The 50th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in southern Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Green County, and parts of southwest Dane County including the southwestern exurban areas outside of Madison. It includes the cities of Brodhead and Monroe, and the villages of Albany, Belleville, Brooklyn, Browntown, Monticello, New Glarus, and Oregon. The district also contains Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area.[2] The district is represented by Republican Tony Kurtz, since January 2019.[3] After the 2024 redistricting, Kurtz no longer resides in the new 50th district.
| Wisconsin's 50th State Assembly district | |||||
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2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 | |||||
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| Demographics | 93.15% White 0.71% Black 2.75% Hispanic 0.78% Asian 1.31% Native American 0.09% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,024 45,398 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Southern Wisconsin | ||||
The 50th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 17th Senate district, along with the 49th and 51st Assembly districts.[4]
New Glarus village hall
Half-Way Tree in Brodhead
List of past representatives
| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
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| District created | ||||||
| Joanne M. Duren | Dem. | Cazenovia | Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland | January 1, 1973 | January 3, 1983 | |
| June Jaronitzky | Rep. | Tripp | Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | |
| Dale Schultz | Rep. | Washington | Juneau, Richland, Sauk | January 7, 1985 | September 24, 1991 | |
| --Vacant-- | September 24, 1991 | December 26, 1991 | ||||
| Sheryl Albers | Rep. | Reedsburg | December 26, 1991 | January 5, 2009 | ||
| Juneau, Monroe, Richland, Sauk | ||||||
| Edward Brooks | Rep. | Reedsburg | January 5, 2009 | January 7, 2019 | [5] | |
| Juneau, Monroe, Richland, Sauk, Vernon | ||||||
| Tony Kurtz | Rep. | Wonewoc | January 7, 2019 | Current | [3] | |
| Juneau, Richland, Sauk, Vernon | ||||||