State Representative, Wisconsin , District #54
Contact Information
HintzRoom 420 North, State Capitol, P.O. Box 8952
Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8952
608-266-2254
rep.hintz@legis.state.wi.us
Home Town: Oshkosh
About
My name is Gordon Hintz and I am running for State Assembly in the 54th Assembly District because we desperately need a voice for the people of Oshkosh in Madison.I have spent the past two years talking to people in the 54th District about the issues that directly affect them and discussing a state government that is unresponsive to these issues. It is a conversation that I look forward to bringing to Madison in 2007. It is crucial that we change the direction of our state and restore its good-government reputation with decisions that benefit all people
In my campaign, I will fight for the values of growth and opportunity, fiscal responsibility and accountability, tax fairness, privacy, and above all - real leadership. Government decisions should not lead to a race to the bottom where we no longer invest in our future and deny opportunities to those in the most need of them.
We elect our legislators to make the important decisions that affect our lives. More importantly, we ask those officials to provide leadership on the most crucial issues facing people today. Issues such as health care, jobs, education, and the environment.
In recent years, the Wisconsin Legislature has failed to provide leadership on these issues, instead choosing to focus on divisive political issues such as allowing people to carry firearms in public; denying equal benefits based on sexual orientation; and supporting personal beliefs to trump patients’ rights in health care decision-making by doctors and pharmacies.
I am running for a seat in our State Assembly because I want to focus on the issues that have the biggest impact people’s lives in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin has a proud history of strong public services including a great K-12 education system, one of the best University systems in the country, and laws that value environmental protection. But these services are under attack by the current legislature whose members’ value special interests over Wisconsin’s best interests.
I believe in a Wisconsin where every resident has an opportunity for a better life, where we share both the benefits and the responsibilities of citizenship, and where we focus on our common values rather than divisive issues.
I invite you to join me in this effort. Together, we can make a difference for a better Wisconsin.
Bio
Born and raised in Oshkosh, Gordon Hintz, 32, attended Longfellow and Washington Elementary Schools, Webster Stanley Middle School, and is a graduate of Oshkosh North High School. While at North, Hintz earned nine varsity letters, was a member of the 1992 Wisconsin State Semifinal Boys Basketball team, and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Badger Boys State.Hintz received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Hamline University. After college, Hintz worked on the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone’s 1996 Senate campaign and later for U.S. Senator Herb Kohl and former U.S. Representative Jay Johnson as a Legislative Staff Assistant in Washington, DC.
In 2001, he earned a master’s degree in public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hintz worked as a Research Assistant for Governor Tommy Thompson’s Commission on State and Local Partnerships for the 21st Century (Kettl Commission). Hintz then was selected for the prestigious Management Assistant Program in the City of Long Beach, California’s 5th largest city. He went on to work in the Long Beach Budget Bureau as an analyst on the city’s $1.7 billion annual budget.
Hintz, the son of Anne Hintz and former Oshkosh Mayor, Stephen Hintz (2002-2004) owns a house in Oshkosh near where he grew up. He enjoys playing soccer, eating fish on Fridays, and going boating on Lake Winnebago with friends and family. Gordon is a member of Oshkosh Downtown Rotary, a Steering Committee member of the Oshkosh Diversity Council, PROPEL (organization for young adults) and is a 2005 graduate of Leadership Oshkosh. In additional to municipal consulting for Public Administration Associates, LLC, Gordon is teaching American Government at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in the Fall of 2005.
"I am running for a seat in our State Assembly because I want to focus on the issues that have the biggest impact people’s lives in Wisconsin," said Hintz. "It’s time for us to finally work together on the state and local level, and across party lines to address the real issues facing workers, families and businesses. I believe in a Wisconsin where every resident has an opportunity, and where we share benefits and we share the responsibilities of citizenship, and where we are going forward together as a state instead of growing more divided.” I am committed to working towards a vital Oshkosh and Wisconsin in the 21st century."