The 53rd Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises pars of northeast Winnebago County and southern Outagamie County. It includes the city of Neenah, the portion of the city of Menasha in Winnebago County, and the portion of the village of Fox Crossing east of the Fox River, along with part of southern Appleton. The district contains the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus and the Kimberly Point Lighthouse. The district is represented by Republican Dean Kaufert, 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 52nd and 54th Assembly districts.
List of past representatives +List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 53rd districtMemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.District created James R. Lewis Rep. West Bend Dodge, Fond du Lac, Washington January 1, 1973 --Vacant-- February 6, 1980 Mary Panzer Rep. West Bend February 6, 1980 January 3, 1983 Dem. Pittsfield Brown January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 Mary Panzer Rep. West Bend Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington January 7, 1985 January 4, 1993 Carol Owens Rep. Oshkosh Dodge, Fond du Lac, Winnebago January 4, 1993 January 5, 2009 Richard Spanbauer Rep. Algoma January 5, 2009 January 7, 2013 Michael Schraa Rep. Oshkosh January 7, 2013 January 6, 2025 Dean Kaufert Rep. Neenah Outagamie, Winnebago January 6, 2025 Current
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