Wisconsin's 74th Assembly district explained

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Chamber:Assembly
State:Wisconsin
District:74
Representative:Chanz Green
Residence:Lincoln
Residence Link:Lincoln, Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Party:Republican
Incumbentsince:January 5, 2015 (years)
Population:58,968
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:48,431
Percent White:89.93
Percent Black:0.56
Percent Hispanic:1.12
Percent Asian:0.47
Percent Native American:7.12
Percent Pacific Islander:0.09
Website:Official website
Notes:Northwest Wisconsin

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]

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

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 74th district!Member!Party!Residence!Counties represented!Term start!Term end!Ref.
District created
Dem.WashburnAshland, Bayfield, Price, IronJanuary 1, 1973January 5, 1981
Rep.TrippJanuary 5, 1981January 3, 1983
Dem.WhitelawBrown, Calumet, ManitowocJanuary 3, 1983January 7, 1985
William PlizkaRep.MellenAshland, Bayfield, Iron, Rusk, Sawyer
Barbara LintonDem.AshlandJanuary 5, 1987January 4, 1999
Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer
Gary E. ShermanDem.Port WingJanuary 4, 1999May 12, 2010
--Vacant--May 12, 2010January 3, 2011
Janet BewleyDem.AshlandAshland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, Sawyer, VilasJanuary 3, 2011January 5, 2015[5]
Beth MeyersDem.BayfieldJanuary 5, 2015January 2, 2023[6]
Chanz GreenRep.MasonAshland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, SawyerJanuary 3, 2023Current

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly District 74 . . February 3, 2021 .
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 74 Boundaries . . February 3, 2021 .
  3. Web site: Representative Chanz J. Green . . January 3, 2023 .
  4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting . Act . 94 . 2023 . . February 23, 2024 .
  5. Web site: Representative Janet Bewley . . February 3, 2021 .
  6. Web site: Representative Nick Milroy . . February 3, 2021.