Wisconsin's 12th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 12th
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
  LaKeshia Myers
D–Milwaukee
since January 6, 2019 (5 years)
Demographics29.69% White
57.01% Black
5.24% Hispanic
7.67% Asian
1.46% Native American
0.14% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,351
42,610
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesNorthwest Milwaukee County

The 12th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within northwest Milwaukee County. It comprises much of the far north of the city of Milwaukee as well as part of northern Wauwatosa and western Brown Deer. The district also includes most of the former town of Granville, Dretzka Park, and Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport.[2] The district is represented by Democrat LaKeshia Myers, since January 2019.[3]

The 12th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 4th Senate district, along with the 10th and 11th 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 12th district was drawn with novel boundaries in south and east Washington County, along with part of south Ozaukee County. In the prior legislative district scheme, Washington County and Ozaukee County were each single-district counties. The last representative of the Washington County district, Frederick C. Schroeder, went on to win election to become the first representative of the 12th Assembly district.[6]

The 1982 court-ordered redistricting plan moved the 12th district into central Milwaukee County.[7] The district has remained in Milwaukee County since then, though the boundaries shifted east in the 1983 legislative redistricting, and then north and west in 1992, 2002, and 2011, with the district now covering the northwest corner of the county.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 12th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Frederick C. Schroeder Republican Trenton Ozaukee, Washington January 1, 1973 January 3, 1977 [6][8]: 174 
John L. Merkt Mequon January 3, 1977 January 3, 1983 [9][8]: 160 
Marcia P. Coggs Democratic Milwaukee Milwaukee January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 [10][8]: 130 
Barbara Notestein January 7, 1985 January 4, 1993 [11][8]: 163 
Shirley Krug January 4, 1993 January 3, 2005 [12][8]: 153 
Fred Kessler January 3, 2005 January 6, 2019 [13][8]: 151 
LaKeshia Myers January 6, 2019 Current [3]

References

  1. ^ "Assembly District 12". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 12 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative LaKeshia Myers". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Legislature" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 227–230. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1975). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 28–29. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F. Supp. 630 (E.D. Wis. June 9, 1982).
  8. ^ a b c d e f Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2007). "Feature Article: Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 – 2007" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2007-2008 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 130, 151, 153, 160, 163, 174. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1981). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 28–29. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  10. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1983). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 32–33. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  11. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1991). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 28–29. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  12. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2003). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 2003-2004 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 26–27. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  13. ^ "Representative Frederick Kessler". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 9, 2021.