Wisconsin's 5th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 5th
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
  Joy Goeben
R–Hobart
since January 3, 2023 (1 years)
Demographics87.07% White
1.04% Black
2.65% Hispanic
1.92% Asian
7.2% Native American
0.09% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,076
44,923
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesNortheast Wisconsin

The 5th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of eastern Outagamie County and western Brown County, including the city of Seymour, most of the city of Little Chute, and the northern half of Kaukauna. The district also includes all of the Oneida reservation spanning the two counties.[2] The district is represented by Republican Joy Goeben, since January 2023.[3]

The 5th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 2nd Senate district, along with the 4th 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 5th district was drawn with novel boundaries in southeast Outagamie County and part of southwest Brown County. The majority of the population of the new district came from Appleton suburbs in what had previously been the Outagamie County 3rd district. The last representative of the Outagamie 3rd district, William J. Rogers, was elected as the first representative of the 5th Assembly district in the 1972 election.[6]

Other than the 1982 court ordered redistricting plan, which temporarily moved the 5th district to Milwaukee County,[7] the district has remained in the same vicinity of eastern Outagamie County.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 5th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
William J. Rogers Dem. Kaukauna Brown, Outagamie January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983 [6][8]: 171 
Betty Jo Nelsen Rep. Shorewood Milwaukee January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 [9][8]: 162 
Gary J. Schmidt Rep. Kaukauna Brown, Outagamie January 7, 1985 January 7, 1991 [10][8]: 174 
William N. Vander Loop Dem. January 7, 1991 January 4, 1999 [11][8]: 182 
Lee Meyerhofer Dem. January 4, 1999 January 6, 2003 [12][8]: 160 
Becky Weber Rep. Green Bay Brown, Outagamie, Shawano January 6, 2003 January 3, 2005 [13][8]: 184 
Tom Nelson Dem. Kaukauna January 3, 2005 January 3, 2011 [14][8]: 163 
Jim Steineke Rep. January 3, 2011 July 23, 2022 [15]
Brown, Outagamie
--Vacant-- July 23, 2022 January 3, 2023
Joy Goeben Rep. Hobart January 3, 2023 Current [3]

References

  1. ^ "Assembly District 5". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 5 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative Joy L. Goeben". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  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 14, 2021.
  6. ^ a b 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 February 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F. Supp. 630 (E.D. Wis. June 9, 1982).
  8. ^ 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. 160, 162, 163, 171, 174, 182, 184. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  9. ^ 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 February 7, 2021.
  10. ^ 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 February 7, 2021.
  11. ^ 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 February 7, 2021.
  12. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2001). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E. (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2001-2002 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 24–25. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  13. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2003). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 2003-2004 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 22–23. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  14. ^ 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 February 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "Representative Jim Steineke". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.