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]
| 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 | |||||
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| Demographics | 76% 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 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Milwaukee metro area (southeast) | ||||
The 21st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 7th Senate district, along with the 19th and 20th Assembly districts.[4]
History
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Assembly District 21". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 21 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ a b "Representative Jessie Rodriguez". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F. Supp. 630 (E.D. Wis. June 9, 1982).
- ^ "Wednesday, January 3, 1996". Journal of the Wisconsin State Senate (Report). Wisconsin Legislature. 1995. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "Wednesday, March 27, 1996". Journal of the Wisconsin State Assembly (Report). Wisconsin Legislature. 1995. Retrieved January 24, 2021.