The 90th Assembly District of

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is one of 99 districts in the

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. Located in northeastern

, the district covers most of the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, in central Brown County. The district includes historic landmarks such as the Brown County Courthouse, Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral, the site of Fort Howard, and the Fort Howard Memorial Cemetery. It also contains the Port of Green Bay and the

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. The district is represented by

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Kristina Shelton Kristina Marie Shelton (' Sandherr; born June 2, 1980) is an American educator and politician. A Democrat, she represents the 90th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly, based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Early life and career Shelton was bor ...

, since January 2021. Brown County Courthouse Aerial

St_Francis_Xavier_Cathedral_in_Green_Bay

The 90th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 30th Senate district, along with the 88th and 89th Assembly districts.

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 90th district was drawn almost exactly in line with the previous Brown County 1st district (most of the city of Green Bay). The last representative of the Brown County 1st district,

Jerome Quinn Jerome Quinn (May 23, 1908 – February 29, 2008) was a Wisconsin politician and realtor. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Quinn was a realtor and served on the Green Bay Common Council, the Brown County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors, the local Bo ...

, went on to win the 1972 election as the first representative of the 90th Assembly district. The district has remained centered on the city of Green Bay in all of the various redistricting schemes since 1972, with the exception of the 1982 court-ordered plan which temporarily moved the district to the area of central Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. Generally, the city of Green Bay was divided between the 88th and 90th districts, with both districts containing city and suburban precincts, making both districts competitive. That changed in the 2011 redistricting act, which packed more of Green Bay into the 90th district. Notable former representatives of the 90th district include

Eric Genrich Eric Genrich ( ; born October 8, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, since 2019. Genrich previously represented Green Bay in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 until 2019. Early life and educat ...

, the current mayor of Green Bay.

List of past representatives

References

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