Peggy Krusick

Margaret Ann "Peggy" Krusick (born October 26, 1956) is an American politician and a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly who represented her district as a member of the Democratic party.[1] After representing the district since 1983, she was defeated in a primary election in 2012 after a redistricting, and lost a bid to return to office as a write-in candidate.

Peggy Krusick
Krusick in 2009
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
July 1983 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byAnnette Polly Williams
Succeeded byDaniel Riemer
Constituency17th District (1983-1985)
97th District (1985-2003)
7th District (2003-2013)
Personal details
Born (1956-10-26) October 26, 1956
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee,
University of Wisconsin–Madison

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 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She and her husband have two children.

State Assembly

Krusick was first elected in 1983, to represent the 17th Assembly District.[2] Prior to the 2011 Redistricting Act, the district covered the southwest side of Milwaukee and most of Greenfield. The district now includes West Milwaukee,[3] and parts of Milwaukee's south side, West Allis and Greenfield, but only about one-third of Krusick's old district.[4]

Krusick was a member of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business and the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care.[5]

Krusick's pro-life position[6] garnered an endorsement from Wisconsin Right to Life.[7]

Loss of nomination

On August 14, 2012, Krusick was defeated in the Democratic primary by Daniel Riemer, a 25-year-old law student and son of an advisor to former Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. She was one of two veteran Milwaukee-area Democratic incumbents (the other being Jason Fields) to be unseated in that August primary by challengers who argued that the incumbent was too conservative to represent the district properly.[8][9]

Write-in campaign

In 2012, Krusick ran a write-in campaign against Riemer in the November general election.[10][11] She ran a direct mail campaign that talked about her "independent track record".[12] Riemer won the election with 16,664 votes (85.4%) to Krusick's 2499 (12.8%), with 361 other votes (1.8%).[13]

References
  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012, Biographical Sketch of Peggy Krusick, pg. 25
  2. "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  4. "New 7th District boundaries jostle Democratic primary". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  5. "2019 Wisconsin State Representatives". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  7. "Wisconsin Right to Life – Life is a Human Right". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  8. Marley, Patrick and Alison Bauter. "Longtime state legislators Fields, Krusick lose in primaries" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 14, 2012
  9. Henzl, Ann-Elise. "Daniel Riemer Ousts Longtime Representative Peggy Krusick" WUWM News August 15, 2012
  10. Bice, Daniel. "Krusick considers write-in campaign" No Quarter Blog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel September 14, 2012
  11. "New Krusick website". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  12. Bice, Daniel. "Krusick launches write-in campaign for Assembly" No Quarter Blog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Oct. 2, 2012
  13. 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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