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Term: Krusick, Peggy 1956
Definition: (Dem.), 7th Assembly District Born Milwaukee, Oct. 26, 1956; married; 1 daughter and 1 son. Grad. Milw. Hamilton H. S. 1974; B.A. in political science with honors, certificate in law studies, UW- Milwaukee 1978. Former Assembly legislative aide; staff mbr. Governor's Ombudsman Program for the Aging and Disabled. Member: Alzheimer's Assn.; Jackson Park Assn.; Wedgewood Park Assn.; Fairview Neighborhood Assn.; St. Gregory the Great Church. Recipient: Coalition of Wis. Aging Groups Award 1998, 2001; Wis. Environmental Decade Clean 16 Award 1995-96; Assn. of Wis. School Administrators Award 1991; Friends of Home Care Award 1989; Milwaukee Police Assn. Legislator of the Year Award 1987. Elected to Assembly in June 1983 special election; reelected since 1984. Author of 1998 Caregiver Criminal Background Checks and Abuse Prevention Act; 1998 Nursing Home Resident Protection Act; 1998 Child Abuse Prosecution Act; 1998 Truancy Reform Act; 1996 Anti-Graffiti Act; 1994 Fair Prescription Drug Pricing Act; 1994 Truancy Driver's License Suspension Act; 1993 Welfare Fugitive Arrest Act; 1990 Stolen Goods Recovery Act; 1989 Elder Abuse Fund; 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act; 1985 Youth Suicide Prevention Act. Biennial committee assignments: 2003 - Aging and Long-Term Care (also 2001, 1993-97); Family Law (since 1999); Housing; Small Business. 2001 - Small Business and Consumer Affairs. Telephone: Office: (608) 266-1733; District: (414) 543-0017; E-mail address: Rep.Krusick@legis.state.wi. us Voting address: 3426 South 69th Street, Milwaukee 53219. Mailing address: Office: Room 128 North, State Capitol, P.O. Box 8952, Madison 53708.
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Kaczmarek, Jane
Kading, Charles August 1874 - 1956
Kafka, Lawrence J. 1898
Kahl, William C. 1908
Kahlenberg, Louis Albrecht 1870 - 1941
Kaiser (historical), Price Co.
Kakalin
kalacky (food)
Kalinke, Marathon Co.
Kanavas, Theodore J. 1961
Kander, Lizzie Black, 1858-1940
Kansasville, Racine Co.
Kaokias
Karlen, Jacob 1840 - 1920
Karlsborg [origin of place name]
Kaskaskias
Kasten Jr., Robert W. 1942
Kasten, William A. 1956
Kastenmeier, Robert W. 1924
Katakittekon Lake.
Katakittekon region
Katinka Village, Vilas Co.
Katzer, Frederick Xavier 1844 - 1903
Kaufert, Dean R. 1957
Kaufman, Eugene S. 1922
Kaukalin, Town of, Outagamie Co.
Kaukauna [brief history]
Kaukauna [origin of place name]
Kaukauna, Outagamie Co.
Kaukauna, Town of, Outagamie Co.
Kaun, Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig 1863 - 1932
Kavanaugh, William C. 1914
Kawaguesaga-Lake [origin of place name]
Kedrowski, David R. 1942
Kedzie, Neal J. 1956
Keegan, Jr., Earl 1921
keel (maritime)
keelboat (maritime)
keelson (maritime)
Keene, Portage Co.
Keenville, Winnebago Co.
Keep, Albert 1826 - 1907
Keeshaynic River, Marquette Co.
Keesus [origin of place name]
Kegonsa (lake) [origin of place name]
Kegonsa, Dane Co.
Keith (historical), Forest Co.
Kekoskee, Dodge Co.
Kekoskee, Village of, Dodge Co.
Kellman, Norris J. 1898
Kellner, Portage Co.
Kellners Corners, Manitowoc Co.
Kellnersville, Manitowoc Co.
Kellnersville, Village of, Manitowoc Co.
Kellogg, Amherst Willoughby 1829 - 1923
Kellogg, Ansel Nash 1832 - 1886
Kellogg, Ansel Wales 1821 - 1870
Kellogg, John Azor 1828 - 1883
Kellogg, Louise Phelps 1862 - 1942
Kellogg, Rufus Bela 1837 - 1891
Kelly Brook, Oconto Co.
Kelly, Juneau Co.
Kelly, Marathon Co.
Kelly, Patrick 1792 - 1858
Kelly, Patrick H. 1890
Kelly, Town of, Bayfield Co.
