The 83rd Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises much of the southern quarter of Waukesha County, along with parts of northeast Walworth County and northwest

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. It includes the city of Mukwonago and the northern half of the city of

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, as well as the villages of Big Bend,

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, East Troy, and Waterford. The district is represented by Republican Nik Rettinger, since January 2023. Upper_Phantom_Lake,_Mukwonago,_WI

The 83rd Assembly District is located within

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, along with the 82nd and 84th Assembly districts.

History

Notable former representatives of the 83rd district include

John C. Shabaz John C. Shabaz (June 25, 1931August 31, 2012) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He served 30 years as a United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, and was Chief Judge between 1996 and 2001. Earlier in his car ...

, who was appointed United States district judge for the

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by President

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and later became chief judge of that court.

List of past representatives

References

{{Wisconsin state legislature districts Wisconsin State Assembly districts Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Racine County, Wisconsin Walworth County, Wisconsin Waukesha County, Wisconsin