Wisconsin's 18th Assembly district explained

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Chamber:Assembly
State:Wisconsin
District:18
Representative:Evan Goyke
Party:Democratic
Residence:Milwaukee
Incumbentsince:January 7, 2013 (years)
Population:59,346
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:43,972
Percent White:36.07
Percent Black:52.57
Percent Hispanic:6.32
Percent Asian:4.41
Percent Native American:1.85
Percent Pacific Islander:0.14
Website:Official website
Notes:Milwaukee's west side

The 18th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is contained within central Milwaukee County, including parts of near-west Milwaukee and southeast Wauwatosa. It contains the Milwaukee neighborhoods Washington Heights and Sherman Park and includes landmarks such as the Miller Brewing Company and Washington Park.[2] The district is represented by Democrat Evan Goyke, since January 2013.[3]

The 18th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 6th Senate district, along with the 16th and 17th Assembly districts.[4]

History

The 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 18th district was drawn within the city of Milwaukee's north side with novel boundaries - the new district's boundaries did not resemble any Milwaukee County assembly district from the pre-1972 scheme, and contained pieces of four different districts from that map (the 1st, 6th, 7th, and 13th). The last representative of the Milwaukee 6th district, Lloyd Barbee, was elected the first representative of the new 18th Assembly district in the 1972 election.[6]

The district has remained in the same vicinity, but has crept slightly south and west in redistrictings since 1972. Though, with the exception of the court-ordered 1982 redistricting, which stretched the district into West Allis and Greenfield,[7] it has otherwise remained entirely within the city limits of Milwaukee on the north side of Interstate 94.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 18th district!Member!Party!Residence!Counties represented!Term start!Term end!Ref.
District created
Lloyd BarbeeDem.MilwaukeeMilwaukeeJanuary 1, 1973January 3, 1977[8] [9]
Dem.MilwaukeeJanuary 3, 1977January 3, 1983[10]
Thomas A. HaukeDem.West AllisJanuary 3, 1983January 7, 1985[11]
Marcia P. CoggsDem.MilwaukeeJanuary 7, 1985January 4, 1993[12]
Antonio R. RileyDem.MilwaukeeJanuary 4, 1993[13]
--Vacant--April 30, 2003[14] [15]
Lena TaylorDem.MilwaukeeApril 30, 2003January 3, 2005[16]
Tamara GrigsbyDem.MilwaukeeJanuary 3, 2005January 7, 2013[17]
Evan GoykeDem.MilwaukeeJanuary 7, 2013Current

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly District 17 . . February 11, 2021 .
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 18 Boundaries . . February 11, 2021 .
  3. Web site: Representative Evan Goyke . . February 11, 2021 .
  4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting . Act . 94 . 2023 . . February 23, 2024 .
  5. The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book . 1973 . State of Wisconsin . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1973/reference/wi.wibluebk1973.i0011.pdf . Legislature . 227–230 . January 22, 2021 .
  6. The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 1973 . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1973/reference/wi.wibluebk1973.i0016.pdf . Elections . 806, 826 . February 11, 2021 .
  7. https://cite.case.law/f-supp/543/630/ . Wisconsin State AFL-CIO v. Elections Board . . June 9, 1982 . 543 . F. Supp. . 630 . February 11, 2021 . .
  8. The state of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 1975 . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1975/reference/wi.wibluebk1975.i0007.pdf . Biographies . 32–33 . February 11, 2021 .
  9. State of Wisconsin 2007-2008 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 2007 . Barish . Lawrence S. . Lemanski . Lynn . 978-0-9752820-2-1 . https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2007_2008/300_feature.pdf . Feature Article: Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848  - 2007 . 121, 130, 142, 145, 170, 179 . February 11, 2021 .
  10. The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 1981 . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1981/reference/wi.wibluebk1981.i0007.pdf . Biographies . 32–33 . February 11, 2021 .
  11. The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 1983 . Theobald . H. Rupert . Robbins . Patricia V. . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1983/reference/wi.wibluebk1983.i0007.pdf . Biographies . 36–37 . February 11, 2021 .
  12. State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 1991 . Theobald . H. Rupert . Barish . Lawrence S. . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1991/reference/wi.wibluebk1991.i0007.pdf . Biographies . 32–33 . February 11, 2021 .
  13. State of Wisconsin 2001-2002 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 2001 . Barish . Lawrence S. . Meloy . Patricia E. . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk2001/reference/wi.wibluebk2001.i0007.pdf . Biographies . 32–33 . February 11, 2021 .
  14. Communications . Tuesday, January 28, 2003 . State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal . January 28, 2003 . Ninety-Sixth Regular Session . . February 11, 2021 .
  15. Oath of Office . Tuesday, May 6, 2003 . State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal . May 6, 2003 . Ninety-Sixth Regular Session . . February 11, 2021 .
  16. State of Wisconsin 2003-2004 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 2003 . Barish . Lawrence S. . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk2003/reference/wi.wibluebk2003.i0007.pdf . Biographies . 30–31 . February 11, 2021 .
  17. State of Wisconsin 2011-2012 Blue Book . State of Wisconsin . 2011 . 978-0-9752820-1-4 . Barish . Lawrence S. . Lemanski . Lynn . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2011_2012/200_biographies.pdf . Biographies . 30–31 . February 11, 2021 .

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