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Gus Menos
Gus Menos (December 5, 1920 – February 14, 1990)〔Social Security Death Index〕 was an American politician and jeweler from Wisconsin.
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Menos graduated from Lincoln High School and served in the United States Army Air Corps. He worked as a metal finisher and in turbine assembly in a factory, and in air-conditioning service; and was a "lifetime member" of the United Auto Workers union.〔(Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. ''The state of Wisconsin 1977 blue book'' Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1977; p. 29 )〕 Menos was a Gemological Institute of America-certified gem appraiser, and owned a jewelry and carpet business.
== Legislative service ==
Menos was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in a special election in September 1971 to represent the 1st Milwaukee County District (Ward 6 of the City of Glendale and Ward 1 of the City of Milwaukee) to succeed Democrat Mark Lipscomb, Jr., who had just been elected to the Wisconsin Senate After winning an absolute majority of the votes in a six-way Democratic primary, he defeated Republican Matthew Fausek by 1,651 to 100 in the general election. He was assigned to the standing committees on transportation and on veterans and military affairs.〔(''The state of Wisconsin blue book, 1971'' Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1971; pp. 50, 305, 321 )〕
His district was redistricted in 1971 to include all of Brown Deer, River Hills, and Glendale, and parts of Milwaukee and Whitefish Bay.〔(Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 304, Laws of 1971; p. 1176 )〕 He was re-elected anyway in what was now the 11th Assembly District, with 10,805 votes to 7,819 for Republican Erwin Schneeberg,〔(''Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. ''The state of Wisconsin 1973 blue book'' Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1973; p. 826 )〕 and served until 1986.〔(Gus Menos, Wisconsin Historical Society )〕 In 1986, condemned by the ''Milwaukee Journal'' as "largely ineffective... except when it comes to doing legislative favors for campaign contributors",〔"Our choices in Assembly primary" ''Milwaukee Journal'' September 3, 1986; p. 12A〕 he lost the Democratic nomination to challenger Louis Fortis by 1218 votes to 3331 for Fortis.〔(Theobald, H. Rupert; Barish, Lawrence S., eds. ''The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 blue book'' Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1987-1988; p. 888 )〕
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