Scott C. Fergus

Scott C. Fergus is a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Scott C. Fergus
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 61st district
In office
January 7, 1985 – July 1, 1990
Preceded bySheehan Donoghue
Succeeded byRobert L. Turner
Personal details
Born (1955-01-27) January 27, 1955
Racine, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCarthage College

Biography

Fergus was born on January 27, 1955, in Racine, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from Washington Park High School and Carthage College.[2]

Career

Fergus was first elected to the Assembly in 1984 and was re-elected in 1986 and 1988. In 1989, Fergus was one of about a dozen Wisconsin legislators caught up in a "John Doe" investigation of improper gifts from lobbyists. Fergus ultimately paid about $2,000 in fines.[3]

In May, 1990, Fergus announced he would not seek re-election and would instead take a job as Vice President of the Wisconsin Realtors Association.[4]

A few years later he founded the Nexus Builders Group, a construction company, and moved into residential and commercial property development as President of the KeyBridge Development Group.[5] In 2008, Fergus went bankrupt pursuing two major residential development projects, Pointe Blue, on the Racine harbor, and First Place, a condo development in Milwaukee.[6]

Electoral history
Wisconsin Assembly 61st District Election, 1984[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Democratic Scott C. Fergus 1,920 43.38%
Democratic Robert L. Turner 1,345 30.39%
Republican Donald Walsh 828 18.71%
Democratic William M. Frank 333 7.52%
Total votes '4,426' '100.0%'
General Election
Democratic Scott C. Fergus 10,880 55.21%
Republican Donald Walsh 8,827 44.79%
Total votes '19,707' '100.0%'
Democratic gain from Republican
Wisconsin Assembly 61st District Election, 1986[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Democratic Scott C. Fergus 2,087 49.06%
Republican Norman T. Monson 1,635 38.43%
Republican Gwendolyn K. Wartock 532 12.51%
Total votes '4,254' '100.0%'
General Election
Democratic Scott C. Fergus 7,575 58.88%
Republican Norman T. Monson 5,291 41.12%
Total votes '12,866' '100.0%'
Democratic hold
Wisconsin Assembly 61st District Election, 1988[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Primary Election
Democratic Scott C. Fergus 2,691 57.92%
Republican Gwendolyn K. Wartock 1,955 42.08%
Total votes '4,646' '100.0%'
General Election
Democratic Scott C. Fergus 11,700 67.09%
Republican Gwendolyn K. Wartock 5,738 32.91%
Total votes '17,438' '100.0%'
Democratic hold

References
  1. "Members of State Legislature". Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  2. "Fergus, Scott C. 1955". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  3. Hall, Dee (2014-11-26). "21 state lawmakers convicted of crimes in past 35 years". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  4. Hanneman, Joe (1990-05-30). "Fergus quits". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  5. Burke, Mick (2005-09-21). "Scott Fergus biography". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  6. Burke, Michael (2008-04-02). "Fergus' bankruptcy to cost creditors about $81 million". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  7. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 908. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  8. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 889, 908. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  9. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 911, 926. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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