Wisconsin's 74th Assembly district

The 74th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Iron, Sawyer, and Washburn counties, along with most of Ashland County, the southern half of Bayfield County, the southern half of Douglas County, and part of northeast Burnett County. It includes the cities of Hayward, Hurley, Mellen, Montreal, Shell Lake, and Spooner, and the villages of Birchwood, Butternut, Couderay, Exeland, Mason, Minong, Radisson, Solon Springs, and Winter. The district also contains the and most of the Chequamegon National Forest.[2] The district is represented by Republican Chanz Green, since January 2023.[3]

Wisconsin's 74th
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
  Chanz Green
RLincoln
since January 5, 2015 (9 years)
Demographics89.93% White
0.56% Black
1.12% Hispanic
0.47% Asian
7.12% Native American
0.09% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age
58,968
48,431
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesNorthwest Wisconsin

The 74th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 25th Senate district, along with the 73rd and 75th Assembly districts. The district is also located entirely within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district.[4]

List of past representatives

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List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 74th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
David Kedrowski Dem. Washburn Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Iron January 1, 1973 January 5, 1981
June Jaronitzky Rep. Tripp January 5, 1981 January 3, 1983
Dale Bolle Dem. Whitelaw Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
William Plizka Rep. Mellen Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Rusk, Sawyer January 7, 1985 January 5, 1987
Barbara Linton Dem. Ashland January 5, 1987 January 4, 1999
Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer
Gary E. Sherman Dem. Port Wing January 4, 1999 May 12, 2010
--Vacant-- May 12, 2010 January 3, 2011
Janet Bewley Dem. Ashland Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, Sawyer, Vilas January 3, 2011 January 5, 2015 [5]
Beth Meyers Dem. Bayfield January 5, 2015 January 2, 2023 [6]
Chanz Green Rep. Mason Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, Sawyer January 3, 2023 Current [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Assembly District 74". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 74 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative Chanz J. Green". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Representative Janet Bewley". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Representative Nick Milroy". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.