Wisconsin's 76th Assembly district

The 76th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district is contained entirely within the city of Madison in central Dane County, and covers all of the Madison Isthmus. It comprises much of downtown Madison, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, the Wisconsin Historical Society, the historic State Street pedestrian mall, the Kohl Center, and part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.[3] The district is represented by Democrat Francesca Hong, since January 2021.[4] Representative Hong is the first—and, currently, the only—Asian America member of the Wisconsin Legislature.[5]

Wisconsin State Capitol viewed over Monona Terrace from Lake Monona
Wisconsin State Capitol viewed from State Street
Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin's 76th
State Assembly district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Francesca Hong
D–Madison
since January 4, 2021 (2 years)
Demographics73.2% White
5.3% Black
6.2% Hispanic
12.5% Asian
1.0% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,664[1]
55,125
NotesMadison Isthmus

The 76th Assembly District is located within Wisconsin's 26th Senate district, along with the 77th and 78th Assembly districts.

List of past representatives
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 76th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Mary Lou Munts Dem. Madison Dane January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983
Vernon W. Holschbach Dem. Manitowoc Manitowoc, Sheboygan January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Rebecca Young Dem. Madison Dane January 7, 1985 January 4, 1999
Terese Berceau Dem. Madison January 4, 1999 January 3, 2013
Chris Taylor Dem. Madison January 3, 2013 July 31, 2020 [6]
--Vacant-- July 31, 2020 January 4, 2021
Francesca Hong 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 76". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 76 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. "Representative Francesca Hong". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. Meyerhofer, Kelly (November 5, 2020). "Madison voters elect 1st Asian-American and 1st Muslim to state Legislature". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. "Representative Chris Taylor". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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