Wisconsin's 6th Assembly district
| Wisconsin's 6th 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 |
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| Demographics | 87.07% 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 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Northeast Wisconsin | ||||
The 6th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Menominee County, most of Shawano County, and parts of western Oconto County, northeast Waupaca County, and northwest Brown County, including the cities of Shawano, Clintonville, and Gillett, and the villages of Bonduel, Bowler, Cecil, Embarrass, and Pulaski. It also contains the Menominee Indian Reservation and the Stockbridge–Munsee Community.[2] The district is represented by Republican Elijah Behnke, since January 2025; Behnke previously represented the 89th district from May 2021 to January 2025.[3]
The 6th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 2nd Senate district, along with the 4th and 5th Assembly districts.[4]
Keshena, in the Menominee Indian Reservation
Downtown Clintonville
List of past representatives
| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | ||||||
| Gervase Hephner | Dem. | Chilton | Calumet, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington | January 1, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | [5] |
| Gus Menos | Dem. | Brown Deer | Milwaukee | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | [6] |
| Robert Cowles | Rep. | Green Bay | Brown | January 7, 1985 | April 21, 1987 | [7] |
| --Vacant-- | April 21, 1987 | June 16, 1987 | ||||
| James R. Charneski | Rep. | Allouez | June 16, 1987 | January 3, 1989 | [8] | |
| Rosemary Hinkfuss | Dem. | Green Bay | January 3, 1989 | January 4, 1993 | [9] | |
| John Ainsworth | Rep. | Waukechon | Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano | January 4, 1993 | January 1, 2007 | [10] |
| Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca | ||||||
| Gary Tauchen | Rep. | Bonduel | January 1, 2007 | January 2, 2023 | [11] | |
| Brown, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca | ||||||
| Peter Schmidt | Rep. | January 3, 2023 | January 6, 2025 | [12] | ||
| Elijah Behnke | Rep. | Chase | Brown, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca | January 6, 2025 | Current | [3] |
References
- ^ "Assembly District 6". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 6 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Representative Elijah R. Behnke". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book: Biographies and photos". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book: Biographies". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Representative Gary Tauchen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Peter A. Schmidt". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.