Wisconsin's 78th State Assembly district | |||||
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Demographics | 73.53% White 9.32% Black 10.03% Hispanic 5.04% Asian 2.0% Native American 0.22% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,825 47,368 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
Notes | Madison, Wisconsin |
The 78th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within central Dane County. It includes most of the south and roughly half of the east side of the city of Madison, along with the city of Monona and most of the village of McFarland. The district contains the Capital Springs State Recreation Area and the Alliant Energy Center. [2] The district is represented by Democrat Lisa Subeck, since January 2015. [3] Subeck was drawn out of the district by the 2024 redistricting act, Democrat Shelia Stubbs was elected to represent the new district beginning in January 2025.
The 78th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 26th Senate district, along with the 76th and 77th Assembly districts. [4]
Notable former representatives of this district include Tammy Baldwin, who was later elected to the United States House of Representatives and is now a United States Senator, and Mark Pocan, who is the current congressman for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district.
Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
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District created | ||||||
Edward Nager | Dem. | Madison | Dane | January 1, 1973 | January 6, 1975 | |
David Clarenbach | Dem. | Madison | January 6, 1975 | January 3, 1983 | ||
Wilfrid J. Turba | Rep. | Elkhart Lake | Calumet, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | |
David Clarenbach | Dem. | Madison | Dane | January 7, 1985 | January 4, 1993 | |
Tammy Baldwin | Dem. | Madison | January 4, 1993 | January 3, 1999 | ||
Mark Pocan | Dem. | Madison | January 3, 1999 | January 3, 2013 | ||
Brett Hulsey | Dem. | Madison | January 3, 2013 | January 5, 2015 | [5] | |
Lisa Subeck | Dem. | Madison | January 5, 2015 | Current | [3] |
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