Scott C. Fergus
Scott C. Fergus | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 61st district | |
| In office January 7, 1985 – July 1, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Sheehan Donoghue |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1955 Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Carthage College |
| Occupation | Real 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
[edit]Fergus was born on January 27, 1955, in Racine, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from Washington Park High School and Carthage College.[2]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Wisconsin Assembly (1984, 1986, 1988)
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "Members of State Legislature". Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ "Fergus, Scott C. 1955". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
- ^ Hall, Dee (2014-11-26). "21 state lawmakers convicted of crimes in past 35 years". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ Hanneman, Joe (1990-05-30). "Fergus quits". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ Burke, Mick (2005-09-21). "Scott Fergus biography". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ Burke, Michael (2008-04-02). "Fergus' bankruptcy to cost creditors about $81 million". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.