The 74th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Iron, Sawyer, and Washburn counties, along with most of Ashland County, the southern half of Bayfield County, the southern half of Douglas County, and part of northeast Burnett County. It includes the cities of Hayward, Hurley, Mellen, Montreal, Shell Lake, and Spooner, and the villages of Birchwood, Butternut, Couderay, Exeland, Mason, Minong, Radisson, Solon Springs, and Winter. The district also contains the and most of the Chequamegon National Forest. The district is represented by Republican Chanz Green, since January 2023.
The 74th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 25th Senate district, along with the 73rd and 75th Assembly districts. The district is also located entirely within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district.
List of past representatives +List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 74th districtMemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.District created Dem. Washburn Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Iron January 1, 1973 January 5, 1981 Rep. Tripp January 5, 1981 January 3, 1983 Dem. Whitelaw Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 William Plizka Rep. Mellen Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Rusk, Sawyer Barbara Linton Dem. Ashland January 5, 1987 July 31, 1998 Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer--Vacant--July 31, 1998January 4, 1999 Gary E. Sherman Dem. Port Wing January 4, 1999 May 12, 2010 --Vacant-- May 12, 2010 January 3, 2011 Janet Bewley Dem. Ashland Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, Sawyer, Vilas January 3, 2011 January 5, 2015 Beth Meyers Dem. Bayfield January 5, 2015 January 2, 2023 Chanz Green Rep. Mason Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Iron, Sawyer January 3, 2023 January 6, 2025 GrandviewAshland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, WashburnJanuary 6, 2025Current
Electoral history YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPluralityOther primary candidates2014Democratic14,66357.43%Rep.10,86242.54%25,5323,8012016Democratic22,62499.36% --unopposed--22,76922,4792018Democratic15,73856.16%Rep.12,27643.81%28,0223,4622020Democratic18,16351.46%Rep.17,11948.51%35,2931,0442022Republican16,00652.84%Dem.14,27647.13%30,2931,7302024Republican23,39662.44%Dem.14,05137.50%37,4689,345
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