Margaret Ann "Peggy" Krusick (born October 26, 1956) is a retired American Democratic politician. She was a member of the

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for nearly thirty years (1983–2013), representing central

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. She was defeated in a

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after

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, and lost a subsequent

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campaign.

Background

Peggy Krusick is a graduate of Saint Gregory the Great Parish School and Hamilton High School, both in Milwaukee. She received her B.A. in Political Science, with honors, from the

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. She and her husband have two children.

State Assembly

Krusick was first elected in 1983, to represent the 17th Assembly District. Prior to the 2011

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Act, the district covered the southwest side of Milwaukee and most of

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. The district now includes West Milwaukee, and parts of Milwaukee's south side,

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and Greenfield, but only about one third of Krusick's old district. Krusick was a member of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business and the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care. Krusick's

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position garnered an endorsement from Wisconsin Right to Life.

Loss of nomination

On August 14, 2012, Krusick was defeated in the Democratic

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, a 25-year-old law student and son of an advisor to former

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Jim Doyle. She was one of two veteran Milwaukee-area Democratic incumbents (the other being

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) to be unseated in that August primary by challengers who argued that the incumbent was too conservative to represent the district properly.

Write-in campaign

In 2012, Krusick ran a write-in campaign against Riemer in the November general election. She ran a direct mail campaign that talked about her "independent track record". Riemer won the election with 16,664 votes (85.4%) to Krusick's 2499 (12.8%), with 361 other votes (1.8%).Wisconsin Governmental Accountability Board. "2012 Presidential and General Election: Assembly - District 7" 11/21/2012 1:57:46 PM Page 7 of 99
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References

External links

Peggy Krusick, Wisconsin Historical SocietyPeggy Krusick's 2010 campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krusick, Peggy 1956 births Living people Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Politicians from Milwaukee University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Women state legislators in Wisconsin 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians