Stan Pelecky is a former member of the

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Biography

Pelecky was born on April 27, 1934 in

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. After graduating from Washington High School, Pelecky attended the

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and

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. He would also serve in the

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with the Signal Corps and the 32nd Infantry Division and as counsel during special courts-martial. He died on March 24, 1997.

Political career

Pelecky was elected to the Assembly in 1962. Previously, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Assembly in 1960 and for the

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in 1958. He was defeated in the Democratic primary for his seat by Mark Lipscomb Jr. in 1964.Theobald, H. Rupert, ed
''The Wisconsin Blue Book''
Madison, 1966; pp. 49, 359, 360, 370, 513, 742, 757, 829, 830.

References

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