Wisconsin State Assembly District 7
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| Census Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 59,355 |
| Gender |
48.8% Male 51.2% Female |
| Race |
62.3% White 7.2% Black 4.9% Asian 1.4% Native American 0% Pacific Islander |
| Ethnicity | 27% Hispanic |
| Median household income | $54,982 |
| High school graduation rate | 88.6% |
| College graduation rate | 22% |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 is represented by Daniel Riemer (D).
As of the 2020 Census, Wisconsin state representatives represented an average of 59,532 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 57,444 residents.
About the office[edit]
Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Wisconsin legislators assume office the first Monday in January following the election, unless the first Monday of January falls on January 1 or 2. In those cases, legislators assume office on January 3.[1]
Qualifications[edit]
Section 6 of Article 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution states, "No person shall be eligible to the legislature who shall not have resided one year within the state, and be a qualified elector in the district which he may be chosen to represent."[2]
Salaries[edit]
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislators | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $55,141/year | $115/day for senators who reside outside of Dane County; Senators who live in Dane County receive $57.50/day. $153 (with overnight) or $76.50/day (no overnight) for representatives. Per diem can be claimed up to 90 days per year. |
Vacancies[edit]
If there is a vacancy in the Wisconsin State Legislature, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat.[3] The governor can call for an election when allowed by law. The election cannot be held after February 1 before a spring general election, unless it is held on the same day of the election, which is the first Tuesday in April. The same requirement applies to any election preceding the fall general election (after August 1), with the exception of elections held on the first Tuesday in November.[4] Also, all vacancies must be filled quickly as long the vacancy happened before the second Tuesday in May during an election year.[5]
See sources: Wisconsin Cons. Art. IV, § 14
District map[edit]
The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle.
Redistricting[edit]
2020-2021[edit]
On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to adopt Gov. Tony Evers' (D) state house and senate redistricting maps and remanded the case for further proceedings. On April 15, 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted state legislative district maps passed by the state legislature.[6][7]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court had, on March 3, 2022, approved maps that Evers submitted after he vetoed legislative district proposals from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R) and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) on November 18, 2021.[8] The Senate had approved the maps 21-12 along party lines on October 20, 2021, with all Republicans in the chamber voting for the proposal and all Democrats voting against it. The House passed the maps on November 11, 2021, by a 60-38 party-line vote.[9][10]
Reactions[edit]
Evers' office released a statement saying, “While the Court stated that it would not consider whether a map was fair, the governor’s maps are significantly less gerrymandered than the state’s current maps and the maps proposed by the Legislature. The governor’s maps have more competitive districts, with two competitive congressional districts, three Senate districts, and eight Assembly districts, which are all highly competitive. By contrast, the maps proposed by the Legislature have only one competitive congressional district, one competitive Senate district, and three competitive Assembly districts.”[11] LeMahieu said, “Bipartisan supermajorities rejected the governor’s People’s Maps Commission (PMC) maps, the PMC failed. Now Governor Evers has abandoned his campaign rhetoric promising for independently-drawn maps to rapidly and secretly draw his own rigged maps without public input. The hypocrisy of the governor is impossible to ignore.”[12]
Map images[edit]
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How does redistricting in Wisconsin work? In Wisconsin, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Wisconsin State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[13]
The Wisconsin Constitution requires that state legislative districts be compact and "that they be bounded by county, precinct, town, or ward lines where possible." The state constitution further stipulates that state legislative districts should be contiguous.[13]
Elections[edit]
2022[edit]
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
The general election will occur on November 8, 2022.
