American legislative district in Dane County, Wisconsin
The 81st Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises the northwest corner of Dane County, including northwestern suburban and exurban Madison. It includes the city of Middleton and the villages of Black Earth, Dane, Mazomanie, and Waunakee. The 81st district also contains two wards on the far north side of the city of Madison which include the Cherokee Park, Sherman Village, North Lake Mendota, Lerdahl Park and Whitetail Ridge neighborhoods. The district also contains Governor Nelson State Park, Mendota Mental Health Institute and Middleton Municipal Airport.[2] The district has been represented by Democrat Dave Considine since January 2015.[3] As of the 2024 redistricting Considine no longer lives within the 81st district.
The 81st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 27th Senate district, along with the 79th and 80th Assembly districts.[4]
List of past representatives
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 81st district
| Member
|
Party
|
Residence
|
Counties represented
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
Ref.
|
| District created
|
| Mel J. Cyrak
|
Rep.
|
Lake Mills
|
Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson
|
January 1, 1973
|
January 6, 1975
|
|
| Thomas S. Hanson
|
Dem.
|
Beaver Dam
|
January 6, 1975
|
January 1, 1979
|
|
| Randall J. Radtke
|
Rep.
|
Lake Mills
|
January 1, 1979
|
January 3, 1983
|
|
| Carol A. Buettner
|
Rep.
|
Oshkosh
|
Winnebago
|
January 3, 1983
|
January 7, 1985
|
|
| David Travis
|
Dem.
|
Madison
|
Columbia, Dane
|
January 7, 1985
|
January 5, 2009
|
|
| Dane
|
| Kelda Roys
|
Dem.
|
Madison
|
January 5, 2009
|
January 7, 2013
|
|
| Fred Clark
|
Dem.
|
Baraboo
|
Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk
|
January 7, 2013
|
January 5, 2015
|
[5]
|
| Dave Considine
|
Dem.
|
Baraboo
|
January 5, 2015
|
Current
|
[3]
|
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