The 53rd Assembly district of

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is one of 99 districts in the

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. Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises pars of northeast Winnebago County and southern

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. It includes the city of

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, the portion of the city of

Menasha Menasha () is a city in Winnebago and Calumet counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 18,268 at the 2020 census. Of this, 15,144 were in Winnebago County, and 2,209 were in Calumet County. The city's name comes from the W ...

in Winnebago County, and the portion of the village of Fox Crossing east of the Fox River, along with part of southern

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. The district contains the

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and the Kimberly Point Lighthouse. The district is represented by Republican

Dean Kaufert Dean R. Kaufert (born May 23, 1957) is an American business owner and Republican politician from Neenah, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 53rd Assembly district since 2025. He previously repre ...

, since January 2025; Kaufert previously represented the 55th district from 1991 to 2015. The 53rd Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 18th Senate district, along with the

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and 54th Assembly districts. File:Downtown Menasha.jpg, Downtown

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Point File:NeenahWisconsinCityHall.jpg,

City Hall File:DotyIslandFoxRiverNeenahWisconsin.jpg,

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