Summary
The 77th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district is contained entirely within central Dane County. It includes the village of Shorewood Hills, the western portion of downtown and the near west neighborhoods of the city of Madison. The district contains all of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and Edgewood College, as well as landmarks such as the Wisconsin Historical Society, the State Street pedestrian mall, Camp Randall Stadium, the Kohl Center, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum, Henry Vilas Zoo, UW Health University Hospital, and historic Forest Hill Cemetery.[2] The district is represented by Democrat Shelia Stubbs, since January 2019.[3] The 77th district has the highest Asian American population in the Assembly.
| Wisconsin's 77th 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 | |||||
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| Demographics | 71.13% White 4.49% Black 5.73% Hispanic 17.05% Asian 1.42% Native American 0.14% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,997 53,015 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Madison, Wisconsin | ||||
The 77th Assembly District is located within Wisconsin's 26th Senate district, along with the 76th and 78th Assembly districts.[4]
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Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus -
Camp Randall arch -
Lake Mendota viewed from Observatory Drive -
Wisconsin State Capitol viewed from State Street -
List of past representatives edit
| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
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| District created | ||||||
| Marjorie Miller | Dem. | Madison | Dane | January 1, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | |
| Calvin Potter | Dem. | Kohler | Sheboygan | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | |
| Spencer Black | Dem. | Madison | Dane | January 7, 1985 | January 3, 2011 | |
| Brett Hulsey | Dem. | Madison | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2013 | ||
| Terese Berceau | Dem. | Madison | January 3, 2013 | January 7, 2019 | [5] | |
| Shelia Stubbs | Dem. | Madison | January 7, 2019 | Current | [3] | |
References edit
- ^ "Assembly District 77". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 77 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "Representative Shelia Stubbs". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Representative Terese Berceau". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.