The 21st Assembly district of

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is one of 99 districts in the

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. Located in southeastern Wisconsin, the district contains part of southeast

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, consisting of all of the suburban city of Oak Creek, far south wards of the city of

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including the Town of Lake, Tippecanoe, Holler Park, New Coeln, Maitland Park and Gra-Ram neighborhoods as well as a small part of the city of

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. The district also contains

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and the

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. The district is represented by Republican

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, since winning a

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in November 2013. The 21st Assembly district is located within

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, along with the

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and 20th Assembly districts. File:General_Mitchell_International_Airport_-_Wisconsin.jpg,

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History

The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act
1971 Wisc. Act 304
which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties. The 21st district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous

24th district (the cities of

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and Cudahy). The 21st district boundaries have remained relatively consistent in redistricting since 1972, with the major exception of the court-ordered 1982 redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts and moved the 21st district to Racine County for the 1983–1984 legislative session.

List of past representatives

References

{{Wisconsin state legislature districts Wisconsin State Assembly districts Milwaukee County, Wisconsin