

  1. "Assembly District 72". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 72 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Representative Scott Krug". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.