Wisconsin's 1st Assembly district

The 1st Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in northeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Door and Kewaunee counties, as well as portions of northeast Brown County.[2] The district is represented by Republican Joel Kitchens, since January 2015.[3]

Wisconsin's 1st
State Assembly district

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2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Joel Kitchens
RSturgeon Bay
since January 6, 2015 (9 years)
Demographics93.91% White
0.64% Black
2.7% Hispanic
0.63% Asian
1.43% Native American
0.08% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age
59,444
48,427
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesDoor Peninsula

The 1st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 1st Senate district, along with the 2nd and 3rd Assembly districts.[4]

History

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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 1st district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous Door–Kewaunee district; the last representative of that district, Lary J. Swoboda, continued as the representative of the 1st district after the 1972 election.[6] The 1st district boundaries have remained relatively consistent in redistricting since 1972, with the major exception of the 1982 court-ordered redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts and moved the 1st district to Milwaukee County for the 1983–1984 legislative session.[7]

List of past representatives

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List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 1st district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Lary J. Swoboda Dem. Luxemburg Door, Kewaunee, Brown January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983 [6][8]: 179 
Louise M. Tesmer Dem. Milwaukee Milwaukee January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 [9][8]: 179 
Lary J. Swoboda Dem. Luxemburg Door, Kewaunee, Brown January 7, 1985 January 3, 1995 [6]
David E. Hutchison Rep. Red River January 3, 1995 January 3, 2001 [10][8]: 149 
Garey Bies Rep. Sister Bay January 3, 2001 January 3, 2015 [11][8]: 124 
Door, Kewaunee, Brown, Manitowoc
Joel Kitchens Rep. Sturgeon Bay January 6, 2015 Current [3]
Door, Kewaunee, Brown

Electoral history

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Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality Other primary candidates
1972[12] Nov. 7 Lary J. Swoboda Democratic 12,704 62.38% Lawrence H. Johnson Rep. 7,367 36.17% 20,365 5,337
Richard M. Vanden Heuvel Amer. 294 1.44%
1974[13] Nov. 5 Lary J. Swoboda (inc.) Democratic 9,867 63.85% Cheryl R. Warren Rep. 5,338 34.54% 15,453 4,529
Kenneth Werkheiser Amer. 248 1.60%
1976[14] Nov. 2 Lary J. Swoboda (inc.) Democratic 16,670 74.30% Herman V. Nelson Rep. 5,766 25.70% 22,436 10,904 Lynn B. Engebose (Rep.)
1978[15] Nov. 7 Lary J. Swoboda (inc.) Democratic 11,234 65.73% Harvey W. Rowe Rep. 5,858 34.27% 17,092 5,376
  • Milton A. Hafeman (Rep.)
  • Ruth A. Gunnerson (Rep.)
1980[16] Nov. 4 Lary J. Swoboda (inc.) Democratic 18,140 71.98% Clifford Delorit Rep. 7,060 28.02% 25,200 11,080
1982[17] Nov. 2 Louise M. Tesmer Democratic 13,103 83.95% William A. Rinnemaki Rep. 2,223 14.24% 16,236 1,230 Phillip J. Tuczynski (Dem.)
Elaine Bergstrom Lib. 282 1.81%
1984[18] Nov. 6 Lary J. Swoboda Democratic 15,651 68.64% Frank J. Schnabl Rep. 7,149 31.36% 22,800 8,502 Linda Neeck (Rep.)
1986[19] Nov. 4 Lary J. Swoboda (inc.) Democratic 11,018 67.98% Frank J. Schnabl Rep. 4,874 30.07% 16,208 6,144
Marjorie Otto Wessely Ind. 316 1.95%
1988[20] Nov. 8 Lary J. Swoboda (inc.) Democratic 13,278 56.77% Robert Papke Rep. 10,112 43.23% 23,390 3,166
1990[21] Nov. 6 Lary J. Swoboda (inc.) Democratic 11,068 64.60% Clifford Ehlers Rep. 6,066 35.40% 17,134 5,002
1992[22] Nov. 3 Lary J. Swoboda (inc.) Democratic 21,597 100.0% 21,597 21,597
1994[23] Nov. 8 David E. Hutchison Republican 10,872 61.63% Colleen Crocker-MacMillin Dem. 6,769 38.37% 17,641 4,103
  • Darrel Graf (Rep.)
  • James H. Grasse (Rep.)
  • Monika A. Wulfers (Dem.)
1996[24] Nov. 5 David E. Hutchison (inc.) Republican 17,593 99.95% N. Vandervest (write-in) Lib. 9 0.05% 17,602 17,584
1998[25] Nov. 3 David E. Hutchison (inc.) Republican 14,864 100.0% 14,864 14,864
2000[26] Nov. 7 Garey Bies Republican 16,132 57.09% Lary J. Swoboda Dem. 12,104 42.84% 28,255 4,028 Peter J. Andre (Rep.)
2002[27] Nov. 5 Garey Bies (inc.) Republican 13,378 65.58% Tom Hermann Dem. 7,011 34.37% 20,401 6,367 Peter J. Andre (Rep.)
2004[28] Nov. 2 Garey Bies (inc.) Republican 19,022 61.48% Tom Hermann Dem. 11,890 38.43% 30,938 7,132
2006[29] Nov. 7 Garey Bies (inc.) Republican 13,736 53.56% Ame Grail Dem. 11,888 46.35% 25,647 1,848
2008[30] Nov. 4 Garey Bies (inc.) Republican 15,905 51.33% Richard A. Skare Dem. 15,055 48.59% 30,985 850 Christopher Baeb (Dem.)
2010[31] Nov. 2 Garey Bies (inc.) Republican 14,225 58.29% Richard A. Skare Dem. 10,165 41.65% 24,405 4,060
2012[32] Nov. 6 Garey Bies (inc.) Republican 16,993 51.27% Patrick Veeser Dem. 16,124 48.65% 33,146 869 Arnie Johnsurd (Dem.)
2014[33] Nov. 4 Joel Kitchens Republican 16,072 56.70% Joe Majeski Dem. 12,256 43.24% 28,345 3,816
  • Terry McNulty (Rep.)
  • Brian Hackbarth (Rep.)
  • Paul M. Feit (Rep.)
2016[34] Nov. 8 Joel Kitchens (inc.) Republican 20,044 60.11% Lynn Utesch Dem. 13,289 39.85% 33,347 6,755
2018[35] Nov. 6 Joel Kitchens (inc.) Republican 20,651 68.45% Roberta Thelen Ind. 9,519 31.55% 30,170 11,132
2020[36] Nov. 3 Joel Kitchens (inc.) Republican 23,441 61.82% Kim Delorit Jensen Dem. 14,462 38.14% 37,920 8,979

References

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  1. ^ "Assembly District 1". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 1 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative Joel Kitchens". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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  7. ^ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F. Supp. 630 (E.D. Wis. June 9, 1982).
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