Background
Klug, Scott Leo was born on January 16, 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Ralph William Klug and Josephine (Farrell) Weber.
United States representative politician
Klug, Scott Leo was born on January 16, 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Ralph William Klug and Josephine (Farrell) Weber.
Bachelor, Lawrence University, 1975; Master of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, 1976; Master of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin, 1990.
Klug was elected to the 102nd Congress in 1990, defeating incumbent Robert Kastenmeier, and served from January 3, 1991 until January 3, 1999, the end of the 105th Congress. Klug received a master"s degree in journalism from Northwestern University in 1976. Klug was a television journalist, serving as anchor and reporter for various stations in Seattle, Washington, Madison, Wisconsin, and Washington, District of Columbia
He also became the president of a small investment firm.
Klug was first elected to the 102nd Congress in 1990, defeating incumbent Robert Kastenmeier, with 53% of the vote. He also opposed the George Heriot-Watt University Bush administration by supporting abortion rights and family leave.
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 1984 National Minimum Drinking Age Acting. At the urging of Republican leadership under Newt Gingrich, Klug presented a resolution stating that the House would not support continuing resolutions to keep government funding.
This led to the United States federal government shutdown of 1995 and 1996.
Klug did not run for re-election in 1998, and his term expired in January 1999. In August 1998 Klug, as head of Barking Sands Media, purchased Wisconsin Trails, a travel magazine. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Trails Media Group, based in Black Earth, Wisconsin, until 2007 when the company was sold to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In August 2007 it was announced that Klug would be co-chairing Rudy Giuliani"s presidential campaign in Wisconsin along with former United States. Senator.
Bob Kasten and former State Senator. Cathy Stepp. On January 30, 2008 Giuliani dropped out of the race.
In 2013 he authored The Alliance, a mystery novel about religion and antiquities. They have three sons, Keefe, Brett, and Collin.
While in office, Klug was a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In his first term, he gained national attention as one of the members of the Republican Gang of Seven.
Married Tess Summers, March 4, 1978. Children: Keefe, Brett, Collin Phillip.
