Wisconsin's 81st Assembly district

Wisconsin's 81st
State Assembly district
Wisconsin's 81st; State Assembly district
	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
	Alex Joers; D–Middleton
	since January 6, 2025 (0 years)
Demographics	87.09% White; 3.02% Black; 3.99% Hispanic; 4.16% Asian; 1.15% Native American; 0.09% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020); • Voting age	60,040; 46,678
Website	Official website
Notes	Madison metro-area (northwest)

The 81st Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises the northwest corner of Dane County, including northwestern suburban and exurban Madison. It includes the city of Middleton and the villages of Black Earth, Dane, Mazomanie, and Waunakee. The 81st district also contains two wards on the far north side of the city of Madison which include the Cherokee Park, Sherman Village, North Lake Mendota, Lerdahl Park and Whitetail Ridge neighborhoods. The district also contains Governor Nelson State Park, Mendota Mental Health Institute and Middleton Municipal Airport.^[2] The district has been represented by Democrat Alex Joers since January 2025; Joers previously represented the 79th district from 2023 to 2025.^[3]

The 81st Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 27th Senate district, along with the 79th and 80th Assembly districts.^[4]

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 81st district
Member	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term start	Term end	Ref.
District created
Mel J. Cyrak	Rep.	Lake Mills	Columbia, Dodge, Jefferson	January 1, 1973	January 6, 1975
Thomas S. Hanson	Dem.	Beaver Dam		January 6, 1975	January 1, 1979
Randall J. Radtke	Rep.	Lake Mills		January 1, 1979	January 3, 1983
Carol A. Buettner	Rep.	Oshkosh	Winnebago	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
David Travis	Dem.	Madison	Columbia, Dane	January 7, 1985	January 5, 2009
David Travis	Dem.	Madison	Dane	January 7, 1985	January 5, 2009
Kelda Roys	Dem.	Madison	Dane	January 5, 2009	January 7, 2013
Fred Clark	Dem.	Baraboo	Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk	January 7, 2013	January 5, 2015	^[5]
Dave Considine	Dem.	Baraboo	Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk	January 5, 2015	January 6, 2025	^[6]
Alex Joers	Dem.	Middleton	Dane	January 6, 2025	Current	^[3]