The 21st Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in southeastern Wisconsin, the district contains part of southeast Milwaukee County, consisting of all of the suburban city of Oak Creek, far south wards of the city of Milwaukee 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 Greenfield. The district also contains Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and the Oak Creek Power Plant. The district is represented by Republican Jessie Rodriguez, since winning a special election in November 2013.
The 21st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 7th Senate district, along with the 19th and 20th 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 21st district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous Milwaukee County 24th district (the cities of South Milwaukee 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 +List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 21st districtMemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.District created William P. Atkinson Dem. South Milwaukee Milwaukee January 1, 1973 January 6, 1975 Chester A. Gerlach Dem. January 6, 1975 January 3, 1983 Ronald A. Sell Dem. Caledonia Racine January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 Dem. South Milwaukee Milwaukee January 7, 1985 January 2, 1996 --Vacant-- January 2, 1996 March 26, 1996 Jeffrey Plale Dem. South Milwaukee March 26, 1996 May 9, 2003 --Vacant-- May 9, 2003 Mark Honadel Rep. South Milwaukee August 4, 2003 --Vacant-- December 4, 2013 Jessie Rodriguez Rep. Franklin December 4, 2013Current Oak Creek
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