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The 42nd Assembly District of 
The 42nd Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 14th Senate district, along with the 40th and 41st Assembly districts.
1971 Wisc. Act 304
which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties. The 42nd district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
. Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Columbia County, as well as northwest Dodge County, southern Green Lake County, and parts of southeast Marquette County and western Fond du Lac County
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. The district includes the cities of Fox Lake, Lodi, Markesan, Montello, and Ripon
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, as well as the villages of Brandon
Brandon may refer to:
Names and people
*Brandon (given name), a male given name
*Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins
Places
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*Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales
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, Cambria
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, Fairwater, Friesland
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, Kingston, Marquette, Poynette, Randolph, Rio
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Rio or Río may also refer to:
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* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
, and Wyocena. The district also contains Ripon College and the historic Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon—the birthplace of the Republican Party. The district is represented by Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
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Jon Plumer
Jon Plumer (born March 1, 1955) is an American Republican politician and retired salesman. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 42nd Assembly district since winning a June 2018 special election.
Biography
. Plumer w ...
, since June 2018.
The 42nd Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 14th Senate district, along with the 40th and 41st 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 42nd district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous
Outagamie County
Outagamie County is a county in the northeast region of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 190,705. Its county seat is Appleton.
Outagamie County is included in the Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Are ...
1st district (almost all of the city of Appleton).
The 42nd district boundaries have shifted significantly over the various redistrictings of the state, but the location of the district has remained consistent in south-central Wisconsin since the 1983 redistricting.
List of past representatives
References
Wisconsin State Assembly districts Columbia County, Wisconsin Dane County, Wisconsin Dodge County, Wisconsin Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Green Lake County, Wisconsin Marquette County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-geo-stub