Wisconsin's 70th Assembly district explained

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Chamber:	Assembly
State:	Wisconsin
District:	70
Representative:	Nancy VanderMeer
Residence:	Tomah
Party:	Republican
Incumbentsince:	January 5, 2015 (years)
Population:	59,394
Population Year:	2020
Voting Age:	46,063
Percent White:	88.72
Percent Black:	2.84
Percent Hispanic:	2.62
Percent Asian:	0.99
Percent Native American:	4.34
Percent Pacific Islander:	0.16
Website:	Official website
Notes:	Western Wisconsin

The 70th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[1] Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Jackson County and most of Monroe County, along with part of southern Juneau County. It includes the cities of Black River Falls, Elroy, Mauston, New Lisbon, and Tomah, and the villages of Alma Center, Hixton, Hustler, Kendall, Melrose, Merrillan, Oakdale, Taylor, Warrens, Wilton, and Wyeville. The district also contains much of the land of the Fort McCoy U.S. Army installation.^[2] The district is represented by Republican Nancy VanderMeer, since January 2015.^[3]

The 70th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 24th Senate district, along with the 71st and 72nd Assembly districts.^[4]

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 70th district!Member!Party!Residence!Counties represented!Term start!Term end!Ref.

District created
John Oestreicher		Dem.	Marshfield	Clark, Marathon, Portage, Wood	January 1, 1973	January 6, 1975
		Dem.	Pittsville		January 6, 1975	January 3, 1983
		Rep.	Mequon	Ozaukee, Washington	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
	Dem.	Pittsville	Marathon, Portage, Wood	January 7, 1985	January 1, 2001
			Portage, Wood
MaryAnn Lippert		Rep.		Pittsville	January 1, 2001	January 6, 2003
Amy Sue Vruwink	Dem.	Milladore	Marathon, Portage, Wood	January 6, 2003	January 5, 2015	^[5]
			Jackson, Monroe, Portage, Wood
Nancy VanderMeer	Rep.	Tomah		January 5, 2015	Current
			Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Portage, Wood

Notes and References

1. Web site: Assembly District 70 . . February 3, 2021 .
2. Web site: Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 70 Boundaries . . February 3, 2021 .
3. Web site: Representative Nancy VanderMeer . . February 3, 2021.
4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting . Act . 94 . 2023 . . February 23, 2024 .
5. Web site: Representative Amy Sue Vruwink . . February 3, 2021 .