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Wisconsin's 8th Assembly district

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Assembly districts, with about half of the new district's territory coming from the former Milwaukee 11th district. Although the configuration of the district has changed over the decades, it has always been located on the south side of the city of Milwaukee—with the exception of the 1983
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session, under the federal maps which temporarily scrambled the Wisconsin Assembly districts. The district has been anchored with Walker's Point as its northeast boundary since the 1992 redistricting.
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Notable former representatives of this district include
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The district was created in the 1972 redistricting act (
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American legislative district in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Assembly, District 8



2023 Wisc. Act 94
Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 Wisc. Act 43
Assemblymember
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
D
Milwaukee
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Native American
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Official website
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
Milwaukee
Walker's Point Historic District
Historic Mitchell Street neighborhood
Lincoln Village
St. Adalbert's Church
Basilica of St. Josaphat
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church

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