Wisconsin's 44th Assembly district

The 44th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] Located in southern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of the city of Janesville, in central Rock County. It contains the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater at Rock County campus and the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport.[3] The district is represented by Democrat Sue Conley, since January 2021.[4]

Lappin-Hayes Block in downtown Janesville
Janesville Armory
Courthouse Hill Historic District

Wisconsin's 44th
State Assembly district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Sue S. Conley
D–Janesville
since January 4, 2021 (2 years)
Demographics82.6% White
5.0% Black
7.5% Hispanic
2.1% Asian
1.4% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,741[1]
46,335
NotesSouthern Wisconsin

The 44th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 15th Senate district, along with the 43rd and 45th Assembly districts.[5]

History

The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act (1971 Wisc. Act 304) which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties.[6] The 44th district was drawn with novel boundaries, taking the western half of Walworth County—which had been a single-district county in the previous scheme—and part of eastern Rock County, from what had been parts of the 1st and 3rd Rock County districts. The only incumbent representative of the three divided districts who lived in the newly drawn 44th district was Republican Clarence J. Wilger, of the Walworth District. Wilger sought election in the new district, but was defeated in the 1972 Republican primary.[7]

Following the 1982 court-ordered redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts, the 1983 redistricting (1983 Wisc. Act 29) moved the 44th district to its present location, based in the city of Janesville and neighboring towns. The district's boundaries have shrunk further into the city as the population has grown relative to surrounding areas, the 2002 redistricting was the first to put the boundaries of the district entirely within the city of Janesville.

List of past representatives
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 44th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Delmar DeLong Rep. Clinton Rock, Walworth January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983
Mark D. Lewis Dem. Eau Claire Eau Claire January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Wayne W. Wood Dem. Janesville Rock January 7, 1985 January 3, 2005
Michael J. Sheridan Dem. Janesville January 3, 2005 January 3, 2011
Joe Knilans Rep. Janesville January 3, 2011 January 7, 2013
Debra Kolste Dem. Janesville January 7, 2013 January 4, 2021 [8]
Sue S. Conley Dem. Janesville January 4, 2021 Current [4]

References
  1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Assembly Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. "Assembly District 44". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 44 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  4. "Representative Sue S. Conley". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. "An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting". Act No. 43 of 2011. Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Legislature" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 227–230. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  7. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Elections" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 808, 827. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  8. "Representative Debra Kolste". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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