Suggestions to eliminate the gerrymandering:
1. Remove Columbia County (orange box) from this district. With a population of 57,000, it pretty much qualifies for having a district of its own.
2. Create a district that includes all of the northern half of Dodge County (red box), including the portion of Waupun that straddles Fond du Lac County. (The city of Waupun is located within the purple box.)
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The Wisconsin GOP and its lapdogs on the state Supreme Court made things even worse here during the 2020 redistricting cycle.
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Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) has represented the district since August 2012 when he won a special election.
8/17/2022 update starts here
The tail wags the dog.
Another example of chipping away at Dane County (green box) as a way to dilute its influence in the state legislature. And you couldn't find a worse fit for Dane County than the current cretinous representative. (Who is from the tail -- the orange box.)
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The Rush-loving Barbara Dittrich has represented the district since January 2019. (He taught her how to think critically.)
8/16/2022 update starts here
Here's one of the most egregious examples of GOP gerrymandering. Stretching from northeastern Dane County (DeForest) across the southern tier of Dodge County, With a population of nearly 560,000, Dane County could at least 9 Assembly District of its own, which is the last thing the GOP wants. That's why they chip away at the edges.
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All the GOP did this time around was removed the spout.
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William Penterman (R-Columbus) has represented the district since June 2021 after winning a special election.
8/15/2022 update starts here
There's no reason why all of Marinette County, with a population of 40,000 can't be located with the same district. Forest and Florence counties are already wholly within the distirct. Eliminate the orange box and add the green box area to approach the necessary 59,000 residents. The red box indicates the small section of Marinette County not included in the district.
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Previously, the boundaries of the district were gerrymandered but closer to the mark.
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The district is currently represented by Jeff Mursau (R-Crivitz) since January 2005.
8/14/2022 update starts here
Looking like a coffee table designed on acid, the 35th Assembly District sprawls across 6 counties: Oenida, Lincoln, Marathon, Landlade, Oconto, and Shawano.
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Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) has represented the district since January 2011.
Compared to the 2010 maps, the district is less compact than it used to be.
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8/13/2022 update starts here
Compared to what we've seen from the GOP already, this effort at redistricting could serve as a model of how to do it. My only quibble is that Rhinelander and Tomahawk shoudlbe considered communities of interest.
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Tavern League shill Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander) has represented the district since August 2012, when he won a special election.
The district is more compact now.
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8/12/2022 update starts here
Let Rock County be Rock County in the state legislasture.
With a population of nearly 165,000, it should fully emcompass all of two Assembly districts and the majority of a third. (Average population per district: 59,000.)
Moreover, Janesville and Milton are part of a community of interest.
And why is Whiteewater split in two?
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Cody Horlacher (R-Mukwanago) has represented the district since January 2015. He is not running for re-election as he was redrawn out of the district. The boundaries, in fact, have been radically changed since 2010.
8/11/2022 update starts here
First of all, the Town of Wheatland in Kenosha County (red box) does not beling here.
Secondly, let Elkhorn (orange box)be in the same district as Lake Geneva, Williams Bay, and Delavan.
Lastly, the Town of Sharon (green box) could just as well be shifted to the district to the west.
Then you'd have a district that respects communities of interest.
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Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) has represented the district since January 2011.
8/10/2022 update starts here
Communities of interest? Fuggedaboudit for Democratic-leaning Rock County -- Janesville and Beloit in particular. Additionally, Elkhom, Delavan, Lake Geneva, and Williams Bay should be located in the same district.
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Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) has represented the district since January 2011. Yesterday she won the GOP primary election for Wisconsin Secretary of State. She is totally beholden to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Then and now.
Source: Ballotpedia
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