The 46th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in southern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of the west half of Jefferson County and parts of eastern Dane County. It includes the cities of Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills, and Waterloo, and the villages of Cambridge, Deerfield, and Rockdale, along with nearly all of the village of Cottage Grove and part of the village of McFarland. The district also contains Aztalan State Park and the Goose Lake Wildlife Area. The district is represented by Democrat Joan Fitzgerald, since January 2025.
The 46th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 16th Senate district, along with the 47th and 48th Assembly districts.
List of past representatives +List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 46th districtMemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.District created Dem. Waunakee Dane January 1, 1973 January 3, 1977 Thomas A. Loftus Dem. Sun Prairie January 3, 1977 January 3, 1983 Jim Holperin Dem. Eagle River Oneida, Vilas January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 Thomas A. Loftus Dem. Sun Prairie Dane January 7, 1985 January 7, 1991 Rudy Silbaugh Rep. Stoughton Dane, Rock January 7, 1991 January 6, 1997 Tom Hebl Dem. Sun Prairie Dane January 6, 1997 Gary Hebl Dem. January 3, 2023 Melissa Ratcliff Dem. Cottage Grove January 3, 2023 January 6, 2025 Joan Fitzgerald Dem. Fort Atkinson Dane, Jefferson January 6, 2025 Current
Electoral history Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality Other primary candidates2022Democratic20,71069.65%Rep.9,00130.27%29,73511,709 2024Democratic18,98552.39%Rep.17,21947.52%36,2361,766
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