Wisconsin's 74th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 74th 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	Chanz Green R – Grandview since January 3, 2023 (10 years)
Demographics	89.93%  White 0.56%  Black 1.12%  Hispanic 0.47%  Asian 7.12%  Native American 0.09%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	58,968 48,431
Website	Official website
Notes	Northwest Wisconsin

The 74th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. ^[1] Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Iron, Sawyer, and Washburn counties, along with most of Ashland County, the southern half of Bayfield County, the southern half of Douglas County, and part of northeast Burnett County. It includes the cities of Hayward, Hurley, Mellen, Montreal, Shell Lake, and Spooner, and the villages of Birchwood, Butternut, Couderay, Exeland, Mason, Minong, Radisson, Solon Springs, and Winter. The district also contains the and most of the Chequamegon National Forest. ^[2] The district is represented by Republican Chanz Green, since January 2023. ^[3]

The 74th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 25th Senate district, along with the 73rd and 75th Assembly districts. The district is also located entirely within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. ^[4]

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  Turtle-Flambeau Flowage
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  Near Clam Lake in Chequamegon National Forest
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  World's largest Muskie at the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame
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  Penokee Bluff in Iron County Forest

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 74th district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term start	Term end	Ref.
District created
David Kedrowski	Dem.	Washburn	Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Iron	January 1, 1973	January 5, 1981
June Jaronitzky	Rep.	Tripp		January 5, 1981	January 3, 1983
Dale Bolle	Dem.	Whitelaw	Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
William Plizka	Rep.	Mellen	Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Rusk, Sawyer	January 7, 1985	January 5, 1987
Barbara Linton	Dem.	Ashland		January 5, 1987	January 4, 1999
			Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer
Gary E. Sherman	Dem.	Port Wing		January 4, 1999	May 12, 2010
--Vacant--				May 12, 2010	January 3, 2011
Janet Bewley	Dem.	Ashland	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, Sawyer, Vilas	January 3, 2011	January 5, 2015	[5]
Beth Meyers	Dem.	Bayfield		January 5, 2015	January 2, 2023	[6]
Chanz Green	Rep.	Mason	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, Sawyer	January 3, 2023	January 6, 2025	[7]
		Grandview	Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn	January 6, 2025	Current	[3]

Electoral history

Year	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality	Other primary candidates
2014 [8]	Nov. 4	Beth Meyers	Democratic	14,663	57.43%	Jamey Francis	Rep.	10,862	42.54%	25,532	3,801	Graham F. Garfield (Dem.)
2016 [9]	Nov. 6	Beth Meyers (inc)	Democratic	22,624	99.36%	--unopposed--				22,769	22,479
2018 [10]	Nov. 6	Beth Meyers (inc)	Democratic	15,738	56.16%	Jeffrey Fahl	Rep.	12,276	43.81%	28,022	3,462
2020 [11]	Nov. 3	Beth Meyers (inc)	Democratic	18,163	51.46%	James Bolen	Rep.	17,119	48.51%	35,293	1,044
2022 [12]	Nov. 8	Chanz Green	Republican	16,006	52.84%	John Adams	Dem.	14,276	47.13%	30,293	1,730	John A. Schey (Rep.)
2024 [13]	Nov. 5	Chanz J. Green (inc)	Republican	23,396	62.44%	Jeanne Rand Bruce	Dem.	14,051	37.50%	37,468	9,345	Scott Allen Harbridge (Rep.)

References

1. "Assembly District 74". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 74 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
3. "Representative Chanz J. Green". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
5. "Representative Janet Bewley". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
6. "Representative Nick Milroy". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 3, 2021.
7. "Representative Chanz J. Green". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved January 3, 2023.
8. Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 25. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Wisconsin Elections Commission.
9. Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. pp. 25–26. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
10. Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 24. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
11. Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 22. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
12. Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. p. 26. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
13. County by County Report - 2024 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 27, 2024. p. 74. Retrieved July 9, 2025.