Wisconsin's 21st Assembly district

Wisconsin's 21st
State Assembly district
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2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Jessie Rodriguez
R–Oak Creek
since December 4, 2013 (11 years)
Demographics76% White
4.36% Black
11.35% Hispanic
6.4% Asian
2.04% Native American
0.11% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,343
46,426
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesMilwaukee metro area (southeast)

The 21st Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in southeastern Wisconsin, the district contains part of southeast Milwaukee County, consisting of all of the suburban city of Oak Creek, far south wards of the city of Milwaukee including the Town of Lake, Tippecanoe, Holler Park, New Coeln, Maitland Park and Gra-Ram neighborhoods as well as a small part of the city of Greenfield. The district also contains Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and the Oak Creek Power Plant.[2] The district is represented by Republican Jessie Rodriguez, since winning a special election in November 2013.[3]

The 21st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 7th Senate district, along with the 19th and 20th Assembly districts.[4]

History

The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act (1971 Wisc. Act 304) which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties.[5] The 21st district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous Milwaukee County 24th district (the cities of South Milwaukee and Cudahy). The 21st district boundaries have remained relatively consistent in redistricting since 1972, with the major exception of the court-ordered 1982 redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts and moved the 21st district to Racine County for the 1983–1984 legislative session.[6]

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 21st district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
William P. Atkinson Dem. South Milwaukee Milwaukee January 1, 1973 January 6, 1975
Chester A. Gerlach Dem. January 6, 1975 January 3, 1983
Ronald A. Sell Dem. Caledonia Racine January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Richard Grobschmidt Dem. South Milwaukee Milwaukee January 7, 1985 January 2, 1996 [7]
--Vacant-- January 2, 1996 March 26, 1996
Jeffrey Plale Dem. South Milwaukee March 26, 1996 May 9, 2003 [8]
--Vacant-- May 9, 2003 August 4, 2003
Mark Honadel Rep. South Milwaukee August 4, 2003 September 18, 2013
--Vacant-- September 18, 2013 December 4, 2013
Jessie Rodriguez Rep. Franklin December 4, 2013 Current [3]
Oak Creek

References

  1. ^ "Assembly District 21". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 21 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative Jessie Rodriguez". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Legislature" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 227–230. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F. Supp. 630 (E.D. Wis. June 9, 1982).
  7. ^ "Wednesday, January 3, 1996". Journal of the Wisconsin State Senate (Report). Wisconsin Legislature. 1995. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Wednesday, March 27, 1996". Journal of the Wisconsin State Assembly (Report). Wisconsin Legislature. 1995. Retrieved January 24, 2021.