The 87th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises the southeastquarter of Marathon County and much of the northern half of Waupaca County, along with parts of northeast Portage County and western Shawano County. It includes the cities of Mosinee, Marion, and Schofield, and the villages of Big Falls, Birnamwood, Eland, Elderon, Hatley, Iola, Rosholt, Rothschild, Scandinavia, Tigerton, and Wittenberg. The district also contains Rib Mountain State Park and Central Wisconsin Airport The district is represented by Republican Brent Jacobson, since January 2025.
The 87th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 29th Senate district, along with the 85th and 86th Assembly districts.
List of past representatives +List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 87th districtMemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.District created Herbert J. Grover Dem. Shawano Langlade, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano --Vacant-- Earl W. Schmidt Rep. Birnamwood January 3, 1983 Tommy Thompson Rep. Elroy Adams, Juneau, Marquette, Waushara January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 Robert J. Larson Rep. Medford Barron, Chippewa, Price, Rusk, Taylor January 7, 1985 January 7, 1991 Martin L. Reynolds Dem. Ladysmith January 7, 1991 January 6, 2003 Price, Rusk, Taylor Mary Williams Rep. Medford Marathon, Price, Sawyer, Rusk, Taylor January 6, 2003 January 5, 2015 Clark, Marathon, Sawyer, Rusk, Taylor James W. Edming Rep. Glen Flora January 5, 2015 January 6, 2025 Brent Jacobson Rep. Mosinee Marathon, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca January 6, 2025 Current
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