Population (2000) 670,480 Median income 43,274 | Cook PVI R+2 | |
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Distribution 56.04% urban43.96% rural Ethnicity 93.2% White; 0.6% Black; 1.4% Asian; 2.2% Hispanic; 2.7% Native American; 0.1% other Area 9,740.44 sq mi (25,227.6 km2) | ||
Wisconsin's 8th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northeastern Wisconsin. The district includes Green Bay and Appleton. It is currently represented by Mike Gallagher, a Republican. Gallagher won the open seat vacated by Reid Ribble. It is also one of two Congressional Districts to ever elect a Catholic Priest, Robert John Cornell.
Contents
- List of representatives
- Living former Members of the US House of Representatives from Wisconsins 8th congressional district
- References
The 8th leaned Republican for several years; only four Democrats represented it in the 20th century. However, it has become more of a swing seat since the 1990s. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won 55% of the vote in the district, while in 2008, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.6% of the vote.
List of representatives
On January 30, 2016, Reid Ribble announced he would retire at the end of his third term, opening the seat for the 2016 election.
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district
As of February 2017, five former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district are alive. the most recent representative to die was Jay W. Johnson (1997-1999) on October 17, 2009.