Scott C. Fergus

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 chose not to run for re-election 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 Fergus was born on January 27, 1955, in Racine, Wisconsin. He graduated from Washington Park High School and Carthage College.

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.

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.

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. 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.

Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly (1984, 1986, 1988)

Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality 1984 Primary Democratic 1,920 53.36% Dem. 1,345 37.38% 3,598 575 Dem. 333 9.26% General Democratic 10,880 55.21% Rep. 8,827 44.79% 19,707 2,053 1986 General Democratic 7,575 58.88% Rep. 5,291 41.12% 12,866 2,284 1988 General Democratic 11,700 67.09% Rep. 5,738 32.91% 17,438 5,962