Wisconsin's 51st Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 51st
State Assembly district
Map of the district
Wisconsin Assembly District 51, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Todd Novak
R–Dodgeville
since January 3, 2015 (7 years)
Demographics95.6% White
0.3% Black
3.2% Hispanic
0.4% Asian
0.3% Native American
0.2% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		57,580[1][2]
43,476
NotesSouthwest Wisconsin

The 51st Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3] Located in southwest Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Lafayette County, as well as southwest Green County, central and western Iowa County, southeast Richland County, and southwest Sauk County. It includes the cities of Darlington, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Monroe, and Shullsburg, and the villages of Argyle, Avoca, Belmont, Cobb, Gratiot, Highland, Lime Ridge, Lone Rock, Plain, Rewey, and Spring Green. It also contains landmarks such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin estate, the historic Iowa County Courthouse, Governor Dodge State Park, Yellowstone Lake State Park, and Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area.[4] The district is represented by Republican Todd Novak, since January 2015.[5]

Historic Iowa County Courthouse in Dodgeville
High Street in Mineral Point
Rock Ledge in Governor Dodge State Park

The 51st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 17th Senate district, along with the 49th and 50th Assembly districts.

List of District Representatives[]

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 51st district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Joseph E. Tregoning Rep. Shullsburg Green, Lafayette, Rock January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983
Patricia Spafford Smith Dem. Shell Lake Barron, Washburn January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Joseph E. Tregoning Rep. Shullsburg Grant, Iowa, Lafayette January 7, 1985 January 7, 1991
Stephen Freese Rep. Jamestown Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk January 7, 1991 January 1, 2007
Steve Hilgenberg Dem. Dodgeville January 1, 2007 January 3, 2011
Howard Marklein Rep. Spring Green Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk January 3, 2011 January 3, 2015 [6]
Todd Novak Rep. Dodgeville January 3, 2015 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. 120–125. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Assembly District 51 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Assembly District 51". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 51 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Representative Todd Novak". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Representative Howard Marklein". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 2, 2021.


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