Wisconsin's 51st Assembly district
The 51st Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] Located in southwest Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Lafayette County, as well as most of the southern half of Green County, central and western Iowa County, southwest Sauk County, and part of southeast Richland County. It includes the cities of Darlington, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Monroe, and Shullsburg, and the villages of Argyle, Avoca, Belmont, Cobb, Gratiot, Highland, Lime Ridge, Lone Rock, Loganville, Plain, Rewey, and Spring Green. It also contains landmarks such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin estate, the historic Iowa County Courthouse, Governor Dodge State Park, Yellowstone Lake State Park, and Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area.[3] The district is represented by Republican Todd Novak, since January 2015.[4]
Wisconsin's 51st State Assembly district | |||||
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Assemblymember |
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Demographics | 91.9% White 0.7% Black 4.3% Hispanic 0.8% Asian 1.1% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.0% Other | ||||
Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,665[1] 46,172 | ||||
Notes | Southwest Wisconsin |
The 51st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 17th Senate district, along with the 49th and 50th Assembly districts.
List of past representatives
Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
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Joseph E. Tregoning | Rep. | Shullsburg | Green, Lafayette, Rock | January 1, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | |
Patricia Spafford Smith | Dem. | Shell Lake | Barron, Washburn | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | |
Joseph E. Tregoning | Rep. | Shullsburg | Grant, Iowa, Lafayette | January 7, 1985 | January 7, 1991 | |
Stephen Freese | Rep. | Jamestown | Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk | January 7, 1991 | January 1, 2007 | |
Steve Hilgenberg | Dem. | Dodgeville | January 1, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | ||
Howard Marklein | Rep. | Spring Green | Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2015 | [5] |
Todd Novak | Rep. | Dodgeville | January 3, 2015 | Current | [4] |
References
- "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Assembly Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- "Assembly District 51". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 51 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "Representative Todd Novak". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- "Representative Howard Marklein". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.