Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
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Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a congressional district of the United State House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin; it is the largest congressional district in the state, covering 20 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 18,787 sq mi[1]. The district's current Representative is Dave Obey.
The district contains the following counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark (partial), Douglas, Iron, Langlade (partial), Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida (partial), Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn and Wood
It was hinted by Stephen Colbert, on the August 17th episode of the The Colbert Report that Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District would be the next district discussed in Colbert's show segment entitled "Better Know a District."
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