Wisconsin's 89th Assembly district

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
 Ryan Spaude
D–Ashwaubenon
since January 6, 2025 (0 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 Democrat Ryan Spaude, since January 2025.[3]

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

History

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

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 89th district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
Cletus J. VanderperrenDem.PittsfieldBrownJanuary 1, 1973January 3, 1983
Earl F. McEssyRep.Fond du LacFond du LacJanuary 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Cletus J. VanderperrenDem.Green BayBrownJanuary 7, 1985January 4, 1993
John GardRep.SuamicoBrown, Marinette, OcontoJanuary 4, 1993January 1, 2007
John NygrenRep.MarinetteJanuary 1, 2007December 2, 2020[6]
--Vacant--December 2, 2020May 11, 2021[7]
Elijah BehnkeRep.PensaukeeMay 11, 2021January 6, 2025[8]
Ryan SpaudeDem.AshwaubenonBrownJanuary 6, 2025Current[3]

Electoral history

YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPluralityOther primary candidates
1972[9]Nov. 7Cletus J. VanderperrenDemocratic11,44270.23%Henry A. RuedenRep.4,85129.77%16,2936,591
1974[10]Nov. 5Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc)Democratic8,910100.00%8,9108,910
1976[11]Nov. 2Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc)Democratic12,65768.71%John R. HansenRep.5,62831.29%17,9846,728
1978[12]Nov. 7Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc)Democratic8,82664.57%William H. DierksRep.4,84235.43%13,6683,984
1980[13]Nov. 4Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc)Democratic12,68559.04%Robert A. ThompsonRep.8,79940.96%21,4843,886Wendell W. McLester (Dem.)
1982[14]Nov. 2Earl F. McEssyRepublican10,39456.58%Rosalie TryonDem.7,97543.42%18,3692,419
1984[15]Nov. 6Cletus J. VanderperrenDemocratic13,31865.29%James D. ShatswellRep.7,07934.71%20,3976,239
1986[16]Nov. 4Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc)Democratic10,72168.73%James D. ShatswellRep.4,87831.27%15,5995,843
1988[17]Nov. 8Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc)Democratic15,08968.04%James D. ShatswellRep.7,08931.96%22,1788,000Raymond C. Maxwell (Rep.)
1990[18]Nov. 6Cletus J. Vanderperren (inc)Democratic9,60458.71%Gary F. DrzewieckiRep.6,75541.29%16,3592,849Raymond C. Maxwell (Rep.)
Serena E. Mommaerts (Rep.)
1992[19]Nov. 3John GardRepublican14,82664.02%Scott McCormickDem.8,33135.98%23,1576,495
1994[20]Nov. 8John Gard (inc)Republican10,32568.53%Kim FenskeDem.4,74231.47%15,0675,583
1996[21]Nov. 5John Gard (inc)Republican14,11366.67%Kim FenskeDem.7,05633.33%21,1697,057
1998[22]Nov. 3John Gard (inc)Republican13,08897.96%Alan S. Hager (write-in)Dem.2722.04%13,36012,816
2000[23]Nov. 7John Gard (inc)Republican18,37272.65%Alan S. HagerDem.6,90427.30%25,29011,468
2002[24]Nov. 5John Gard (inc)Republican11,33569.06%Alan S. HagerDem.4,50127.42%16,4146,834
Justin IngallsLib.3081.88%
Jake NetaInd.2571.57%
2004[25]Nov. 2John Gard (inc)Republican18,21663.81%Bruce J. BermanDem.10,31836.15%28,5467,898Don Peterlin (Dem.)
2006[26]Nov. 7John NygrenRepublican11,84454.10%Randy KoehnDem.10,01145.73%21,8911,833Gary F. Drzewiecki (Rep.)
Bruce J. Berman (Dem.)
2008[27]Nov. 4John Nygren (inc)Republican14,81453.54%Randy KoehnDem.12,83946.40%27,6681,975
2010[28]Nov. 2John Nygren (inc)Republican15,78867.68%Bob OrwigDem.7,52032.24%23,3268,268
2012[29]Nov. 6John Nygren (inc)Republican16,08159.05%Joe ReinhardDem.11,12940.87%27,2324,952
2014[30]Nov. 4John Nygren (inc)Republican18,48399.38%18,59918,367
2016[31]Nov. 8John Nygren (inc)Republican19,42968.20%Heidi FenclDem.9,05531.78%28,48910,374
2018[32]Nov. 6John Nygren (inc)Republican17,09166.85%Ken HoldorfDem.8,46133.10%25,5658,630
2020[33]Nov. 3John Nygren (inc)Republican22,82368.73%Karl JaegerDem.10,37431.24%33,20712,449Andi Rich (Rep.)
2021[34]Apr. 6Elijah BehnkeRepublican8,12963.17%Karl JaegerDem.4,73236.77%12,8683,397
  • Michael Kunesh (Rep.)
  • Debbie Jacques (Rep.)
  • Michael Schneider (Rep.)
  • David Kamps (Rep.)
2022[35]Nov. 8Elijah Behnke (inc)Republican17,51466.52%Jane BensonDem.8,80033.42%26,3298,714
2024[36]Nov. 5Ryan SpaudeDemocratic15,16951.32%Patrick BuckleyRep.14,34348.52%29,559826

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