The 26th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises part of eastern Sheboygan County, including the city of Sheboygan. It also contains the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus and Kohler-Andrae State Park. The district is represented by Democrat Joe Sheehan, since January 2025.
The 26th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 9th Senate district, along with the 25th and 27th 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. The 26th district was drawn roughly in line with the boundaries of the previous Milwaukee County 4th district (downtown Milwaukee).
Following the 1982 court-ordered redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts, the 1983 redistricting moved the 26th district to Sheboygan County, based in the city of Sheboygan. The boundaries remained mostly consistent since 1984. The controversial 2011 redistricting plan (2011 Wisc. Act 43) split the city of Sheboygan between the 26th and 27th districts, keeping just the southern half in the 26th district and adding number of rural towns, in order to create two safe Republican districts from what had previously been the competitive 26th and safe Republican 27th. The 2024 redistricting restored all of Sheboygan to the 26th district.
List of past representatives +List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 26th districtMemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.District created Harout O. Sanasarian Dem. Milwaukee Milwaukee January 1, 1973 January 3, 1977 Stephen R. Leopold Dem. January 3, 1977 January 3, 1983 Wayne W. Wood Dem. Janesville Rock January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985 Calvin Potter Dem. Kohler Sheboygan January 7, 1985 January 7, 1991 James Baumgart Dem. Sheboygan January 7, 1991 January 4, 1999 Joe Leibham Rep. January 4, 1999 January 6, 2003 Terry Van Akkeren Dem. January 6, 2003 January 3, 2011 Mike Endsley Rep. January 3, 2011 January 5, 2015 Terry Katsma Rep. Oostburg January 5, 2015 January 6, 2025 Joe Sheehan Dem. Sheboygan January 6, 2025 Current
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