Kelso, Carol 1945
Kemper Hall (Historic Marker Erected 1979)
Kemper, Jackson 1789 - 1870
Kempster, Langlade Co.
Kempster, Walter 1841 - 1918
Kendall (township) [origin of place name]
Kendall (village) [origin of place name]
Kendall, Monroe Co.
Kendall, Town of, Lafayette Co.
Kendall, Village of, Monroe Co.
Kendziorski, Casimir 1898
Kennan, Kossuth Kent (1852-1933)
Kennan, Price Co.
Kennan, Thomas Lathrop 1827 - 1920
Kennan, Town of, Price Co.
Kennan, Village of, Price Co.
Kennedy, Price Co.
Kenongamong Lake, Racine Co.
Kenosha County [origin of place name]
Kenosha [brief history]
Kenosha [origin of place name]
Kenosha, Kenosha Co.
Kensington Rune Stone
Kenyon, (Charles) Kyle (1924-1996)
Keokuk, Sauk chief, 1780?-1848.
Keowns, Washington Co.
Keppler, Ernest C. 1918
Kerkman, Samantha 1974
Kerwin, James Charles 1850 - 1921
Keshena Falls, Menominee Co.
Keshena [origin of place name]
Keshena, Menominee Co.
Keshena, Town of, Shawano Co.
Kessler, Frederick P. 1940
Kestell, Steve 1955
Kewaskum [origin of place name]
Kewaskum, Town of, Washington Co.
Kewaskum, Village of, Washington Co.
Kewaskum, Washington Co.
Kewaunee County [origin of place name]
Kewaunee Gold Excitement
Kewaunee River
Kewaunee [brief history]
Kewaunee [origin of place name]
Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co.
Kewaunee, Town of, Brown Co.
Kewaunee, Town of, Kewaunee Co.
Keweenaw Peninsula
Keyes, Elisha Williams 1828 - 1910
Keyeser, Columbia Co.
Keyesville, Jefferson Co.
Keyesville, Richland Co.
Keystone, Town of, Bayfield Co.
Kickapoo Indians
Kickapoo River
Kickapoo [origin of place name]
Kickapoo, Town of, Vernon Co.
Kickbush, August 1828 - 1901
Kieckhefer, Ferdinand August William 1852 - 1919
Kiekhoefer, William Henry 1883 - 1951
Kiel [brief history]
Kiel, Manitowoc Co.
Kieler, Grant Co.
Kikapous
Kilataks
Kilbourn [origin of place name]
Kilbourn, Byron 1801 - 1870
Kilbourntown (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Kilbourntown (Historic Marker Erected 1998)
Kilbournville, Racine Co.
Kilby
Kildare, Town of, Juneau Co.
Kilgore, Damon Y[Oung?] 1827 - 1888
kiliou
Kill-dad (logging)
Kimball, Alanson Mellen 1827 - 1913
Kimball, Iron Co.
Kimball, Town of, Iron Co.
Kimberly, John Alfred 1838 - 1928
Kimberly, Outagamie Co.
Kimberly, Village of, Outagamie Co.
Kincaid, Lloyd H. 1925
Kind, Ron 1963
king post (maritime)
King, Charles 1844 - 1933
King, Franklin Hiram 1848 - 1911
King, Rufus 1814 - 1876
King, Town of, Lincoln Co.
King, Waupaca Co.
Kings Corners [origin of place name]
Kingsbridge, Manitowoc Co.
Kingsley Bend Indian Mounds (Historic Marker Erect
Kingsley Corners, Dane Co.
Kingston [origin of place name]
Kingston, Green Lake Co.
Kingston, Town of, Green Lake Co.
Kingston, Town of, Juneau Co.
Kingston, Town of, Sauk Co.
Kingston, Village of, Green Lake Co.
Kinney, Kathy 1954 -
kinnickinnic
Kinnickinnic [origin of place name]
Kinnickinnic, Town of, St. Croix Co.
Kinnikinnic, Town of, Milwaukee Co.
Kinnikinnic, Town of, St. Croix Co.
Kinnikinnic, Town of, St. Croix Co.
Kinsman, Delos Oscar 1868 - 1948
Kintz, Milford C. 1903
Kinzie, John Harris 1803 - 1865
Kinzie, Juliette Augusta, 1806-1870
Kionconan
Kiouanan
Kirby, Michael G. 1952
Kirby, Monroe Co.
Kirchhayn, Washington Co.
Kiskakons
Kiskaouets
Kissel, Louis 1839 - 1908
kitchi
Kitchi Okima
Kitchigamick Indians
Kittle, William 1861 - 1942
Kleczka, Gerald D. 1943
Kleczka, Jerry 1943
Klevenville, Dane Co.
