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| Chamber: | Assembly |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 46 |
| Representative: | Melissa Ratcliff |
| Residence: | Cottage Grove |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Incumbentsince: | January 3, 2023 (years) |
| Population: | 59,231 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting Age: | 45,680 |
| Percent White: | 89.74 |
| Percent Black: | 1.59 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5.39 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.37 |
| Percent Native American: | 1.44 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.09 |
| Website: | Official website |
| Notes: | Southern Wisconsin |
The 46th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in southern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of the west half of Jefferson County and parts of eastern Dane County. It includes the cities of Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills, and Waterloo, and the villages of Cambridge, Deerfield, and Rockdale, along with nearly all of the village of Cottage Grove and part of the village of McFarland. The district also contains Aztalan State Park and the Goose Lake Wildlife Area.[2] The district is represented by Democrat Melissa Ratcliff, since January 2023.[3]
The 46th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 16th Senate district, along with the 47th and 48th Assembly districts.[4]
| District created | |||||||
| Dem. | Waunakee | Dane | January 1, 1973 | January 3, 1977 | |||
| Thomas A. Loftus | Dem. | Sun Prairie | Dane | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1983 | ||
| Jim Holperin | Dem. | Eagle River | Oneida, Vilas | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | ||
| Thomas A. Loftus | Dem. | Sun Prairie | Dane | January 7, 1985 | January 7, 1991 | ||
| Rudy Silbaugh | Rep. | Stoughton | Dane, Rock | January 7, 1991 | January 6, 1997 | ||
| Tom Hebl | Dem. | Sun Prairie | Dane | January 6, 1997 | |||
| Gary Hebl | Dem. | Sun Prairie | January 3, 2023 | [5] | |||
| Melissa Ratcliff | Dem. | Cottage Grove | January 3, 2023 | Current | |||