Wisconsin's 96th
State Assembly district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Loren Oldenburg
R–Viroqua
since January 7, 2019 (4 years)
Demographics93.5% White
1.2% Black
2.4% Hispanic
0.6% Asian
1.0% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.1% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,312[1]
44,619
NotesWestern Wisconsin

The 96th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Crawford County and nearly all of Vernon County, as well as most of the southern half of Monroe County. It includes the cities of Prairie du Chien, Viroqua, and Westby, and the villages of Cashton, Chaseburg, Coon Valley, De Soto, Eastman, Ferryville, Gays Mills, Genoa, Kendall, La Farge, Melvina, Mount Sterling, Norwalk, Oakdale, Soldiers Grove, Wauzeka, and Wilton. It also contains Wildcat Mountain State Park and much of the Fort McCoy U.S. Army installation.[3] The district is represented by Republican Loren Oldenburg, since January 2019.[4]

Entering Viroqua on Wisconsin Highway 56
Wyalusing Academy, in Prairie du Chien, with the Mississippi River in the background
Wildcat Mountain State Park

The 96th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 32nd Senate district, along with the 94th and 95th Assembly districts.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 96th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Bernard Lewison Rep. Viroqua Crawford, Grant, Vernon January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983
David Clarenbach Dem. Madison Dane January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
DuWayne Johnsrud Rep. Eastman Crawford, Grant, Vernon January 7, 1985 January 3, 2005
Crawford, Richland, Vernon
Crawford, Monroe, Richland, Vernon
Lee Nerison Rep. Westby January 3, 2005 January 7, 2019 [5]
Crawford, Monroe, Vernon
Loren Oldenburg Rep. Viroqua January 7, 2019 Current [4]

References

  1. ↑ "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Assembly Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Assembly District 96". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 96 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Representative Loren Oldenburg". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Representative Lee Nerison". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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