Wisconsin's 81st Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 81st
State Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 81st Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 81st Assembly district
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Wisconsin's 81st 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
  Alex Joers
D Middleton
since January 6, 2025 (0 years)
Demographics87.09%  White
3.02%  Black
3.99%  Hispanic
4.16%  Asian
1.15%  Native American
0.09%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
60,040
46,678
Website Official website
Notes Madison metro-area (northwest)

The 81st Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises the northwest corner of Dane County, including northwestern suburban and exurban Madison. It includes the city of Middleton and the villages of Black Earth, Dane, Mazomanie, and Waunakee. The 81st district also contains two wards on the far north side of the city of Madison which include the Cherokee Park, Sherman Village, North Lake Mendota, Lerdahl Park and Whitetail Ridge neighborhoods. The district also contains Governor Nelson State Park, Mendota Mental Health Institute and Middleton Municipal Airport. [2] The district has been represented by Democrat Alex Joers since January 2025; Joers previously represented the 79th district from 2023 to 2025. [3]

The 81st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 27th Senate district, along with the 79th and 80th Assembly districts. [4]

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 81st district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Mel J. Cyrak Rep. Lake Mills Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson January 1, 1973January 6, 1975
Thomas S. Hanson Dem. Beaver Dam January 6, 1975January 1, 1979
Randall J. Radtke Rep. Lake Mills January 1, 1979January 3, 1983
Carol A. Buettner Rep. Oshkosh Winnebago January 3, 1983January 7, 1985
David Travis Dem. Madison Columbia, Dane January 7, 1985January 5, 2009
Dane
Kelda Roys Dem. Madison January 5, 2009January 7, 2013
Fred Clark Dem. Baraboo Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk January 7, 2013January 5, 2015 [5]
Dave Considine Dem. Baraboo January 5, 2015January 6, 2025 [6]
Alex Joers Dem. Middleton Dane January 6, 2025Current [3]

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