Wisconsin Assembly, District 1

The 1st Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3] Located in Eastern Wisconsin, the district currently encompasses Door, Kewaunee, and portions of Brown and Manitowoc counties. The seat has been held by Joel Kitchens since 2015.[4]

Wisconsin's 1st
State Assembly District
Wisconsin Assembly District 1, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Joel Kitchens
R–Sturgeon Bay
since January 6, 2015 (6 years)
Demographics95.9% White
0.4% Black
2.4% Hispanic
0.8% Asian
0.4% Native American
0.1% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		57,220[1][2]
45,131
NotesDoor Peninsula

The 1st Assembly District is located within Wisconsin's 1st Senate District, along with the 2nd and 3rd Assembly Districts.

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 1st district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous Door–Kewaunee district, and 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 redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts and moved the 1st district to Milwaukee County for the 1983–1984 legislative session.

List of Assembly members
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][7]:179
Louise M. Tesmer Dem. Milwaukee Milwaukee January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 [8][7]:179
Lary J. Swoboda Dem. Luxemburg Door, Kewaunee, Brown January 7, 1985 January 3, 1995 [6]
David E. Hutchison Republican Red River January 3, 1995 January 3, 2001 [9][7]:149
Garey Bies Republican Sister Bay January 3, 2001 January 3, 2015 [10][7]:124
Door, Kewaunee, Brown, Manitowoc
Joel Kitchens Republican Sturgeon Bay January 6, 2015 Current [4]

References
  1. 2011 Wisconsin Act 43 and 44 with Baldus et al vs. Brennan et al by Municipal Ward (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. October 18, 2012. pp. 1–5. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Assembly District 1 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "Assembly District 1". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  4. "Representative Joel Kitchens". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  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. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1993). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 23. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  7. 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. 124, 149, 179. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  8. 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. p. 35. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  9. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1995). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 1995-1996 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 23. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  10. "Representative Garey Bies". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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