Wisconsin's 83rd Assembly district
{{Short description|American legislative district in Waukesha County, Wisconsin}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox United States legislative district
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| From 2024 to 2031
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| From 2022 to 2023
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| From 2012 to 2021
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2022 map defined in [https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=512188 Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission]
2011 map was defined in {{nowrap|[https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/43 2011 Wisc. Act 43]}}
|chamber = Assembly
|state = Wisconsin
|district = 83
|representative = Dave Maxey
|residence = New Berlin
|party = Republican
|incumbentsince = January 6, 2025 ({{ayd|2025|1|6}})
|population = 59,567
|population_year = 2020
|voting_age = 47,727
|percent_white = 88.29
|percent_black = 1.4
|percent_hispanic = 4.62
|percent_asian = 3.93
|percent_native_american = 1.21
|percent_pacific_islander = 0.1
|percent_multiracial =
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|website = [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/districts/assembly/83 Official website]
|notes = Southeast Wisconsin
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The 83rd Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.{{Cite web|url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/districts/assembly/83 |title= Assembly District 83 |website= Wisconsin Legislature |access-date= February 4, 2021 }} Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises part of eastern Waukesha County. It includes all of the city of New Berlin, most of the village of Waukesha, and part of the city of Muskego.{{Cite web |url= https://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/?asm=83&single=y |title= Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 83 Boundaries |website= Wisconsin Legislature |access-date= February 4, 2021 }} The district is represented by Republican Dave Maxey, since January 2025; Maxey previously represented the 15th district from 2023 to 2025.
The 83rd Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 28th Senate district, along with the 82nd and 84th Assembly districts.{{cite act |url = https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/acts/94 |type = Act |index =94 |year= 2023 |legislature= Wisconsin Legislature |title = An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting |accessdate= February 23, 2024 }}
History
Notable former representatives of the 83rd district include John C. Shabaz, who was appointed United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin by President Ronald Reagan and later became chief judge of that court.
List of past representatives
| class="wikitable"
|+List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 83rd district !Member !Party !Residence !Counties represented !Term start !Term end !Ref. |
| colspan="7" |District created |
| John C. Shabaz
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | rowspan="3" | Waukesha | {{nowrap|January 1, 1973}} | {{nowrap|December 17, 1981}} | |
| colspan="3" | --Vacant--
| {{nowrap|December 17, 1981}} | April 14, 1982 | |
| John C. Schober
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Big Bend | April 14, 1982 | January 3, 1983 | |
| {{nowrap|William J. Rogers}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Kaukauna | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | |
| David J. Lepak
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Muskego | rowspan="2" | Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | January 7, 1985 | January 7, 1991 | |
| Maxine Hough
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | January 7, 1991 | January 4, 1993 | |
| {{nowrap|Kathleen A. Krosnicki}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | rowspan="2" | Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | January 4, 1993 | January 2, 1995 | |
| style="height:2em"
| rowspan="2" | Scott Gunderson | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | rowspan="2" | Waterford | rowspan="2" | January 2, 1995 | rowspan="2" | January 4, 2011 | rowspan="2" | |
| style="height:2em" |
| colspan="3" | --Vacant--
| January 4, 2011 | May 17, 2011 | |
| Dave Craig
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Big Bend | rowspan="2" | Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | May 17, 2011 | January 2, 2017 | {{cite web|url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2015/legislators/assembly/1316 |title= Representative David Craig |website= Wisconsin Legislature |accessdate= February 4, 2021 }} |
| Chuck Wichgers
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Muskego | January 2, 2017 | January 2, 2023 | {{Cite web |url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2021/legislators/assembly/2213 |title= Representative Chuck Wichgers |website= Wisconsin Legislature |access-date= February 4, 2021}} |
| Nik Rettinger
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | January 3, 2023 | January 6, 2025 | {{Cite web |url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2540 |title= Representative Nik Rettinger |year= 2023 |website= Wisconsin Legislature |access-date= January 3, 2023 }} |
| Dave Maxey
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Waukesha | January 6, 2025 | Current | {{Cite web |url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/assembly/2873 |title= Representative Dave G. Maxey |year= 2025 |website= Wisconsin Legislature |access-date= January 19, 2025 }} |