Wisconsin's 6th Assembly district

The 6th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Shawano County, including the city of Shawano, and northwest Outagamie County, as well as municipalities in northwest Brown County and northeast Waupaca County.[3] The district is represented by Republican Peter Schmidt, since January 2023.[4] The 6th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 2nd Senate district, along with the 4th and 5th Assembly districts.

Wisconsin's 6th
State Assembly district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Peter Schmidt
R–Bonduel
since January 3, 2023 (0 years)
Demographics88.6% White
0.7% Black
2.9% Hispanic
0.7% Asian
6.0% Native American
0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.8% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,454[1]
46,009
NotesNortheast Wisconsin

List of past representatives
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 6th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Gervase Hephner Dem. Chilton Calumet, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983 [5]
Gus Menos Dem. Brown Deer Milwaukee January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 [6]
Robert Cowles Rep. Green Bay Brown January 7, 1985 April 21, 1987 [7]
--Vacant-- April 21, 1987 June 16, 1987
James R. Charneski Rep. Allouez June 16, 1987 January 3, 1989 [8]
Rosemary Hinkfuss Dem. Green Bay January 3, 1989 January 4, 1993 [9]
John Ainsworth Rep. Waukechon Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano January 4, 1993 January 1, 2007 [10]
Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca
Gary Tauchen Rep. Bonduel January 1, 2007 January 2, 2023 [11]
Brown, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca
Peter Schmidt Rep. Bonduel January 3, 2023 Current [4]

References
  1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Assembly Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. "Assembly District 6". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 6 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. "Representative Peter A. Schmidt". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  5. "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  6. "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  7. "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  8. "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  9. "The State: State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book: Biographies and photos". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  10. "The State: State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book: Biographies". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  11. "Representative Gary Tauchen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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