- Marge Krupp
Infobox Congressional Candidate
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name = Marge Krupp
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state = Wisconsin
nominee = U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin, 1st District
incumbent = Paul Ryan
party = Democratic Party
birth_name = Margaret Krupp
birth_date = birth date and age|1956|5|30
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alma_mater =University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ,Northwestern University
profession =Chemical Engineer
spouse = Dan Krupp
residence =Pleasant Prairie, WI
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website =Marge Krupp "Margaret Krupp" (born
May 30 ,1956 ) is an AmericanChemical Engineer fromWisconsin . Krupp, a Democrat, is a full time candidate for theUnited States Congress . She ran against three other candidate's and won her party's nomination for election to the 1st District of theU.S. House of Representatives in the 2008primary election . Krupp will face off against Republican incumbentPaul Ryan on November 4, 2008.Personal life
Born in
Racine, Wisconsin , Krupp graduated with honors from her high school,Horlick High School . In 1978, Krupp graduated with a BS in Chemical Process Engineering fromUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , and was on the Dean's List of Honors. In 1983, she graduated with herMBA fromNorthwestern University majoring in Marketing and Finance again graduating with Honors.Career
After graduating in 1978, Krupp began working for
S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc. in Racine, Wisconsin. She started as aChemical Engineer and worked her way up to Consumer Product Management and engineering project management. In 1990, Krupp moved over to Abbott Laboratories, where she was an engineer and also managed multi-million dollar projects. Her major accomplishments while at Abbott Laboratories included a $19 million land acquisition, a $12.8 million project for adding Research & Development laboratory space and upgrading and expanding a major production process.2008 Congressional campaign
:"See also
United States House elections, 2008 Krupp has been a full time candidate for almost 18 months, since declaring in March 2007. On September 9, 2008 she won the Democratic Primary, and will face off against Republican incumbent
Paul Ryan .Krupp has been seen as the first major Democratic Candidate to take on Paul Ryan in six years. She has raised over $100,000 dollars thus far, and has received several major endorsements.
References
External links
* [http://kruppforcongress.com/ Krupp for Congress] , official campaign site
* [http://gazettextra.com/news/2008/sep/10/krupp-earns-right-face-ryan/] Krupp earns right to face Ryan
* [http://campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/margaret-krupp.asp?cycle=08] Margaret Krupp - $100,846 raised, '08 election cycle, Wisconsin (WI), Democrat Party, Congress
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