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Scott Krug
Candidate, Wisconsin State Assembly District 72
Wisconsin State Assembly District 72
Tenure
2011 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
15
Compensation
Base salary
$60,924
Per diem
$171/day (with overnight); $85.50/day (no overnight; also the maximum for Dane County reps)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
August 11, 2026
Education
Bachelor's
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, 2009
Contact

Scott Krug (Republican Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 72. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Krug (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 72. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on August 11, 2026.

Biography

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Krug earned a BAS in human development at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He worked as an employer relations specialist/job developer/instructor/supervisor at NEW Opportunities, and as an independent contractor providing case management for participants in an alternative to incarceration program.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Krug was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Krug was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Krug was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Krug was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
Children and Families
Colleges and Universities
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Environment and Forestry, Vice chair
Family Law
Government Accountability and Oversight
Public Benefit Reform, Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Krug served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Krug served on the following committees:

2011-2012

During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Krug served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Christine Maltese (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 11, 2026.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Scott Krug (R) is running in the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 11, 2026.

Candidate
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Scott Krug

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Campaign finance

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2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Scott Krug defeated Suzanne Campbell in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Krug
Scott Krug (R)
 
63.9
 
21,993
Image of Suzanne Campbell
Suzanne Campbell (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.0
 
12,407
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
21

Total votes: 34,421
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Suzanne Campbell advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Suzanne Campbell
Suzanne Campbell Candidate Connection
 
99.9
 
4,919
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
6

Total votes: 4,925
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Scott Krug advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Krug
Scott Krug
 
99.4
 
6,282
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
36

Total votes: 6,318
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Pledges

Krug signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Scott Krug defeated Criste Greening in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Krug
Scott Krug (R)
 
62.1
 
16,473
Image of Criste Greening
Criste Greening (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.8
 
10,027
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
11

Total votes: 26,511
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Criste Greening advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Criste Greening
Criste Greening Candidate Connection
 
99.9
 
3,564
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
4

Total votes: 3,568
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Scott Krug advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Krug
Scott Krug
 
99.5
 
7,294
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
34

Total votes: 7,328
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Scott Krug defeated Criste Greening in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Krug
Scott Krug (R)
 
60.3
 
19,208
Image of Criste Greening
Criste Greening (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.6
 
12,623
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
20

Total votes: 31,851
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Criste Greening advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Criste Greening
Criste Greening Candidate Connection
 
99.9
 
3,909
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
5

Total votes: 3,914
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Scott Krug advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Krug
Scott Krug
 
99.8
 
5,179
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
12

Total votes: 5,191
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Scott Krug defeated David Gorski in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Krug
Scott Krug (R)
 
57.3
 
14,773
Image of David Gorski
David Gorski (D)
 
42.6
 
10,992
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
8

Total votes: 25,773
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

David Gorski advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Gorski
David Gorski
 
100.0
 
3,702

Total votes: 3,702
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72

Incumbent Scott Krug advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Krug
Scott Krug
 
100.0
 
5,839

Total votes: 5,839
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2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Scott Krug defeated David Gorski in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 general election.[1][2]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Krug Incumbent 56.54% 15,972
     Democratic David Gorski 43.46% 12,279
Total Votes 28,251
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


David Gorski defeated Russ Brown in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png David Gorski 56.34% 1,781
     Democratic Russ Brown 43.66% 1,380
Total Votes 3,161


Incumbent Scott Krug ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 72 Republican primary.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Krug Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Dana Duncan defeated Tom Rayome in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Scott Krug was unopposed in the Republican primary. Duncan faced Krug in the general election.[5][6][7] Incumbent Krug defeated Duncan in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[8]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Krug Incumbent 56% 13,113
     Democratic Dana Duncan 44% 10,317
Total Votes 23,430
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDana Duncan 66.9% 1,688
Tom Rayome 33.1% 835
Total Votes 2,523

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Krug won re-election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 72. Krug ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 14 and defeated Justin Pluess (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Krug Incumbent 50.2% 14,138
     Democratic Justin Pluess 49.8% 14,029
     - Scattering 0.1% 18
Total Votes 28,185

2010

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010

Krug defeated Democratic incumbent Marlin Schneider in the November 2 general election. He defeated John Lamb and John Minarcin in the primary election.[11]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Krug (R) 9,501
Marlin Schneider (D) 8,432
Thad Kubisiak (I) 2,465
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Krug (R) 1,753 35.26%
John Minarcin (R) 1,630 32.78%
John J. Lamb(R) 1,586 31.9%

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Krug's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[12]

High Capacity Well and Groundwater Legislation

The League of Conservation Voters placed me on their Honor Roll in 2014 for my conservation advocacy work as a representative. One of my Goals is to continue to live up to this standard in the upcoming session.

Education Funding Reform

The purpose of K-12 education is to prepare young people for their lives. A large part of life is being financially literate. In other words, being able to understand how money works and being able to save and use money effectively. These are skills I hold in high regard. I worked on Assembly Bill 248, which would have required all K-12 schools to teach financial literacy in each grade level and to inform college students who are on their way into the workforce.

Corrections Reforms

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections recognizes 40 correctional institutions in the state. According to the same department, “37.1% of inmates released in 2010 were re-incarcerated within 3 years.” While that number has decreased since the years prior, whether we want to believe it or not, re-incarceration is a still a major problem that we must continue to address. That starts with corrections reforms.

Economic Development

Building a stronger framework of local businesses is the best way to improve the local economy. I worked to pass Assembly Bill 45, known as the TIF Bill, which allows several towns to participate in one tax incremental financing—or TIF—district. This is a great economic development tool that will help municipalities bring in new business. Municipalities can start taking advantage of this new opportunity starting October 1st, when the law goes into effect.

Job Training

Teaching workers how to perform their jobs well is an essential part of economic growth. And part of getting the most out of education is training students in career skills. I fought for further paper science funding for UWSP during the State budget. The goal was to allow paper science training programs to encourage local companies to continue to train and hire local students.

Transportation Funding

One last issue I have decided to address during this upcoming session is a long-term fix for transportation funding, particularly for local roadways. Last session I started working toward some transportation legislation including a bill to distribute information of hit and run assailants to the public on roadway signs. Another bill allowed for more local control in deciding when roundabouts are placed into communities rather than the decision being solely that of the Department of Transportation.

During the State budget, I fought to allocate more funding for local transportation and to improve local infrastructure.[13]

2010

Krug's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

  • Family values
  • Saving taxpayers some money right off the bat...
  • Healthcare stance
  • Term limits

Campaign finance summary


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Scott Krug campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Wisconsin State Assembly District 72Won general$51,020 $53,931
2022Wisconsin State Assembly District 72Won general$43,198 $44,686
2020Wisconsin State Assembly District 72Won general$44,217 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72Won $87,224 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72Won $128,962 N/A**
2012Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72Won $126,999 N/A**
2010Wisconsin State Assembly, District 72Won $12,227 N/A**
2002Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70Lost $592 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Scott Krug endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 presidential election.[14]

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Wisconsin State Assembly District 72
2011-Present
Succeeded by
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