Klicka, George H. 1934
Klingler, Emil F. (1887 - ?)
Klondike, Kenosha Co.
Klondike, Oconto Co.
Kloten, Calumet Co.
Klug, Scott L. 1953
Klusman, Judith 1956
Knaggs Ferry (Historic Marker Erected 1955)
Knapp, Dunn Co.
Knapp, Gilbert 1798 - 1887
Knapp, John Holly [Jr.] 1825 - 1888
Knapp, Stout & Co.
Knapp, Town of, Jackson Co.
Knapp, Village of, Dunn Co.
knee (maritime)
Kneeland, James 1816 - 1899
Kneeland, Moses 1809 - 1864
Kneeland, Racine Co.
Knellsville, Ozaukee Co.
Knight, John Henry 1836 - 1903
Knight, Town of, Iron Co.
Knights of Labor
Knights of St. Crispin
knot (maritime)
Knot-bumper (logging)
Knowles, Dodge Co.
Knowles, Robert P. 1916
Knowles, Warren P. 1908
Knowlton, James H. 1813 - 1879
Knowlton, Marathon Co.
Knowlton, Town of, Marathon Co.
Knowlton, Wiram 1816 - 1863
Knox, Randall S. 1949
Knox, Town of, Price Co.
Knutson, Milo G. 1918
Kodan, Kewaunee Co.
Koenig, Joseph 1858 - 1929
Koepenick, Langlade Co.
Koeppen, George 1833 - 1897
Kohl, Herbert H. 1935
Kohler Strike
Kohler [origin of place name]
Kohler, John Michael 1844 - 1900
Kohler, Marie Christine 1876 - 1943
Kohler, Ozaukee Co.
Kohler, Ruth Miriam [De Young] 1906 - 1953
Kohler, Sheboygan Co.
Kohler, Village of, Sheboygan Co.
Kohler, Walter Jodok 1875 - 1940
Kohlsville, Washington Co.
Kolb, Brown Co.
Kolberg, Door Co.
Komensky, Town of, Jackson Co.
Kordus, Robert P. 1939
Korean War
Korean War (Historic Marker Erected 1990)
Koro, Winnebago Co.
Korpela, Ernest J. 1936
Koshkonong creek, Dane Co.
Koshkonong Manor, Jefferson Co.
Koshkonong Mounds, Jefferson Co.
Koshkonong [origin of place name]
Koshkonong, Jefferson Co.
Koshkonong, Town of, Jefferson Co.
Koss, Rudolph Alexander 1823 - 1894
Kossuth [origin of place name]
Kossuth, Town of, Columbia Co.
Kossuth, Town of, Fond du Lac Co.
Kossuth, Town of, Manitowoc Co.
Kostuck, John T. 1892
Krakow, Shawano Co.
Kraut, Hans Baptiste 1881 - 1947
Krautbauer, Francis Xavier 1824 - 1885
Krawczyk, Judy 1939
Kreibich, Robin G. 1959
Kreinersville [origin of place name]
Kreiter Piano Company
Kremers, Edward 1865 - 1941
Kremlin, Marinette Co.
Kreul, Richard 1924
Kreuser, James E. 1961
Kreutzer, Andrew Laurence 1862 - 1944
Krez, Conrad 1828 - 1897
kringle (food)
Kroghville, Jefferson Co.
Krok, Kewaunee Co.
Krok, Town of, Kewaunee Co.
Kronenwetter (historical), Town of, Marathon Co.
Kronenwetter [origin of place name]
Kronenwetter, Marathon Co.
Kronenwetter, Town of, Marathon Co.
Kronenwetter, Village of, Marathon Co.
Kronshage, Theodore Jr. 1869 - 1934
Krosnicki, Kathleen A. 1950
Krueger, Clifford W. 1918
Krug, Shirley 1958
Kruger [origin of place name]
krumkake (food)
Krumrey, Henry 1852 - 1922
Krusick, Peggy 1956
Kruszka, Michael 1860 - 1918
Kryszak, Mary [Olszewski] 1876 - 1945
Ku Klux Klan in Wisconsin
Kumlien, Thure Ludwig Theodore 1819 - 1888
Kunde, Kenneth 1916
Kundig, Martin 1805 - 1879
Kunesh, Brown Co.
Kunicki, Walter J. 1958
Kurth (historical), Clark Co.
Kurz, Henry 1826 - 1906
Kustermann, Gustav 1850 - 1919
Kuypers, John Anton 1869 - 1940
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