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Wisconsin's 89th
State Assembly district
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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
  Elijah Behnke
R–Pensaukee
since May 11, 2021 (3 years)
Demographics79.31% White
4.51% Black
6.45% Hispanic
3.83% Asian
6.25% Native American
0.13% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		59,697
46,453
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesGreen Bay metro area

The 89th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1] Located in Northeastern Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within central Brown County. It includes the village of Ashwaubenon and much of the west side of the city of Green Bay. The district contains Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers.[2] The district is represented by Republican Elijah Behnke, since May 2021.[3] Behnke was drawn out of the district by the 2024 redistricting act, Democrat Ryan Spaude was elected to represent the new district beginning in January 2025.

The 89th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 30th Senate district, along with the 88th and 90th Assembly districts.[4]

History

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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] The 89th district was drawn mostly in line with the boundaries of the previous Brown 3rd district, which comprised roughly the northwest corner of Brown County, including coastal areas of the city of Green Bay. The last representative of the Brown 3rd district, Cletus J. Vanderperren, was elected in 1972 as the first representative of the 89th Assembly district.

The 1982 court-ordered redistricting plan briefly moved the district into central Fond du Lac County, including the city of Fond du Lac. The 1983 redistricting act brought the district back to its previous location with nearly identical boundaries to the 1972 map. The 1992 court-ordered redistricting plan dramatically changed the boundaries, removing the city of Green Bay and most of the Green Bay suburbs, and instead stretching north into eastern Oconto and eastern Marinette counties, taking over territory previously assigned to the 88th district. The 2002 redistricting kept those boundaries largely intact. The 2011 redistricting (2011 Wisc. Act 43) also roughly maintained the geography of the district, but added back areas of eastern Howard, as part of a broader scheme to pack Democratic votes into the 90th district. The 2022 court ordered plan mostly maintained that district.

The 2024 redistricting (2023 Wisc. Act 94) dramatically reorganized the 30th Senate district, moving the 89th district back into the core of the Green Bay metro area, comprising much of the west side of the city of Green Bay and the neighboring village of Ashwaubenon. Under the new map configuration, the 89th Assembly district is projected to be one of the most competitive districts in the state legislature.

List of past representatives

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List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 89th district
Member Party Residence Counties represented Term start Term end Ref.
District created
Cletus J. Vanderperren Dem. Pittsfield Brown January 1, 1973 January 3, 1983
Earl F. McEssy Rep. Fond du Lac Fond du Lac January 3, 1983 January 7, 1985
Cletus J. Vanderperren Dem. Green Bay Brown January 7, 1985 January 4, 1993
John Gard Rep. Suamico Brown, Marinette, Oconto January 4, 1993 January 1, 2007
John Nygren Rep. Marinette January 1, 2007 December 2, 2020 [6]
--Vacant-- December 2, 2020 May 11, 2021 [7]
Elijah Behnke Rep. Pensaukee May 11, 2021 Current [3]

