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Scott C. Fergus

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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 (age 69)
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCarthage College
OccupationReal estate developer

Scott C. Fergus (born January 27, 1955) is an American real estate developer and former politician from Racine, Wisconsin. A Democrat, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for three terms, representing the 61st Assembly district from 1985 through 1990. He resigned from office after being implicated in a scandal involving several lawmakers receiving improper gifts from lobbyists. Subsequently, he was involved in several major real estate projects in southeast Wisconsin, but went bankrupt after the real estate bubble burst in 2008.

Biography

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

Career

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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

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Wisconsin Assembly (1984, 1986, 1988)

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Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
1984[7] Primary Sep. 11 Scott C. Fergus Democratic 1,920 53.36% Robert L. Turner Dem. 1,345 37.38% 3,598 575
William M. Frank Dem. 333 9.26%
General Nov. 6 Scott C. Fergus Democratic 10,880 55.21% Donald Walsh Rep. 8,827 44.79% 19,707 2,053
1986[8] General Nov. 4 Scott C. Fergus (inc) Democratic 7,575 58.88% Norman T. Monson Rep. 5,291 41.12% 12,866 2,284
1988[9] General Nov. 8 Scott C. Fergus (inc) Democratic 11,700 67.09% Gwendolyn Wortock Rep. 5,738 32.91% 17,438 5,962

References

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  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. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1985). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1985–1986 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 908, 926. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Theobald, H. Rupert; Barish, Lawrence S., eds. (1987). "Elections". State of Wisconsin 1987–1988 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 889, 908. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1989). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1989–1990 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 911, 926. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 61st district
January 7, 1985 – July 1, 1990
Succeeded by