Russ Feingold

Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
United States Senator; from Wisconsin
	In office; January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Bob Kasten
Succeeded by	Ron Johnson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 27th district
	In office; January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Everett Bidwell
Succeeded by	Joseph Wineke
Personal details
Born	Russell Dana Feingold; March 2, 1953 (age 71); Janesville, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sue Levine (m. 1977–1986; divorced); Mary Speerschneider (m. 1991–2005; divorced); Christine Ferdinand (m. 2013)
Relations	Dena Feingold (sister)
Residence	Middleton, Wisconsin
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A.); University of Oxford (B.A.); Harvard Law School (J.D.)
Occupation	Politician; Attorney

Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer from the state of Wisconsin. He was a member of the Democratic Party of the United States Senate from 1993 to 2011 and a Wisconsin State Senator from 1983 to 1993.

On May 14, 2015 he announced his candidacy for a 2016 U.S. Senate run against the incumbent Senator, Ron Johnson.^[1] He was defeated by Johnson in a rematch of their 2010 Senate race.^[2]

References[change | change source]

↑ Kevin Robillard (14 May 2015). "Feingold running for Wisconsin Senate". POLITICO.
↑ Sommerhauser, Mark; Verburg, Steven (November 9, 2016). "Ron Johnson defeats Russ Feingold in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

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[1] Kevin Robillard (14 May 2015). "Feingold running for Wisconsin Senate". POLITICO.

[2] Sommerhauser, Mark; Verburg, Steven (November 9, 2016). "Ron Johnson defeats Russ Feingold in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

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