Wisconsin's 71st Assembly district

The 71st Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Portage County, including the city of Stevens Point and the villages of Almond, Amherst, Plover, Rosholt, and Whiting. The district also contains the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point campus.[3] The district is represented by Democrat Katrina Shankland, since January 2013.[4]

Matthias Mitchell public square in downtown Stevens Point
Old Main building on the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point campus

Wisconsin's 71st
State Assembly district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Katrina Shankland
D–Stevens Point
since January 7, 2013 (10 years)
Demographics87.5% White
2.0% Black
3.8% Hispanic
4.1% Asian
1.3% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.0% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,447[1]
47,952
NotesCentral Wisconsin

The 71st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 24th Senate district, along with the 70th and 72nd Assembly districts.

List of past representatives
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 71st district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Leonard A. Groshek Dem. Stevens Point Portage January 1, 1973 January 1, 1979
David Helbach Dem. Stevens Point January 1, 1979 January 3, 1983
Donald K. Stitt Rep. Port Washington Ozaukee, Sheboygan January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Stan Gruszynski Dem. Stevens Point Portage, Waupaca January 7, 1985 January 2, 1995
Portage, Waushara
William Murat Dem. Stevens Point January 2, 1995 January 4, 1999
Julie Lassa Dem. Plover January 4, 1999 May 9, 2003 [5]
--Vacant-- May 9, 2003 August 11, 2003
Louis Molepske Dem. Stevens Point August 11, 2003 January 7, 2013
Katrina Shankland Dem. Stevens Point Portage January 7, 2013 Current [4]

References
  1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Assembly Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. "Assembly District 71". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 71 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. "Representative Katrina Shankland". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. "Senator Julie M. Lassa". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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