Wisconsin's 78th Assembly district

Wisconsin's 78th 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	Shelia Stubbs D–Madison since January 6, 2025 (0 years)
Demographics	73.53% White 9.32% Black 10.03% Hispanic 5.04% Asian 2.0% Native American 0.22% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	59,825 47,368
Website	Official website
Notes	Madison, Wisconsin

The 78th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within central Dane County. It includes most of the south and roughly half of the east side of the city of Madison, along with the city of Monona and most of the village of McFarland. The district contains the Capital Springs State Recreation Area and the Alliant Energy Center.^[2] The district is represented by Democrat Shelia Stubbs, since January 2025; Stubbs previously represented the 77th district from 2019 to 2025.^[3]

The 78th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 26th Senate district, along with the 76th and 77th Assembly districts.^[4]

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  Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center
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  Capital Springs State Recreation Area
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  Sunset over Lake Monona

History

Notable former representatives of this district include Tammy Baldwin, who was later elected to the United States House of Representatives and is now a United States Senator, and Mark Pocan, who is the current congressman for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 78th district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term start	Term end	Ref.
District created
Edward Nager	Dem.	Madison	Dane	January 1, 1973	January 6, 1975
David Clarenbach	Dem.	Madison		January 6, 1975	January 3, 1983
Wilfrid J. Turba	Rep.	Elkhart Lake	Calumet, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
David Clarenbach	Dem.	Madison	Dane	January 7, 1985	January 4, 1993
Tammy Baldwin	Dem.	Madison		January 4, 1993	January 3, 1999
Mark Pocan	Dem.	Madison		January 3, 1999	January 3, 2013
Brett Hulsey	Dem.	Madison		January 3, 2013	January 5, 2015	[5]
Lisa Subeck	Dem.	Madison		January 5, 2015	January 6, 2025	[6]
Shelia Stubbs	Dem.	Madison		January 6, 2025	Current	[3]

References

1. "Assembly District 78". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 78 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
3. "Representative Shelia Stubbs". Wisconsin Legislature. 2025. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
5. "Representative Brett Hulsey". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
6. "Representative Lisa Subeck". Wisconsin Legislature. 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.