Wisconsin's 90th
State Assembly district
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
  Kristina Shelton
D–Green Bay
since January 4, 2021 (3 years)
Demographics59.6% White
8.2% Black
21.0% Hispanic
4.7% Asian
4.9% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.9% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,713[1]
44,852
NotesCity of Green Bay

The 90th Assembly District of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2] Located in northeastern Wisconsin, the district covers most of the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, in central Brown County. The district includes historic landmarks such as the Brown County Courthouse, Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral, the site of Fort Howard, and the Fort Howard Memorial Cemetery. It also contains the Port of Green Bay and the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.[3] The district is represented by Democrat Kristina Shelton, since January 2021.[4]

Brown County Courthouse
Resch Falls in Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral

The 90th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 30th Senate district, along with the 88th and 89th 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.[5] The 90th district was drawn almost exactly in line with the previous Brown County 1st district (most of the city of Green Bay). The last representative of the Brown County 1st district, Jerome Quinn, went on to win the 1972 election as the first representative of the 90th Assembly district.[6] The district has remained centered on the city of Green Bay in all of the various redistricting schemes since 1972, with the exception of the 1982 court-ordered plan which temporarily moved the district to the area of central Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. Generally, the city of Green Bay was divided between the 88th and 90th districts, with both districts containing city and suburban precincts, making both districts competitive. That changed in the 2011 redistricting act, which packed more of Green Bay into the 90th district.

Notable former representatives of the 90th district include Eric Genrich, the current mayor of Green Bay.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 90th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Jerome Quinn Rep. Green Bay Brown January 1, 1973 January 6, 1975 [6]
Sharon Metz Dem. Green Bay January 6, 1975 January 3, 1983
Gordon R. Bradley Rep. Omro Fond du Lac, Winnebago January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Sharon Metz Dem. Green Bay Brown January 7, 1985 January 5, 1987
Mary Lou E. Van Dreel Dem. Ashwaubenon January 5, 1987 January 4, 1993
John Joseph Ryba Dem. Green Bay January 4, 1993 January 5, 2003
Karl Van Roy Rep. Green Bay January 5, 2003 January 7, 2013
Eric Genrich Dem. Green Bay January 7, 2013 January 7, 2019 [7]
Staush Gruszynski Dem. Green Bay January 7, 2019 January 4, 2021 [8]
Kristina Shelton Dem. Green Bay January 4, 2021 Current [4]

References

  1. ↑ "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Assembly Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Assembly District 90". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 90 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Representative Kristina Shelton". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  5. ↑ 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 April 3, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1972). "Biographies". The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 81. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Representative Eric Genrich". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Representative Staush Gruszynski". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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