The 83rd Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises part of eastern Waukesha County. It includes all of the city of New Berlin, most of the village of Waukesha, and part of the city of Muskego. The district is represented by Republican Dave Maxey, since January 2025; Maxey previously represented the 15th district from 2023 to 2025.
The 83rd Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 28th Senate district, along with the 82nd and 84th Assembly districts.
History
Notable former representatives of the 83rd district include John C. Shabaz, who was appointed United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin by President Ronald Reagan and later became chief judge of that court.
List of past representatives +List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 83rd districtMemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.District created John C. Shabaz Rep. New Berlin Waukesha --Vacant-- April 14, 1982 John C. Schober Rep. Big Bend April 14, 1982 January 3, 1983 Dem. Kaukauna Brown, Outagamie January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 David J. Lepak Rep. Muskego Racine, Walworth, Waukesha January 7, 1985 January 7, 1991 Maxine Hough Dem. East Troy January 7, 1991 January 4, 1993 Rep. Waterford Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha January 4, 1993 January 2, 1995 Scott Gunderson Rep. January 2, 1995 January 4, 2011 Racine, Walworth, Waukesha --Vacant-- January 4, 2011 May 17, 2011 Dave Craig Rep. Big Bend Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha May 17, 2011 January 2, 2017 Chuck Wichgers Rep. Muskego January 2, 2017 January 2, 2023 Nik Rettinger Rep. Mukwonago Racine, Walworth, Waukesha January 3, 2023 January 6, 2025 Dave Maxey Rep. New Berlin Waukesha January 6, 2025 Current
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