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American politician
Peggy Rosenzweig
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 5th district
In office
1993–2003
Preceded byTom Barrett
Succeeded byThomas G. Reynolds
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1983–1993
Succeeded byScott Walker
Constituency14th District (1993)
Personal details
Born (1936-11-05) November 5, 1936 (age 88)
Detroit
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Peggy A. Rosenzweig (born November 5, 1936) is a former member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Wisconsin State Assembly. She served in the Wisconsin Legislature from 1983 to 2003.

Political career

Before being elected to the Assembly, she worked as director of community relations for the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center and a consultant for the Independence Bank of Wauwatosa.

Rosenzweig began her career in the Wisconsin Legislature as another later ended it, challenging a long-time incumbent Republican for the nomination. She defeated George Klicka in the September 1982 primaries 3,487 to 2,752, before defeating Democrat James Bottoni in the general election, 12,773 to 7,536.

In April 1993, Rosenzweig won a special election against Democrat David Cullen for an open seat in the Wisconsin State Senate. She was unseated in the 2002 primaries by fellow Republican Thomas G. Reynolds, who claimed she was too liberal on issues such as abortion and gun-control. The election may have been influenced by the redrawing of the 5th Senate District after the 2000 census, which increased its proportion of Republicans.

In 2003, Rosenzweig was appointed to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System by governor Jim Doyle, serving until 2008.

In 2006, Rosenzweig was appointed to the board of the Wisconsin Technical College System.

Personal life and education

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Rosenzweig graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1978 with a degree in political science. She also attended Juilliard for two semesters in the early 1950s. Rosenzweig is married to David Y. Rosenzweig, a doctor and professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. As of 2011, she had five adult children, twelve grandchildren, and one great grandchild. She lives in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Rosenzweig is Jewish, having been raised in the Reform tradition.

Electoral history

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2002 State Senate GOP Primary

  • Tom Reynolds-55%
  • Peggy Rosenzweig (inc)-45%

Notes

  1. "Rosenzweig, Peggy A. 1936". www.wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011.
  2. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2001, p.30.
  3. "Bank consultant to run for State Assembly seat", Milwaukee Journal June 10, 1982, at 7.
  4. Eugene C. Harrington, "5 incumbents beaten out for Assembly seats" Milwaukee Journal, September 15, 1982, at 3.
  5. "Recounts could alter margin", Milwaukee Journal, November 3, 1982 at 8.
  6. Steven Walters, "To the victors: GOP begins search for staff, big offices" Milwaukee Sentinel, April 8, 1993, at 3.
  7. Georgia Pabst, "Rosenzweig loses longtime seat", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 11, 2002.
  8. Pete Millard, "Redistricting sparks hot GOP primary", Business Journal of Milwaukee, August 30, 2002.
  9. Editorial: "A truce needed on regents", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel January 16, 2003, at 14A.
  10. Erica Perez, "Two named to UW Board of Regents", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 28, 2008.
  11. Press release, "Technical College System Board elects new leadership", July 27, 2006.
  12. Elizabeth Shine planning to wed M.S. Rosenzweig", New York Times, February 7, 1988, at 165.
  13. Erin Cohen, "Jewish teachings, values inspire legislators’ work", The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle, September 17, 2004.

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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded byDavid R. Hopkins Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 67th district
January 3, 1983–January 7, 1985 		Succeeded bySteven C. Brist
Preceded byCharles Chvala Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 98th district
January 7, 1985–January 4, 1993 		Succeeded byMarc C. Duff
Preceded byDavid Cullen Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 14th district
January 4, 1993–April 20, 1993 		Succeeded byScott Walker
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded byTom Barrett Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
from the 5th district
April 20, 1993–January 5, 2003 		Succeeded byThomas G. Reynolds
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