Peggy A. Rosenzweig (born November 5, 1936) is a former member of the

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and the

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. She served in the

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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.
Wisconsin Blue Book, 2001
', p.30. 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

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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

. She was unseated in the 2002 primaries by fellow Republican

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, 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

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by governor

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, serving until 2008. In 2006, Rosenzweig was appointed to the board of the

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Personal life and education

Born in

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, Rosenzweig graduated from the

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in 1978 with a degree in political science. She also attended

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for two semesters in the early 1950s. Rosenzweig is married to David Y. Rosenzweig, a doctor and professor at the

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. As of 2011, she had five adult children, twelve grandchildren, and one great grandchild. She lives in

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. Rosenzweig is Jewish, having been raised in the

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tradition.Erin Cohen,
Jewish teachings, values inspire legislators’ work
, ''The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle'', September 17, 2004.

Electoral history

2002 State Senate GOP Primary *Tom Reynolds-55% *Peggy Rosenzweig (inc)-45%

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