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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