Wisconsin Assembly, District 2

The 2nd Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises most of northern Manitowoc County, including the city of Two Rivers, as well as most of the southern half of Brown County, including most of the city of De Pere.[4] The district is represented by Republican Shae Sortwell, since January 2019.[5]

Wisconsin's 2nd
State Assembly District
Wisconsin Assembly District 2, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Shae Sortwell
R–Two Rivers
since January 7, 2019 (2 years)
Demographics93.0% White
0.7% Black
3.2% Hispanic
0.7% Asian
1.0% Native American
1.4% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age		57,649[1][2]
44,099
NotesNortheast Wisconsin

The 2nd Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 1st Senate district, along with the 1st and 3rd Assembly districts.

History

The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act (1971 Wisc. Act 304) which first established the numbered district system, replacing the previous system which allocated districts to specific counties.[6] The 2nd district was drawn to combine the previous Manitowoc County 1st district (the city of Manitowoc) with municipalities of southeastern Manitowoc County which had been part of the Manitowoc County 2nd district. Donald K. Helgeson, the last representative of the Mantiwoc 1st district, was defeated in the 1972 election to represent the new 2nd Assembly district.[7]

The 2nd district boundaries have remained relatively consistent in redistricting since 1983—based in northern Manitowoc and southern Brown counties, with a slight shuffling of municipalities in each decennial map. The 1983 redistricting act superseded a 1982 court-ordered redistricting plan which scrambled State Assembly districts and moved the 2nd district to Milwaukee County for the 1983–1984 legislative session.[8]

List of Assembly members
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 2nd district
Member Party Residence Term Start Term End Counties Represented Ref.
District Created
Francis J. Lallensack Dem. Manitowoc Manitowoc January 1, 1973 January 3, 1981 [9][10]:154
Vernon W. Holschbach Dem. Manitowoc January 3, 1981 January 3, 1983 [11][10]:147
John Plewa Dem. Milwaukee Milwaukee January 3, 1983 November 12, 1984 [12][10]:168
--Vacancy-- November 12, 1984 January 7, 1985
Dale Bolle Dem. Whitelaw Brown, Manitowoc January 7, 1985 January 3, 1995 [13][10]:124
Frank Lasee Rep. De Pere January 3, 1995 January 5, 2009 [14][10]:154
Brown, Kewaunee, Manitowoc
Ted Zigmunt Dem. Francis Creek January 5, 2009 January 3, 2011 [15]
André Jacque Rep. De Pere January 3, 2011 January 7, 2019 [16]
Brown, Manitowoc
Shae Sortwell Rep. Two Rivers January 7, 2019 Current [5]

References
  1. 2011 Wisconsin Act 43 and 44 with Baldus et al vs. Brennan et al by Municipal Ward (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. October 18, 2012. pp. 5–7. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Assembly District 2 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "Assembly District 2". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 2 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  5. "Representative Shae A. Sortwell". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  6. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Legislature" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 227–230. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  7. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1973). "Elections" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 806, 826. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  8. State ex rel. Reynolds v. Zimmerman, 23 Wis. 2d 606 (Wisconsin Supreme Court March 22, 1892).
  9. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1979). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 22–23. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  10. Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2007). "Feature Article: Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 – 2007" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2007-2008 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 124, 147, 154, 168. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  11. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1981). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 22–23. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  12. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1983). "Biographies" (PDF). In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 35. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  13. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1993). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 22–23. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  14. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2007). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2007-2008 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  15. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2009). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0-9752820-3-8. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  16. "Representative André Jacque". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 5, 2020.


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