Wisconsin's 4th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 4th
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
  David Steffen
R–Howard
since January 6, 2015 (9 years)
Demographics92.23% White
0.96% Black
1.98% Hispanic
1.32% Asian
2.85% Native American
0.04% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		60,096
46,280
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesNortheast Wisconsin

The 4th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises part of northwest Brown County, and much of southern Oconto County, including the cities of Oconto and Oconto Falls, and the villages of Howard and Lena, and part of the city of Green Bay.[2] The district is represented by Republican David Steffen, since January 2015.[3]

The 4th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 2nd Senate district, along with the 5th and 6th 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 4th district was drawn from some of the more densely populated parts of the previous Brown County 2nd district, including the town of De Pere, the city of De Pere, the villages of Bellevue and Allouez, and part of southern Green Bay.[6]

The 1982 court-ordered redistricting plan, which scrambled all State Assembly districts, moved the 4th district to Milwaukee County.[7] The 1983 redistricting, passed by the Legislature, superseded the court-ordered plan and moved the 4th district back to northeast Wisconsin, but it now spanned a vast—mostly rural—stretch of Oconto, Shawano, and Outagamie counties.[8] That map remained until the 1992 redistricting, which moved the 4th district back into suburban Brown County,[9] where it has remained through subsequent redistrictings, with some variation in the boundaries and municipalities included. The 2024 redistricting act moved the district further out from Green Bay, removing Ashwaubenon and Allouez, and instead adding Suamico and southern Oconto County.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 4th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
John C. Gower Rep. Green Bay Brown January 1, 1973 January 1, 1979 [10][11]: 141 
Gary T. Dilweg Rep. De Pere January 1, 1979 January 3, 1983 [12][11]: 134 
Barbara Ulichny Dem. Milwaukee Milwaukee January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 [13][11]: 182 
Cathy Zeuske Rep. Shawano Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano January 7, 1985 January 7, 1991 [14][11]: 189 
John Ainsworth Rep. Waukechon January 7, 1991 January 4, 1993 [15][11]: 119 
Mark A. Green Rep. Green Bay Brown January 4, 1993 January 4, 1999 [16][11]: 142 
Phil Montgomery Rep. Ashwaubenon January 4, 1999 January 3, 2011 [17][11]: 161 
Chad Weininger Rep. Green Bay January 3, 2011 January 6, 2015 [18]
David Steffen Rep. Howard January 6, 2015 Current [3]

References

  1. ^ "Assembly District 4". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 4 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative David Steffen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 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 February 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1971). "Biographies" (PDF). The state of Wisconsin Blue Book, 1971 (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 35. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F. Supp. 630 (E.D. Wis. June 9, 1982).
  8. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1985). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 24–25. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1993). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 24–25. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1977). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1977 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 24–25. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2007). "Feature Article: Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 – 2007" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2007-2008 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 119, 134, 141, 142, 161, 182, 189. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1981). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 24–25. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  13. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1983). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 28–29. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  14. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1989). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 24–25. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  15. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1991). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 24–25. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  16. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1997). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 24–25. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  17. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2009). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-0-9752820-3-8. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  18. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2013). "Biographies" (PDF). In Pohlman, Julie; Lemanski, Lynn (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2013-2014 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-0-9752820-6-9. Retrieved January 30, 2021.