Wisconsin's 40th Assembly district

The 40th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Waupaca County and much of the eastern half of Waushara County, as well as a part of western Outagamie County. It includes the cities of Clintonville, Manawa, Marion, New London, Waupaca, and Weyauwega, as well as the villages of Big Falls, Fremont, Iola, Ogdensburg, and Scandinavia. It also contains most of Hartman Creek State Park and historic sites such as Waupaca's Main Street Historic District and the King Wisconsin Veterans Home, established for veterans of the American Civil War, containing the Veterans Cottages Historic District, the Commandant's Residence Home, and the Veterans Home Chapel.[3] The district is represented by Republican Kevin D. Petersen, since January 2007.[4]

Main Street Historic District in Waupaca
Commandant's Residence Home in the Historic Wisconsin Veterans Home
Hartman Creek State Park

Wisconsin's 40th
State Assembly district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Kevin D. Petersen
R–Waupaca
since January 1, 2007 (10 years)
Demographics92.2% White
0.7% Black
3.7% Hispanic
0.7% Asian
1.6% Native American
0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.0% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,318[1]
47,406
NotesCentral Wisconsin

The 40th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 14th Senate district, along with the 41st and 42nd Assembly districts.[5]

List of past representatives
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 40th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Francis R. Byers Rep. Marion Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983
Earl Gilson Rep. River Falls Pierce, St. Croix January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Francis R. Byers Rep. Marion Outagamie, Waupaca January 7, 1985 January 2, 1989
William Lorge Rep. Deer Creek January 2, 1989 January 4, 1999
Jean Hundertmark Rep. Clintonville January 4, 1999 January 1, 2007
Kevin D. Petersen Rep. Waupaca Waupaca, Waushara January 1, 2007 Current [4]
Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara

References
  1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Assembly Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. "Assembly District 40". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 40 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. "Representative Kevin Petersen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. "An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting". Act No. 43 of 2011. Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 1, 2021.


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