Wisconsin's 70th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 70th State Assembly district
From 2024 to 2031 From 2022 to 2023 From 2012 to 2021 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
Assemblymember	Nancy VanderMeer R–Tomah since January 5, 2015 (9 years)
Demographics	88.72% White 2.84% Black 2.62% Hispanic 0.99% Asian 4.34% Native American 0.16% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	59,394 46,063
Website	Official website
Notes	Western Wisconsin

The 70th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[1] Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Jackson County and most of Monroe County, along with part of southern Juneau County. It includes the cities of Black River Falls, Elroy, Mauston, New Lisbon, and Tomah, and the villages of Alma Center, Hixton, Hustler, Kendall, Melrose, Merrillan, Oakdale, Taylor, Warrens, Wilton, and Wyeville. The district also contains much of the land of the Fort McCoy U.S. Army installation.^[2] The district is represented by Republican Nancy VanderMeer, since January 2015.^[3]

The 70th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 24th Senate district, along with the 71st and 72nd Assembly districts.^[4]

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  Dam and hydro plant at Black River Falls
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  Downtown Tomah
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  Elroy, Wisconsin
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  Hustler, Wisconsin

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 70th district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term start	Term end	Ref.
District created
John Oestreicher	Dem.	Marshfield	Clark, Marathon, Portage, Wood	January 1, 1973	January 6, 1975
Donald W. Hasenohrl	Dem.	Pittsville		January 6, 1975	January 3, 1983
John L. Merkt	Rep.	Mequon	Ozaukee, Washington	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
Donald W. Hasenohrl	Dem.	Pittsville	Marathon, Portage, Wood	January 7, 1985	January 1, 2001
			Portage, Wood
MaryAnn Lippert	Rep.	Pittsville		January 1, 2001	January 6, 2003
Amy Sue Vruwink	Dem.	Milladore	Marathon, Portage, Wood	January 6, 2003	January 5, 2015	[5]
			Jackson, Monroe, Portage, Wood
Nancy VanderMeer	Rep.	Tomah		January 5, 2015	Current	[3]
			Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Portage, Wood

References

1. "Assembly District 70". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 70 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
3. "Representative Nancy VanderMeer". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
5. "Representative Amy Sue Vruwink". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 3, 2021.