Shirley Krug

Krug was an Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside before becoming a Member of Board Directors of the German American National Congress. She then served on the Lincoln Creek Steering Committee, the Friends of Havenwoods, Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, and on both Alumni and Student Association at UWM. While serving on those committees she was a recipient of numerous awards from Alliance for the Mentally Ill, the Lutheran Social Services, the Women's Network, the Environmental Decade and the Coalition Against Domestic Violence.[1]

Shirley Krug was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1984 and served from 1985 until 2005. During her time in office she was responsible for passing such legislations as Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Crime Victims Rights' Enabling Legislation, reforms on Children in Need of Protection or Services and temporary restraining order, Mental Health Consumer Protection Act, Full Funding for Earned Income Tax Credit and Mandatory Arrest for Domestic Violence.[1] She served as the state's minority leader until 2002.[2] Despite being promoted to a majority leader, Krug decided not to seek reelection in 2004.[3]