Wisconsin's 16th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 16th
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
Assemblymember
  Kalan Haywood
D–Milwaukee
since January 7, 2019 (5 years)
Demographics32.03% White
54.13% Black
7.08% Hispanic
6.25% Asian
1.66% Native American
0.16% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,714
45,615
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesDowntown Milwaukee

The 16th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within the boundaries of the city of Milwaukee in central Milwaukee County. It comprises much of downtown Milwaukee, including the campus of Marquette University, Milwaukee Rescue Mission, Fiserv Forum, the Milwaukee Public Museum, and the Marquette Interchange.[2] The district is represented by Democrat Kalan Haywood, since January 2019.[3]

The 16th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 6th Senate district, along with the 17th and 18th Assembly districts.[4]

History

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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 16th district was drawn somewhat in line with the previous Milwaukee County 2nd district, with some of the southwest wards exchanged for more in the southeast and northeast.[6]

With the exception of the 1982 court-ordered redistricting plan, which moved the district to cover West Allis,[7] in the western part of the county, the district has otherwise remained in north-central Milwaukee County within the boundaries of the city of Milwaukee. The current 16th Assembly district is only slightly south of the original boundaries of the district, and contains several of the same neighborhoods.

The 16th district has been represented by two of the youngest members of the Assembly in Wisconsin history, Michael Elconin, who entered office in 1973 at age 19, and current representative Kalan Haywood, who was also only 19 when sworn in in 2019.

List of past representatives

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List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 16th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Michael Elconin Dem. Milwaukee Milwaukee January 1, 1973 November 14, 1977 [6][8]: 136 
--Vacant-- November 14, 1977 January 24, 1978 [9]
William B. Broydrick Dem. Milwaukee January 24, 1978 November 1, 1981 [10][8]: 126 
--Vacant-- November 1, 1981 January 15, 1982
Thomas W. Meaux Dem. Milwaukee January 15, 1982 January 3, 1983
Jeannette Bell Dem. West Allis January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 [11][8]: 122 
G. Spencer Coggs Dem. Milwaukee January 7, 1985 January 4, 1993 [12][8]: 130 
Leon Young Dem. January 4, 1993 January 7, 2019 [13]
Kalan Haywood Dem. January 7, 2019 Current [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Assembly District 16". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 16 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Representative Kalan Haywood". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  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 February 16, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1977). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1977 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 32–33. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Wisconsin State AFL-CIO v. Elections Board, 543 F. Supp. 630 (E.D. Wis. June 9, 1982).
  8. ^ a b c d 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. 122, 126, 130, 136. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tuesday, January 24, 1978" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal (Eighty-Third Regular Session). Wisconsin Legislature. January 24, 1978. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  10. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1981). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 32–33. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  11. ^ 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. pp. 36–37. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  12. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1991). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 32–33. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Representative Leon Young". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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