Wisconsin's 75th Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 75th
State Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 75th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 75th Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 75th 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
  David Armstrong
R Rice Lake
since January 4, 2021 (3 years)
Demographics93.48%  White
0.62%  Black
1.54%  Hispanic
0.58%  Asian
2.93%  Native American
0.09%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
60,058
47,930
Website Official website
NotesNorthwest Wisconsin

The 75th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in northwestern Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Polk County and most of Burnett County. It includes the cities of Amery and St. Croix Falls and the villages of Balsam Lake, Centuria, Clayton, Clear Lake, Dresser, Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck, Milltown, Osceola, Siren, and Webster, and part of the village of Turtle Lake. The district also contains the St. Croix Chippewa reservation, the Wisconsin portion of Interstate Park, and a significant portion of the Wisconsin side of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. [2] The district is represented by Republican David Armstrong, since January 2021. [3] Armstrong was drawn out of the district by the 2024 redistricting act, Republican Duke Tucker was elected to represent the new district beginning in January 2025.

Contents

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

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 75th district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Kenneth M. Schricker Rep. Spooner Barron, Sawyer, Washburn January 1, 1973March 1, 1978
--Vacant--March 1, 1978January 1, 1979
Patricia Spafford Smith Dem. Rice Lake January 1, 1979January 3, 1983
Robert Cowles Rep. Green Bay Brown January 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Mary Hubler Dem. Rice Lake Barron, Washburn January 7, 1985January 3, 2011
Barron, Polk, Washburn
Roger Rivard Rep. January 3, 2011January 7, 2013
Stephen J. Smith Dem. Shell Lake Barron, Burnett, Dunn, Polk, St. Croix, Washburn January 7, 2013January 5, 2015 [5]
Romaine Quinn Rep. Barron January 5, 2015January 4, 2021 [6]
David Armstrong Rep. Rice Lake January 4, 2021Current [3]
Barron, Washburn

Electoral history

YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPluralityOther primary candidates
2010 [7] Nov. 2 Roger Rivard Republican 9,95050.98%Steve Perala Dem. 9,53548.85%19,518415
  • Judith Wells Espeseth (Rep.)
  • Don Quinton (Rep.)
  • Dari McDonald (Rep.)
John Schiess (write-in) Rep. 80.04%
2012 [8] Nov. 6 Stephen Smith Democratic 14,45651.02% Roger Rivard (inc) Rep. 13,84148.85%28,334615
2024 [9] Nov. 5 Duke Tucker Republican 24,64266.71%Jane Kleiss Dem. 12,29833.29%36,94012,344
  • Jay Calhoun (Rep.)
  • Neil Kline (Rep.)

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