Wisconsin's 48th Assembly district

The 48th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises the north and east side of the city of Madison, in Dane County. It includes Madison neighborhoods such as Sherman Village, Brentwood Village, Reindall Park, and Door Creek Park, as well as local landmarks such as Warner Park, Dane County Regional Airport, East Towne Mall, Lake View Sanatorium, Madison Area Technical College, and the American Family Insurance corporate headquarters. The 48th district also contains several non-contiguous islands of the 47th District.[3] The seat is represented by Democrat Samba Baldeh since January 2021.[4]

Madison Area Technical College
Warner Park
Lake View Sanatorium

Wisconsin's 48th
State Assembly district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Samba Baldeh
D–Madison
since January 4, 2021 (2 years)
Demographics67.5% White
13.6% Black
10.2% Hispanic
5.6% Asian
1.1% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.2% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,697[1]
47,930
NotesNorth and east sides of Madison

The 48th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 16th Senate district, along with the 46th and 47th Assembly districts.[5]

List of past representatives
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 48th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Lewis T. Mittness Dem. Milton Rock January 1, 1973 December 11, 1975
--Vacant-- December 11, 1975 April 16, 1976
Wayne W. Wood Dem. Janesville April 16, 1976 January 3, 1983
John Volk Dem. Freedom Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Sue Rohan Dem. Monona Dane January 7, 1985 January 4, 1993
Doris Hanson Dem. Monona January 4, 1993 January 4, 1999
Mark F. Miller Dem. Monona January 4, 1999 January 3, 2005
Joe Parisi Dem. Madison January 3, 2005 April 14, 2011
--Vacant-- April 14, 2011 August 9, 2011
Chris Taylor Dem. Madison August 9, 2011 January 7, 2013
Melissa Agard Dem. Madison January 7, 2013 January 4, 2021 [6]
Samba Baldeh Dem. Madison 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 48". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 48 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  4. "Representative Samba Baldeh". 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. "Representative Melissa Sargent". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.


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