The 53rd Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises pars of northeast Winnebago County and southern Outagamie County. It includes the city of Neenah, the portion of the city of Menasha in Winnebago County, and the portion of the village of Fox Crossing east of the Fox River, along with part of southern Appleton. The district contains the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus and the Kimberly Point Lighthouse. The district is represented by Republican Dean Kaufert, since January 2025; Kaufert previously represented the 55th district from 1991 to 2015.

The 53rd Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 18th Senate district, along with the 52nd and 54th Assembly districts.

List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 53rd district
MemberPartyResidenceCounties representedTerm startTerm endRef.
District created
James R. LewisRep.West BendDodge, Fond du Lac, WashingtonJanuary 1, 1973November 21, 1979
--Vacant--November 21, 1979February 6, 1980
Mary PanzerRep.West BendFebruary 6, 1980January 3, 1983
Cletus J. VanderperrenDem.PittsfieldBrownJanuary 3, 1983January 7, 1985
Mary PanzerRep.West BendFond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, WashingtonJanuary 7, 1985January 4, 1993
Carol OwensRep.OshkoshDodge, Fond du Lac, WinnebagoJanuary 4, 1993January 5, 2009
Richard SpanbauerRep.AlgomaJanuary 5, 2009January 7, 2013
Michael SchraaRep.OshkoshJanuary 7, 2013January 6, 2025
Dean KaufertRep.NeenahOutagamie, WinnebagoJanuary 6, 2025Current