Wisconsin Assembly, District 8

The 8th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within Milwaukee County. It comprises part of the city of Milwaukee's near-south side, including the Walker's Point Historic District, the Historic Mitchell Street neighborhood, and most of Lincoln Village.[4] The district is represented by Democrat Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, since January 2021.[5]

Wisconsin's 8th State Assembly District
Wisconsin Assembly District 8, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember	Sylvia Ortiz-Velez D–Milwaukee since January 4, 2021 (0 years)
Demographics	15.2% White 9.2% Black 71.4% Hispanic 1.6% Asian 0.8% Native American 1.8% Other
Population (2010)  • Voting age	57,196[1][2] 36,986
Notes	Central Milwaukee County

The 8th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district, along with the 7th and 9th Assembly districts.

List of Assembly Members

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 8th district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties Represented	Term Start	Term End	Ref.
District Created
Earl Keegan Jr.	Democratic	Milwaukee	Milwaukee County	January 1, 1973	January 6, 1975	[6]
John Norquist				January 6, 1975	January 3, 1983	[7]
Lois Plous				January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985	[8]
Thomas Crawford				January 7, 1985	January 5, 1987	[9]
Peter Bock				January 5, 1987	January 4, 1993	[10]
Walter Kunicki				January 4, 1993	January 1, 1999	[11]
Pedro Colón				January 1, 1999	September 20, 2010	[12]
--Vacant--				September 20, 2010	January 3, 2011	[13]
JoCasta Zamarripa	Democratic	Milwaukee		January 3, 2011	January 4, 2021
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez	Democratic			January 4, 2021	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. 18–19. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Assembly District 8 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
3. "Assembly District 8". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 8 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
5. "Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
6. "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
7. "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
8. "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
9. "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
10. "The State: State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book: Biographies and photos". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
11. "The State: State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book: Biographies and photos". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
12. "The State: State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book: Biographies". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
13. "Doyle appoints Pedro Colón to Circuit Court Judge". Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper. 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-08.