Wisconsin's 7th Assembly district
| Wisconsin's 7th 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 2002 map was defined in Baumgart v. Wendelberger | |||||
| Assemblymember |
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| Demographics | 65.66% White 7.14% Black 20.01% Hispanic 5.46% Asian 2.88% Native American 0.14% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,100 46,041 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Central Milwaukee County | ||||
The 7th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises part of central Milwaukee County, including parts of the cities of Milwaukee, West Allis, and Greenfield. The district also contains Alverno College, Calvary Cemetery, Mount Olivet Cemetery, and American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.[2] The district is represented by Democrat Daniel Riemer, since January 2013.[3] Riemer did not run for re-election in 2024 and will be succeeded by Karen Kirsch in 2025.
The 7th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district, along with the 8th and 9th Assembly districts.[4]
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Chapel hill in Calvary Cemetery
List of past representatives
[edit]| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
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| District created | ||||||
| Raymond J. Tobiasz | Democratic | Milwaukee | Milwaukee County | January 1, 1973 | January 6, 1975 | [5] |
| Kevin Soucie | January 6, 1975 | January 3, 1981 | [6] | |||
| Joseph Czarnezki | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1983 | [7] | |||
| Thomas Seery | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | [8] | |||
| Dismas Becker | January 7, 1985 | January 3, 1989 | [9] | |||
| Gwen Moore | January 3, 1989 | January 4, 1993 | [10] | |||
| Peter Bock | January 4, 1993 | January 6, 2003 | [11] | |||
| Peggy Krusick | January 6, 2003 | January 7, 2013 | [12] | |||
| Daniel Riemer | January 7, 2013 | Current | [3] | |||
Electoral history
[edit]| Year | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | Other primary candidates | ||||||
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| 2012[13] | Nov. 6 | Daniel Riemer | Democratic | 16,664 | 85.35% | Peggy Krusick (inc, write-in) | Dem. | 2,499 | 12.80% | 19,524 | 14,165 |
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| Tiffany Lee Koehler (write-in) | Ind. | 2 | 0.01% | |||||||||
| 2014[14] | Nov. 4 | Daniel Riemer (inc) | Democratic | 11,065 | 55.52% | Scott Espeseth | Rep. | 8,800 | 44.16% | 19,928 | 2,265 | |
| 2016[15] | Nov. 8 | Daniel Riemer (inc) | Democratic | 13,514 | 56.14% | Zachary Marshall | Rep. | 9,212 | 38.27% | 24,073 | 4,302 | |
| Matthew J. Bughman | Lib. | 1,303 | 5.41% | |||||||||
| 2018[16] | Nov. 6 | Daniel Riemer (inc) | Democratic | 15,187 | 78.28% | Matthew J. Bughman | Lib. | 3,953 | 20.38% | 19,400 | 11,234 | |
| 2020[17] | Nov. 3 | Daniel Riemer (inc) | Democratic | 19,431 | 97.11% | --unopposed-- | 20,009 | 18,853 | ||||
| 2022[18] | Nov. 3 | Daniel Riemer (inc) | Democratic | 12,476 | 61.81% | Zachary Marshall | Rep. | 7,690 | 38.10% | 20,185 | 4,786 | |
| 2024[19] | Nov. 5 | Karen Kirsch | Democratic | 16,014 | 58.49% | Lee Whiting | Rep. | 11,289 | 41.24% | 27,377 | 4,725 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Assembly District 7". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 7 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ a b "Representative Daniel Riemer". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book: Biographies and photos". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: State of Wisconsin 2001-2002 Blue Book: Biographies and photos". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "The State: State of Wisconsin 2011-2012 Blue Book: Biographies". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. December 26, 2012. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 11. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Wisconsin Elections Commission.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 11. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 9. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. p. 9. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
- ^ County by County Report - 2024 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 27, 2024. p. 7. Retrieved December 1, 2024.