The 71st Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Portage County and part of northeast Adams County. It includes the city of Stevens Point and the villages of Amherst, Amherst Junction, Nelsonville, Plover, and Whiting. The district also contains the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point campus.[2] The district is represented by Democrat Katrina Shankland, since January 2013.[3]
Wisconsin's 71st State Assembly district | |||||
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Assemblymember |
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Demographics | 89.32% White 1.86% Black 3.13% Hispanic 3.76% Asian 1.51% Native American 0.13% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,463 47,994 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
Notes | Central Wisconsin |
The 71st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 24th Senate district, along with the 70th and 72nd Assembly districts.[4]
Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
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District created | ||||||
Leonard A. Groshek | Dem. | Stevens Point | Portage | January 1, 1973 | January 1, 1979 | |
David Helbach | Dem. | Stevens Point | January 1, 1979 | January 3, 1983 | ||
Donald K. Stitt | Rep. | Port Washington | Ozaukee, Sheboygan | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | |
Stan Gruszynski | Dem. | Stevens Point | Portage, Waupaca | January 7, 1985 | January 2, 1995 | |
Portage, Waushara | ||||||
William Murat | Dem. | Stevens Point | January 2, 1995 | January 4, 1999 | ||
Julie Lassa | Dem. | Plover | January 4, 1999 | May 9, 2003 | [5] | |
--Vacant-- | May 9, 2003 | August 11, 2003 | ||||
Louis Molepske | Dem. | Stevens Point | August 11, 2003 | January 7, 2013 | ||
Katrina Shankland | Dem. | Stevens Point | Portage | January 7, 2013 | Current | [3] |