Stanley and Boyd will be getting new State Assembly representation in Madison, following the signing into law of new district maps by Governor Tony Evers. State Senate representation for Stanley-Boyd proper will stay the same, while residents south of Highway X will be in Assembly District 31, based on being in Assembly District 91. Assembly districts form the basis for State Senate seats, with District 91 moving west from Eau Claire.
The new maps, which follow a long court fight and profess to arrange district boundaries in a more equitable manner, were passed by the Republican controlled Legislature after previous ones were declared unconstitutional.
Under the new maps, Boyd and Stanley will both be placed in Assembly District 69, rather than District 68. District 69 is represented by Donna M. Rozar (Republican) of Marshfield, District 68 by Karen Hurd (Republican) of Fall Creek.
Also affected by the new maps will be part of Delmar township, existing as a municipal island south of Stanley. Included with the rest of Delmar as part of District 67 in old maps, the municipal island will now align with District 69, a new straight line aligned to Highway X the reason for the change.
District 68, meanwhile, will now be moving north of Delmar, while District 87 as represented by James Edming of Glen Flora will be moving west, near the Wausau area.
The new maps will be in place for the fall elections, with governor Evers asking the State Supreme Court to clarify them as being in place for special elections also.