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The 26th Assembly District of 
The 26th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 9th Senate district, along with the 25th and 27th Assembly districts.
1971 Wisc. Act 304
which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties. The 26th district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous
2011 Wisc. Act 43
added a number of rural towns to the 26th district and split the city of Sheboygan between the 26th and 27th districts, in order to create two safe Republican districts from what had previously been the competitive 26th and safe Republican 27th.
Wisconsin
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is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly
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. Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises southeast Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after the Sheboygan River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,034. Its county seat is Sheboygan. The county was created in 1836 and organized in 1846. At th ...
, including most of the city of Sheboygan, as well as all of the city of Sheboygan Falls, and the villages of Adell, Cedar Grove, Oostburg
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, and Random Lake. It also encompasses the Kohler-Andrae State Park
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on the shore of Lake Michigan
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, south of Sheboygan. The district is represented by Republican
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Terry Katsma
Terry Katsma (born April 23, 1958) is an American Republican politician and businessman. He has been a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2015, representing Sheboygan County.
Early life and education
Katsma was born in Sheboygan, Wisc ...
, since January 2015.
The 26th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 9th Senate district, along with the 25th and 27th Assembly districts.
History
The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act1971 Wisc. Act 304
which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties. The 26th district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee County is located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. At the 2020 census, the population was 939,489, down from 947,735 in 2010. It is both the most populous and most densely populated county in Wisconsin, and the 45th most populous coun ...
4th district (downtown Milwaukee
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).
Following the 1982 court-ordered redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts, the 1983 redistricting moved the 26th district to Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after the Sheboygan River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,034. Its county seat is Sheboygan. The county was created in 1836 and organized in 1846. At th ...
, based in the city of Sheboygan. The boundaries remained mostly consistent since 1984. The controversial 2011 redistricting plan2011 Wisc. Act 43
added a number of rural towns to the 26th district and split the city of Sheboygan between the 26th and 27th districts, in order to create two safe Republican districts from what had previously been the competitive 26th and safe Republican 27th.
List of past representatives
References
{{Wisconsin state legislature districts Wisconsin State Assembly districts Sheboygan County, Wisconsin