(Dem.) Born Janesville, March 2, 1953; married; 2 daughters, 2 stepsons. Graduate Janesville Craig H.S. 1971; B.A. with honors (Phi Beta Kappa) UW-Madison 1975; B.A. in law with first-class honors Oxford U. (Rhodes Scholar, Magdalen Coll.) 1977; J.D. with honors Harvard U. Law Sch. 1979. Former practicing attorney 1979-85; visiting professor Beloit Coll. 1985; legislative aide. Member: Wis. and Dane Co. Democratic Parties; Amer. Bar Assn., State Bar of Wis., and Dane Co. Bar Assn.; Phi Beta Kappa; Amer. Assn. of Rhodes Scholars. Recipient: ABATE of Wis., Inc.'s Award 1994-1996; Concord Coalition Deficit Reduction Honor Roll 1993-1999, and Deficit Hawk Award 1994 and 1997; Long Term Care Campaign Claude Pepper Legislative Award 1997; Milwaukee Minority Business and Development Center Award 1992; National Assn. of Police Organizations Senator of the Year Award 1997; National Fair Housing Alliance Award for Excellence 1996; University of Illinois Paul H. Douglas Ethics in Government Award 2000; Rated Best Voting Record in the U.S. Senate by League of Conservation Voters 1994-2000; John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award 1999; Taxpayers for Common Sense Action Taxpayer Hero 1997, 1998, and 2000; Wis. Dept. of Public Instruction Friend of Education Award 1992; Wis. State Council of Vietnam Veterans of America Distinguished Achievement Award 1993 and Legislator of the Year 1997; Consumer Federation of America Philip Hart Public Service Award 2003; Panetta Institute Jefferson-Lincoln Award 2002; Wis. AIDS Fund 2003; Wis. Primary Health Care Assn. and National Assn. of Community Health Center, Inc. Community Health Super Hero Award 2002; Wis. Civil Liberties Union William Gorham Rice Civil Libertarian of the Year Award 2001. State legislative service: Elected to Senate 1982-90 (served through 1/5/93). Elected to U.S. Senate 1992; reelected 1998. Committee assignments: 108th Congress - Foreign Relations Committee (also 107th Congress) and its Subcommittees on African Affairs (ranking member), on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics; Budget Committee (also 107th Congress); Judiciary Committee (also 107th Congress) and its Subcommittees on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, on Antitrust, Competition and Business and Consumer Rights (ranking member); Special Committee on Aging (also 107th Congress); Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Congressional membership: Democratic Policy Committee (also 107th Congress). Telephones: Washington office: (202) 224-5323, TTY: (202) 224-1280; District offices: Green Bay: (920) 465-7508; La Crosse: (608) 782-5585; Middleton: (608) 828-1200, TTY: (608) 828-1215; Milwaukee: (414) 276-7282; Wausau: (715) 848-5660. Voting address: 7114 Donna Drive, Middleton 53562. Internet address: http://feingold.senate.gov Mailing addresses: Washington office: 506 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-4904; District offices: 1640 Main Street, Green Bay 54302; 425 State Street, Room 225, La Crosse 54601-3341; 1600 Aspen Commons, Room 100, Middleton 53562; 517 East Wisconsin Avenue, Room 408, Milwaukee 53202-4504; 317 First Street, Room 107, Wausau 54403. (Blue Book 2003-04)Learn More
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