Candidate for US Senator, Wisconsin

Russ Feingold

Contact Information

Russ Feingold
PO Box 620062 
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
(608) 831-RUSS
campaign@russfeingold.org
http://www.russfeingold.org

Home Town: Middleton
Occupation: US Senator

About

In the state's tradition of progressivism and civility in government, Senator Feingold has been standing up for the people of Wisconsin since he was first elected to the US Senate in 1992. Keeping the promise he made to the people of Wisconsin when he first ran for the U.S. Senate in 1992, Senator Feingold has held over 860 listening sessions, visiting each of Wisconsin's 72 counties every year to hold a town hall meeting.
These listening sessions provide the people of Wisconsin an opportunity to discuss issues directly with Senator Feingold without an appointment, without making a political contribution, and without having to go to Washington, DC. In addition to the many casework victories that have come out of listening sessions over the years, these town hall meetings have been the foundation and driving force behind Feingold’s legislative agenda.
His legislative priorities – creating and protecting jobs, fighting for affordable health care for all Americans, working for fiscal responsibility to bring down the federal deficit, and vigorously fighting terrorism while also protecting the very civil liberties that make us American – all come directly from what he hears at listening sessions and events around the state.
For over 11 years, Senator Feingold has asked the tough questions on behalf of the people of Wisconsin. He believes that this is what he was elected to do. Feingold is well-known for his efforts with Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to reform our campaign finance system, and has been an independent and bipartisan voice in the spirit of Wisconsin’s great Senators, William Proxmire, Gaylord Nelson, and Robert LaFollette.
Staying true to the promises he first made to the people of Wisconsin when he first ran, Senator Feingold lives in Wisconsin, spends the majority of his time in Wisconsin, has raised his children in Wisconsin, and depends on the people of Wisconsin for the majority of his campaign’s resources.
His work is deeply rooted in Wisconsin history. In 1917, his family settled in Janesville, Wisconsin, where Feingold was born to parents Leon and Sylvia on March 2, 1953. Growing up in Janesville, Feingold's political views were shaped by discussions at the family dinner table and his father's early involvement in the Progressive Movement. In Janesville's public schools, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and later practicing law in Madison and serving in the Wisconsin State Senate, Feingold has built his life in Wisconsin.
Feingold has two daughters, Jessica and Ellen, and lives in Middleton, Wisconsin.
Feingold is seeking his third term.
Senate Committees
Russ serves on the following committees:
-- Committee on the Judiciary ?-- Constitution Subcommittee, ranking member ?-- Committee on Foreign Relations ?-- Africa Subcommittee, ranking member ?-- Committee on the Budget ?-- Special Committee on Aging
Russ' Background
-- Elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1982; Re-elected 1986 and 1990 ?-- Practicing Attorney, Madison, Wisconsin, 1979 to 1985, at Foley & Lardner and La Follette & Sinykin
Russ' Education
-- Harvard University Law School, Juris Doctor with Honors, 1979 ?-- Rhodes Scholar, Final Honours School of Jurisprudence, Magdalen College, Oxford University, Bachelor of Arts with Honours, 1977 ?-- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Phi Beta Kappa, Bachelor of Arts with Honors, 1975 ?-- Janesville Craig High School, Janesville, Wisconsin, 1971