2020[edit]
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7
Incumbent Daniel Riemer won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Daniel Riemer (D) |
97.1
|
19,431 |
| Other/Write-in votes |
2.9
|
578 | ||
|
Total votes: 20,009 | |||
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Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7
Incumbent Daniel Riemer advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Daniel Riemer |
99.8
|
4,491 |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.2
|
7 | ||
|
Total votes: 4,498 | |||
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2018[edit]
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7
Incumbent Daniel Riemer defeated Matthew Bughman in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Daniel Riemer (D) |
78.3
|
15,187 |
|
|
Matthew Bughman (L) |
20.4
|
3,953 | |
| Other/Write-in votes |
1.3
|
260 | ||
|
Total votes: 19,400 | |||
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Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7
Incumbent Daniel Riemer advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Daniel Riemer |
100.0
|
4,403 |
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Total votes: 4,403 | |||
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Libertarian primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7
Matthew Bughman advanced from the Libertarian primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Matthew Bughman |
100.0
|
12 |
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Total votes: 12 | |||
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2016[edit]
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016
Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Daniel Riemer defeated Zachary Marshall and Matthew Bughman in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 general election.[14][15]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Daniel Riemer Incumbent |
56.24% | 13,514 | |
| Republican | Zachary Marshall | 38.34% | 9,212 | |
| Libertarian | Matthew Bughman | 5.42% | 1,303 | |
| Total Votes | 24,029 | |||
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||||
Incumbent Daniel Riemer ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 Democratic primary.[16][17]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Daniel Riemer Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Zachary Marshall ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 Republican primary.[16][17]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Zachary Marshall (unopposed) | |
2014[edit]
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Daniel Riemer was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Scott Espeseth was unopposed in the Republican primary. Riemer and Espeseth faced off in the general election.[18][19] Incumbent Riemer defeated Espeseth in the general election, and was re-elected to another term.[20]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 7 General Election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Daniel Riemer Incumbent |
55.7% | 11,065 | |
| Republican | Scott Espeseth | 44.3% | 8,800 | |
| Total Votes | 19,865 | |||
2012[edit]
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Elections for the office of Wisconsin State Assembly consisted of a primary election on August 14, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Democrat Daniel Riemer was unchallenged in the general election. Riemer defeated incumbent Peggy Krusick in the Democratic primary election.[21][22]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Daniel Riemer |
66.9% | 1,908 |
| Peggy Krusick Incumbent | 33.1% | 944 |
| Total Votes | 2,852 | |
Campaign contributions[edit]
From 2000 to 2016, candidates for Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 raised a total of $293,273. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $16,293 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Wisconsin State Assembly District 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2016 | $36,287 | 3 | $12,096 |
| 2014 | $66,245 | 2 | $33,123 |
| 2012 | $76,890 | 3 | $25,630 |
| 2010 | $27,216 | 3 | $9,072 |
| 2008 | $37,418 | 2 | $18,709 |
| 2006 | $1,953 | 1 | $1,953 |
| 2004 | $2,148 | 1 | $2,148 |
| 2002 | $213 | 1 | $213 |
| 2000 | $44,903 | 2 | $22,452 |
| Total | $293,273 | 18 | $16,293 |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Wisconsin Statutes, "Chapter 13: Legislative Branch: 13.02 Regular sessions," accessed October 5, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "Annotated Wisconsin Constitution," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin Legislature, "Wisconsin Statutes," accessed February 10, 2021 (Statute 17.19 (1), Wisconsin Statutes)
- ↑ Wisconsin Legislature, "Wisconsin Statutes," accessed February 10, 2021 (Statute 8.50, Wisconsin Statutes)
- ↑ Wisconsin Legislature, "Wisconsin Statutes," accessed February 10, 2021 (Statute 8.50(4)-(d), Wisconsin Statutes)
- ↑ U.S. Supreme Court, Wisconsin Legislature v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, decided March 23, 2022
- ↑ WISN, "Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP-drawn legislative maps," April 15, 2022
- ↑ WPR, "Evers vetoes Republican-drawn redistricting maps," November 18, 2021
- ↑ WIZM News, "GOP-led Wisconsin Senate OKs their own redistricting plan," November 8, 2021
- ↑ Wisconsin Public Radio, "Assembly passes Republican-drawn political maps," November 11, 2021
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
- ↑ State of Wisconsin, G.A.B. Canvass Reporting System, accessed November 23, 2013
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Official 2012 primary results," accessed November 23, 2013
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