Wisconsin's 80th Assembly district

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Wisconsin's 80th
State Assembly district
Map of the district
Wisconsin Assembly District 80, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Sondy Pope
D–Mount Horeb
since January 7, 2013 (8 years)
Demographics94.7% White
2.4% Black
2.2% Hispanic
0.7% Asian
0.1% Native American
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		57,585[1][2]
42,504
NotesSouth-central Wisconsin

The 80th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises southwest Dane County, the northern half of Green County, and part of eastern Iowa County. It includes the city of Verona and the southern half of the city of Fitchburg, as well as the villages of Barneveld, Belleville, Blue Mounds, Monticello, Mount Horeb, and New Glarus. It also contains Blue Mound State Park.[4] The district is represented by Democrat Sondy Pope, since January 2013. Before the 2011 redistricting, Pope represented the 79th Assembly district from 2003 to 2013.[5]

New Glarus village hall
View of Blue Mounds, from Blue Mound State Park

The 80th Assembly District is located within Wisconsin's 27th Senate district, along with the 79th and 81st Assembly districts.

List of District Representatives[]

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 80th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Kenyon E. Giese Rep. Sauk City Columbia, Sauk January 1, 1973 August 7, 1975
--Vacant-- August 7, 1975 November 12, 1975
Leroy Litscher Dem. Baraboo November 12, 1975 January 1, 1979
James F. Laatsch Rep. Arlington January 1, 1979 January 3, 1983
Esther K. Walling Rep. Menasha Winnebago January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Robert M. Thompson Dem. Dekorra Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Sauk January 7, 1985 January 7, 1991
Eugene Hahn Rep. Springvale January 7, 1991 January 4, 1993
David G. Deininger Rep. Monroe Green, Rock January 4, 1993 January 2, 1995
Mike Powers Rep. Albany January 2, 1995 January 3, 2005
Brett Davis Rep. Evansville Dane, Green, Lafayette, Rock January 3, 2005 January 3, 2011
Janis Ringhand Dem. Evansville January 3, 2011 January 7, 2013
Sondy Pope Dem. Mount Horeb Dane, Green, Iowa January 7, 2013 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. 195–198. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Assembly District 80 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Assembly District 80". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 80 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Representative Sondy Pope". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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