Electoral history

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Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality Other primary candidates
1972[8] Nov. 7 Cletus J. Vanderperren Democratic 11,442 70.23% Henry A. Rueden Rep. 4,851 29.77% 16,293 6,591
1974[9] Nov. 5 Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc) Democratic 8,910 100.00% 8,910 8,910
1976[10] Nov. 2 Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc) Democratic 12,657 68.71% John R. Hansen Rep. 5,628 31.29% 17,984 6,728
1978[11] Nov. 7 Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc) Democratic 8,826 64.57% William H. Dierks Rep. 4,842 35.43% 13,668 3,984
1980[12] Nov. 4 Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc) Democratic 12,685 59.04% Robert A. Thompson Rep. 8,799 40.96% 21,484 3,886 Wendell W. McLester (Dem.)
1982[13] Nov. 2 Earl F. McEssy Republican 10,394 56.58% Rosalie Tryon Dem. 7,975 43.42% 18,369 2,419
1984[14] Nov. 6 Cletus J. Vanderperren Democratic 13,318 65.29% James D. Shatswell Rep. 7,079 34.71% 20,397 6,239
1986[15] Nov. 4 Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc) Democratic 10,721 68.73% James D. Shatswell Rep. 4,878 31.27% 15,599 5,843
1988[16] Nov. 8 Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc) Democratic 15,089 68.04% James D. Shatswell Rep. 7,089 31.96% 22,178 8,000 Raymond C. Maxwell (Rep.)
1990[17] Nov. 6 Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc) Democratic 9,604 58.71% Gary F. Drzewiecki Rep. 6,755 41.29% 16,359 2,849 Raymond C. Maxwell (Rep.)
Serena E. Mommaerts (Rep.)
1992[18] Nov. 3 John Gard Republican 14,826 64.02% Scott McCormick Dem. 8,331 35.98% 23,157 6,495
1994[19] Nov. 8 John Gard (inc) Republican 10,325 68.53% Kim Fenske Dem. 4,742 31.47% 15,067 5,583
1996[20] Nov. 5 John Gard (inc) Republican 14,113 66.67% Kim Fenske Dem. 7,056 33.33% 21,169 7,057
1998[21] Nov. 3 John Gard (inc) Republican 13,088 97.96% Alan S. Hager (write-in) Dem. 272 2.04% 13,360 12,816
2000[22] Nov. 7 John Gard (inc) Republican 18,372 72.65% Alan S. Hager Dem. 6,904 27.30% 25,290 11,468
2002[23] Nov. 5 John Gard (inc) Republican 11,335 69.06% Alan S. Hager Dem. 4,501 27.42% 16,414 6,834
Justin Ingalls Lib. 308 1.88%
Jake Neta Ind. 257 1.57%
2004[24] Nov. 2 John Gard (inc) Republican 18,216 63.81% Bruce J. Berman Dem. 10,318 36.15% 28,546 7,898 Don Peterlin (Dem.)
2006[25] Nov. 7 John Nygren Republican 11,844 54.10% Randy Koehn Dem. 10,011 45.73% 21,891 1,833 Gary F. Drzewiecki (Rep.)
Bruce J. Berman (Dem.)
2008[26] Nov. 4 John Nygren (inc) Republican 14,814 53.54% Randy Koehn Dem. 12,839 46.40% 27,668 1,975
2010[27] Nov. 2 John Nygren (inc) Republican 15,788 67.68% Bob Orwig Dem. 7,520 32.24% 23,326 8,268
2012[28] Nov. 6 John Nygren (inc) Republican 16,081 59.05% Joe Reinhard Dem. 11,129 40.87% 27,232 4,952
2014[29] Nov. 4 John Nygren (inc) Republican 18,483 99.38% 18,599 18,367
2016[30] Nov. 8 John Nygren (inc) Republican 19,429 68.20% Heidi Fencl Dem. 9,055 31.78% 28,489 10,374
2018[31] Nov. 6 John Nygren (inc) Republican 17,091 66.85% Ken Holdorf Dem. 8,461 33.10% 25,565 8,630
2020[32] Nov. 3 John Nygren (inc) Republican 22,823 68.73% Karl Jaeger Dem. 10,374 31.24% 33,207 12,449 Andi Rich (Rep.)
2021[33] Apr. 6 Elijah Behnke Republican 8,129 63.17% Karl Jaeger Dem. 4,732 36.77% 12,868 3,397
  • Michael Kunesh (Rep.)
  • Debbie Jacques (Rep.)
  • Michael Schneider (Rep.)
  • David Kamps (Rep.)
2022[34] Nov. 8 Elijah Behnke (inc) Republican 17,514 66.52% Jane Benson Dem. 8,800 33.42% 26,329 8,714
2024[35] Nov. 5 Ryan Spaude Democratic 15,169 51.32% Patrick Buckley Rep. 14,343 48.52% 29,559 826

References

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  4. ^ An Act ... relating to: legislative redistricting (Act 94). Wisconsin Legislature. 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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