The 1st Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in northeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Door and Kewaunee counties, as well as portions of northeast Brown County. The district is represented by Republican Joel Kitchens, since January 2015.
The 1st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 1st Senate district, along with the 2nd and 3rd 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 1st district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous Door–Kewaunee district; the last representative of that district, Lary J. Swoboda, continued as the representative of the 1st district after the 1972 election. The 1st district boundaries have remained relatively consistent in redistricting since 1972, with the major exception of the 1982 court-ordered redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts and moved the 1st district to Milwaukee County for the 1983–1984 legislative session.
List of past representatives +List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 1st districtMemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.District created Lary J. SwobodaDem. Luxemburg Door, Kewaunee, Brown January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983 Louise M. Tesmer Dem. Milwaukee Milwaukee January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 Lary J. SwobodaDem. LuxemburgDoor, Kewaunee, Brown January 7, 1985 January 3, 1995 David E. HutchisonRep.Red RiverJanuary 3, 1995January 3, 2001Garey BiesRep.Sister BayJanuary 3, 2001January 3, 2015Door, Kewaunee, Brown, Manitowoc Joel KitchensRep. Sturgeon Bay January 6, 2015 Current Door, Kewaunee, Brown
Electoral history
Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality Other primary candidates 1972 Democratic 12,704 62.38% Rep. 7,367 36.17% 20,365 5,337 Amer. 294 1.44% 1974 Democratic 9,867 63.85% Rep. 5,338 34.54% 15,453 4,529 Amer. 248 1.60% 1976 Democratic 16,670 74.30% Rep. 5,766 25.70% 22,436 10,904 1978 Democratic 11,234 65.73% Rep. 5,858 34.27% 17,092 5,376 1980 Democratic 18,140 71.98% Rep. 7,060 28.02% 25,200 11,080 1982 Democratic 13,103 83.95% Rep. 2,223 14.24% 16,236 1,230 Lib. 282 1.81% 1984 Democratic 15,651 68.64% Rep. 7,149 31.36% 22,800 8,502 1986 Democratic 11,018 67.98% Rep. 4,874 30.07% 16,208 6,144 Ind. 316 1.95% 1988 Democratic 13,278 56.77% Rep. 10,112 43.23% 23,390 3,166 1990 Democratic 11,068 64.60% Rep. 6,066 35.40% 17,134 5,002 1992 Democratic 21,597 100.0% 21,597 21,597 1994 Republican 10,872 61.63% Dem. 6,769 38.37% 17,641 4,103 1996 Republican 17,593 99.95% Lib. 9 0.05% 17,602 17,584 1998 Republican 14,864 100.0% 14,864 14,864 2000 Republican 16,132 57.09% Dem. 12,104 42.84% 28,255 4,028 2002 Republican 13,378 65.58% Dem. 7,011 34.37% 20,401 6,367 2004 Republican 19,022 61.48% Dem. 11,890 38.43% 30,938 7,132 2006 Republican 13,736 53.56% Dem. 11,888 46.35% 25,647 1,848 2008 Republican 15,905 51.33% Dem. 15,055 48.59% 30,985 850 2010 Republican 14,225 58.29% Dem. 10,165 41.65% 24,405 4,060 2012 Republican 16,993 51.27% Dem. 16,124 48.65% 33,146 869 2014 Republican 16,072 56.70% Dem. 12,256 43.24% 28,345 3,816 2016 Republican 20,044 60.11% Dem. 13,289 39.85% 33,347 6,755 2018 Republican 20,651 68.45% Ind. 9,519 31.55% 30,170 11,132 2020 Republican 23,441 61.82% Dem. 14,462 38.14% 37,920 8,979 2022 Republican 19,864 62.45% Dem. 11,916 37.46% 31,806 7,948 2024 Republican 24,101 61.91% Dem. 14,801 38.02% 38,929 9,300
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