Wisconsin's 6th Assembly district explained

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Chamber:Assembly
State:Wisconsin
District:6
Representative:Peter Schmidt
Party:Republican
Residence:Bonduel
Incumbentsince:January 3, 2023 (years)
Population:59,076
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:44,923
Percent White:87.07
Percent Black:1.04
Percent Hispanic:2.65
Percent Asian:1.92
Percent Native American:7.2
Percent Pacific Islander:0.09
Website:Official website
Notes:Northeast Wisconsin

The 6th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Menominee County, most of Shawano County, and parts of western Oconto County, northeast Waupaca County, and northwest Brown County, including the cities of Shawano, Clintonville, and Gillett, and the villages of Bonduel, Bowler, Cecil, Embarrass, and Pulaski. It also contains the Menominee Indian Reservation and the Stockbridge–Munsee Community.[2] The district is represented by Republican Peter Schmidt, since January 2023.[3]

The 6th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 2nd Senate district, along with the 4th and 5th Assembly districts.[4]

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 6th district!Member!Party!Residence!Counties represented!Term start!Term end!Ref.
District created
Dem.ChiltonCalumet, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, WashingtonJanuary 1, 1973January 3, 1983 [5]
Gus MenosDem.Brown DeerMilwaukeeJanuary 3, 1983 January 7, 1985[6]
Robert CowlesRep.Green BayBrownJanuary 7, 1985April 21, 1987[7]
--Vacant--April 21, 1987June 16, 1987
Rep.AllouezJune 16, 1987[8]
Dem.Green BayJanuary 4, 1993[9]
Rep.WaukechonOconto, Outagamie, ShawanoJanuary 4, 1993January 1, 2007[10]
Gary TauchenRep.BonduelJanuary 1, 2007January 2, 2023[11]
Brown, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca
Peter SchmidtRep.BonduelJanuary 3, 2023Current

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly District 6 . . August 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 6 Boundaries . . February 7, 2021 .
  3. Web site: Representative Peter A. Schmidt . . January 3, 2023 .
  4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting . Act . 94 . 2023 . . February 23, 2024 .
  5. Web site: The State: The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures. 2020-08-07. digicoll.library.wisc.edu.
  6. Web site: The State: The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures. 2020-08-07. digicoll.library.wisc.edu.
  7. Web site: The State: The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures. 2020-08-07. digicoll.library.wisc.edu.
  8. Web site: The State: The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures. 2020-08-07. digicoll.library.wisc.edu.
  9. Web site: The State: State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book: Biographies and photos. 2020-08-07. digicoll.library.wisc.edu.
  10. Web site: The State: State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book: Biographies. 2020-08-07. digicoll.library.wisc.edu.
  11. Web site: Representative Gary Tauchen . . February 7, 2021 .