Wisconsin's 18th Assembly district
American legislative district in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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The 18th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is contained within central Milwaukee County, including parts of near-west Milwaukee and southeast Wauwatosa. It contains the Milwaukee neighborhoods Washington Heights and Sherman Park and includes landmarks such as the Miller Brewing Company and Washington Park.[2] The district is represented by Democrat Margaret Arney, since January 2025.[3]
| Margaret Arney D–Milwaukee | |
| since January 6, 2025 (1 years) | |
52.57% Black
6.32% Hispanic
4.41% Asian
1.85% Native American
0.14% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Voting age59,346
43,972
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2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 | |||||
| Assemblymember |
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| Demographics | 36.07% White 52.57% Black 6.32% Hispanic 4.41% Asian 1.85% Native American 0.14% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,346 43,972 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Milwaukee's west side | ||||
The 18th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 6th Senate district, along with the 16th and 17th Assembly districts.[4]
Sherman Park
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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.[5] The 18th district was drawn within the city of Milwaukee's north side with novel boundaries—the new district's boundaries did not resemble any Milwaukee County assembly district from the pre-1972 scheme, and contained pieces of four different districts from that map (the 1st, 6th, 7th, and 13th). The last representative of the Milwaukee 6th district, Lloyd Barbee, was elected the first representative of the new 18th Assembly district in the 1972 election.[6]
The district has remained in the same vicinity, but has crept slightly south and west in redistrictings since 1972. Though, with the exception of the court-ordered 1982 redistricting, which stretched the district into West Allis and Greenfield,[7] it has otherwise remained entirely within the city limits of Milwaukee on the north side of Interstate 94.
List of past representatives
| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | ||||||
| Lloyd Barbee | Dem. | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | January 1, 1973 | January 3, 1977 | [8][9]: 121 |
| Marcia P. Coggs | Dem. | January 3, 1977 | January 3, 1983 | [10][9]: 130 | ||
| Thomas A. Hauke | Dem. | West Allis | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | [11][9]: 145 | |
| Marcia P. Coggs | Dem. | Milwaukee | January 7, 1985 | January 4, 1993 | [12][9]: 130 | |
| Antonio R. Riley | Dem. | January 4, 1993 | February 1, 2003 | [13][9]: 170 | ||
| --Vacant-- | February 1, 2003 | April 30, 2003 | [14][15] | |||
| Lena Taylor | Dem. | Milwaukee | April 30, 2003 | January 3, 2005 | [16][9]: 179 | |
| Tamara Grigsby | Dem. | January 3, 2005 | January 7, 2013 | [17][9]: 142 | ||
| Evan Goyke | Dem. | January 7, 2013 | January 6, 2025 | [18] | ||
| Margaret Arney | Dem. | January 6, 2025 | Current | [3] | ||