The 8th Assembly District of

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is one of 99 districts in the

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. Located in southeast

, the district is entirely contained within

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. It comprises part of the city of

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's near-south side, including the

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, the Historic Mitchell Street neighborhood, and most of Lincoln Village. The district is represented by Democrat

Sylvia Ortiz-Velez Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is an American politician and real estate broker. A Democrat, she is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from assembly district 8. She was elected to her first term in November 2020. Ortiz-Velez was also a member of the ...

, since January 2021. The 8th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district, along with the 7th and

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Assembly districts.

List of past representatives

References

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