American legislative district in central Wisconsin
The 39th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly .[ 1] Green Lake and Marquette counties, along with much of western Fond du Lac County and parts of northeast Columbia County , southeast Winnebago County , and eastern Adams County . It includes the cities of Berlin , Green Lake , Markesan , Montello , Princeton , and Ripon . The district also contains Fox River National Wildlife Refuge , Summerton Bog , Ripon College and the historic Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon—the birthplace of the Republican Party.[ 2] Republican Alex Dallman , since January 2025; Dallman previously represented the 41st district from 2021 to 2025.[ 3]
The 39th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 13th Senate district , along with the 37th and 38th Assembly districts.[ 4]
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] Jefferson County . Under the previous apportionment scheme, Jefferson County as a whole constituted an Assembly district. The last representative of the Jefferson County district, Byron F. Wackett , was elected in 1972 as the first representative of the 39th Assembly district.[ 6]
Following the 1982 court-ordered redistricting, which scrambled all State Assembly districts, the 1983 redistricting moved the 39th district to Dodge County . The district has remained in the same area since 1983, with variations in the boundaries.
Notable former representatives of the 39th district include Jeff Fitzgerald , who was the 78th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly , and was instrumental in the passage of the controversial 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 , which resulted in months of protests and, eventually, several recall elections.
List of past representatives
List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 39th district
Member
Party
Residence
Counties represented
Term start
Term end
Ref.
District created
Byron F. Wackett
Rep.
Watertown
Jefferson , Walworth
January 1, 1973
January 3, 1977
[ 6] [ 7] : 183
Milton Lorman
Rep.
Fort Atkinson January 3, 1977
November 27, 1979
[ 7] : 156
--Vacant--
November 27, 1979
February 7, 1980
Randall S. Knox
Rep.
Jefferson
February 7, 1980
January 3, 1983
[ 7] : 152
Robert S. Travis Jr. Rep.
Platteville
Grant , Richland
January 3, 1983
January 7, 1985
[ 7] : 181
Robert Goetsch
Rep.
Oak Grove
Columbia , Dodge
January 7, 1985
January 1, 2001
[ 7] : 141
Jeff Fitzgerald Rep.
Horicon
Dodge
January 1, 2001
January 7, 2013
[ 7] : 138
Mark Born
Rep.
Beaver Dam
Dodge , Washington
January 7, 2013
January 6, 2025
[ 8]
Columbia , Dodge
Alex Dallman
Rep.
Green Lake
Adams , Columbia , Green Lake , Fond du Lac , Marquette
January 6, 2025
Current
[ 3]
References
^ "Assembly District 39" . Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 1, 2021 .^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 39 Boundaries" . Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 1, 2021 .^ a b "Representative Alex A. Dallman" . Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved January 6, 2025 .^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature . 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024 .^ 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 February 16, 2021 . ^ a b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1975). "Biographies" (PDF) . In Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V. (eds.). The state of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 46– 47. Retrieved February 23, 2021 . ^ a b c d e f Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2007). "Feature Article: Those Who Served: Wisconsin Legislators 1848 – 2007" (PDF) . State of Wisconsin 2007-2008 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 138, 141, 152, 156, 181, 183. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1 . Retrieved February 23, 2021 . ^ "Representative Mark Born" . Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 1, 2021 .
