Scott Klug | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWisconsin's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Kastenmeier |
| Succeeded by | Tammy Baldwin |
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| Born | Scott Leo Klug (1953-01-16)January 16, 1953 (age 73) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Theresa Summers |
| Children | 3 |
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Scott Leo Klug[1] (born January 16, 1953) is an American lobbyist, author, and businessman, as well as a former politician and television reporter. From 1991 to 1999, he was aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromWisconsin, representingWisconsin's 2nd congressional district.[2]
Klug grew up inWest Allis andWauwatosa, both Milwaukee-area suburbs. He attendedMarquette University High School, a Roman Catholic boys school, and thenLawrence University, graduating with a degree in history in 1975. The following year he received a master's degree in journalism fromNorthwestern University. He later received anM.B.A. from theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison in 1990. For 14 years, Klug was a television journalist,[3] serving as anchor and reporter for various stations inSeattle, Washington,Madison, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C.[4]
Klug was first elected to the102nd Congress in 1990, defeating, in a surprise upset, 16 term incumbentRobert Kastenmeier, with53% of the vote. He won re-election in 1992 with63% of the vote, in 1994 with69% of the vote, and in 1996 with57% of the vote.
While in office, Klug was a member of theHouse Energy and Commerce Committee. In his first term, he gained national attention as one of the members of the RepublicanGang of Seven. He also opposed theGeorge H. W. Bush administration by supportingabortion rights andfamily leave.[5]
While in Congress, Klug opposed the federal drinking age, saying alcohol regulation should be a matter left to individual states, and advocated the revocation of the 1984National Minimum Drinking Age Act.[6]
At the urging of Republican leadership underNewt Gingrich, Klug presented a resolution stating that the House would not supportcontinuing resolutions to keep government funding; this led to theUnited States federal government shutdown of 1995 and 1996.[7]
Klug did not run for re-election in 1998, and his term expired on January 3, 1999.[8] DemocratTammy Baldwin ran for Congress in the 2nd district and subsequently won his seat.
Klug currently serves as director of public affairs forFoley & Lardner, a Wisconsin-based law firm, and represents clients inWashington and various state capitals.[9]
In 2013, he authoredThe Alliance, a mystery novel about religion and antiquities.[10]
In 2007, Klug co-chairedRudy Giuliani's presidential campaign in Wisconsin along with former U.S. Sen.Bob Kasten and former State Sen.Cathy Stepp. On January 30, 2008, Giuliani dropped out of the race.[11]
In August 1998, Klug, as head of Barking Sands Media, purchasedWisconsin Trails, a travel magazine. He was the CEO of Trails Media Group, based inBlack Earth, Wisconsin, until 2007 when the company was sold to theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel and moved toMilwaukee, Wisconsin.[citation needed]
Klug is a resident ofMadison, Wisconsin with his wife, Theresa Summers Klug. The couple has three children.[citation needed]
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