Wisconsin's 83rd Assembly district

The 83rd Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.^[1] 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.^[2] The district is represented by Republican Dave Maxey, since January 2025; Maxey previously represented the 15th district from 2023 to 2025.^[3]

Wisconsin's 83rd State Assembly district
From 2024 to 2031 From 2022 to 2023 From 2012 to 2021 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	Dave Maxey R–New Berlin since January 6, 2025 (38 days)
Demographics	88.29% White 1.4% Black 4.62% Hispanic 3.93% Asian 1.21% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	59,567 47,727
Website	Official website
Notes	Southeast Wisconsin

The 83rd Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 28th Senate district, along with the 82nd and 84th Assembly districts.^[4]

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

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 83rd district

Member	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Term start	Term end	Ref.
District created
John C. Shabaz	Rep.	New Berlin	Waukesha	January 1, 1973	December 17, 1981
--Vacant--				December 17, 1981	April 14, 1982
John C. Schober	Rep.	Big Bend		April 14, 1982	January 3, 1983
William J. Rogers	Dem.	Kaukauna	Brown, Outagamie	January 3, 1983	January 7, 1985
David J. Lepak	Rep.	Muskego	Racine, Walworth, Waukesha	January 7, 1985	January 7, 1991
Maxine Hough	Dem.	East Troy		January 7, 1991	January 4, 1993
Kathleen A. Krosnicki	Rep.	Waterford	Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha	January 4, 1993	January 2, 1995
Scott Gunderson	Rep.	Waterford		January 2, 1995	January 4, 2011
			Racine, Walworth, Waukesha
--Vacant--				January 4, 2011	May 17, 2011
Dave Craig	Rep.	Big Bend	Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha	May 17, 2011	January 2, 2017	[5]
Chuck Wichgers	Rep.	Muskego		January 2, 2017	January 2, 2023	[6]
Nik Rettinger	Rep.	Mukwonago	Racine, Walworth, Waukesha	January 3, 2023	January 6, 2025	[7]
Dave Maxey	Rep.	New Berlin	Waukesha	January 6, 2025	Current	[3]

References

1. "Assembly District 83". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Assembly District 83 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
3. "Representative Dave G. Maxey". Wisconsin Legislature. 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
4. An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
5. "Representative David Craig". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
6. "Representative Chuck Wichgers". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
7. "Representative Nik Rettinger". Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.