Mike Krusee
| Michael J. “Mike” Krusee | |
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| Texas State Representative from District 52 (Williamson County) | |
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In office 1993–2009 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 26, 1959 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Leigh A. Krusee |
| Children | Five children |
| Residence | Williamson County, Texas, USA |
| Education | Georgetown University |
| Occupation | Business executive |
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(1) Republican Krusee narrowly won his eighth term in 2006, after opposition arose from constituents to his support for toll roads. (2) Krusee has been considered one of the authorities on transportation matters in the Texas legislature. (3) After he had bowed out of a campaign for a ninth term in the Texas House of Representatives, Krusee spent a night in jail for a DWI arrest. |
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(1) Republican Krusee narrowly won his eighth term in 2006, after opposition arose from constituents to his support for toll roads.
(2) Krusee has been considered one of the authorities on transportation matters in the Texas legislature.
Michael J. “Mike” Krusee (born February 26, 1959) was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 52, based about Round Rock in Williamson County. Considered an authority on transportation issues, Krusee held the seat from the suburban area north of Austin from 1993 until 2009.
In his website, Krusee says that he places his “highest priority on educating our children, keeping our neighborhoods safe, and reducing traffic between communities in our region. [And] I fight to keep taxes low, encourage job growth, and support excellent education for our children. . .
A business executive, Krusee is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.. He and his wife, Leigh A. Krusee, have five children.
Krusee was nearly unseated in his usually Republican district in 2006 and announced in 2007 that he would not contest for renomination in the primary held on March 4, 2008. In the 2006 general election, Krusee defeated Democrat Karen Felthauser and Libertarian Party candidate Lillian Simmons: 18,853 (50.44 percent) to 16.520 (44.2 percent) and 1,998 (5.3 percent), respectively. He ran unopposed in 2004. In 2002, he defeated Democrat Eric Freeman, 22,433 (64.6 percent) to 10,979 (31.6 percent). Simmons ran that year too and polled 1,336 ballots (3.8 percent).
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