| Wisconsin's 53rd State Assembly district | |||||
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    2024 map defined in2023 Wisc. Act 94 2022 map defined inJohnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in2011 Wisc. Act 43 | |||||
| Assemblymember |
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| Demographics | 86.02% White 2.44% Black 5.78% Hispanic 3.2% Asian 2.11% Native American 0.11% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 59,326 45,714 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | East-centralWisconsin | ||||
The53rd Assembly district ofWisconsin is one of 99 districts in theWisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises pars of northeastWinnebago County and southernOutagamie County. It includes the city ofNeenah, the portion of the city ofMenasha in Winnebago County, and the portion of the village ofFox Crossing east of the Fox River, along with part of southernAppleton. The district contains theUniversity of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus and theKimberly Point Lighthouse.[2] The district is represented byRepublicanDean Kaufert, since January 2025; Kaufert previously represented the 55th district from 1991 to 2015.[3]
The 53rd Assembly district is located withinWisconsin's 18th Senate district, along with the52nd and54th Assembly districts.[4]
| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
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| District created | ||||||
| James R. Lewis | Rep. | West Bend | Dodge,Fond du Lac,Washington | January 1, 1973 | November 21, 1979 | |
| --Vacant-- | November 21, 1979 | February 6, 1980 | ||||
| Mary Panzer | Rep. | West Bend | February 6, 1980 | January 3, 1983 | ||
| Cletus J. Vanderperren | Dem. | Pittsfield | Brown | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 | |
| Mary Panzer | Rep. | West Bend | Fond du Lac,Ozaukee,Sheboygan,Washington | January 7, 1985 | January 4, 1993 | |
| Carol Owens | Rep. | Oshkosh | Dodge,Fond du Lac,Winnebago | January 4, 1993 | January 5, 2009 | |
| Richard Spanbauer | Rep. | Algoma | January 5, 2009 | January 7, 2013 | ||
| Michael Schraa | Rep. | Oshkosh | January 7, 2013 | January 6, 2025 | [5] | |
| Dean Kaufert | Rep. | Neenah | Outagamie,Winnebago | January 6, 2025 | Current | [3] |
