Wisconsin Assembly, District 66

The 66th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3] Located in Southeastern Wisconsin, the district covers most of the city of Racine, Wisconsin.[4] The seat has been held by Democrat Greta Neubauer since January 2018.[5]

Wisconsin's 66th State Assembly District
Assemblymember	Greta Neubauer D–Racine since January 27, 2018 (3 years)
Demographics	46.0% White 24.4% Black 27.8% Hispanic 0.7% Asian 0.2% Native American 0.9% Other
Population (2010)  • Voting age	57,545[1][2] 40,919
Notes	Southeast Wisconsin

The 66th Assembly District is located within Wisconsin's 22nd Senate District, along with the 64th and 65th 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.[6] The 66th district was drawn somewhat in line with the former Kenosha County 2nd district (Kenosha County excluding most of the city of Kenosha), but removed southeastern Kenosha County and replaced it with a number of neighboring towns in central Racine County and eastern Walworth County.

After the 1983 redistricting, which undid the 1982 redistricting that had temporarily scrambled State Assembly districts, the boundaries of the 66th district remained relatively consistent for the next 28 years, based in Kenosha County with a varying set of rural towns from Racine and Walworth counties. That changed in the controversial 2011 redistricting plan (2011 Wisc. Act 43) which moved the district entirely into the city of Racine in Racine County in area previously represented by the 61st and 62nd Assembly districts. The previous territory covered by the 66th district is now split between the 61st, 63rd, and 64th Assembly districts.[7][8]

List of District Representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 66th district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties Represented	Term Start	Term End	Ref.
District Created
Russell Olson	Rep.	Bassett	Kenosha, Racine, Walworth	January 1, 1973	January 1, 1979
Mary Wagner	Dem.	Brighton	Kenosha, Racine, Walworth	January 1, 1979	January 3, 1983
Steven Foti	Rep.	Oconomowoc	Washington, Waukesha	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
Cloyd A. Porter	Rep.	Burlington	Kenosha, Racine, Walworth	January 7, 1985	January 1, 2001
Samantha Kerkman	Rep.	Randall	Kenosha, Racine	January 1, 2001	January 7, 2013	[7]
Cory Mason	Dem.	Racine	Racine	January 7, 2013	January 15, 2018	[8]
--Vacant--			Racine	January 15, 2018	January 27, 2018
Greta Neubauer	Dem.	Racine	Racine	January 27, 2018	Current	[5]

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. 151–152. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Assembly District 66 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
3. "Assembly District 66". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 66 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
5. "Representative Greta Neubauer". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
6. 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.
7. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2009). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 60–63. ISBN 978-0-9752820-3-8. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
8. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2017). "State Legislature" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2017-2018 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 84–89. ISBN 978-0-9752820-9-0. Retrieved January 29, 2021.