Herb Kohl
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| Herb Kohl | |
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| U.S. Senior Senator, Wisconsin | |
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| Party | Democratic |
| Assumed office (class 1) January 3, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | William Proxmire |
| Committees | |
| Born | February 7, 1935 |
| Spouse | |
| Religion | Jewish |
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Herbert Kohl, (born February 7, 1935, Milwaukee), senior senator from the state of Wisconsin. First elected to the senate in 1988, he was reelected in 1994, in 2000, and again in 2006. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Kohl is the namesake of Kohl's Department Store, and is generally considered to be politically invincible (he carried every county in Wisconsin in his 2006 victory). While not nearly as popular among party activists as fellow Democrat Russ Feingold, Kohl can probably keep his Senate seat for as long as he wants it.
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Education
- attended Milwaukee public schools
- graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison 1956
- M.B.A. degree from Harvard School of Business Administration 1958
Military service
- United States Army Reserves 1958-1964
Profession
- businessman, president of Kohl Corporation
- owner of Milwaukee Bucks basketball team
Political history
- Wisconsin State Democratic Party chairman 1975-1977
- elected United States Senate in 1988, reelected in 1994 and again in 2000 for the term ending January 3, 2007.
Committee Membership:
- Senate Special Committee on Aging, Chairman
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
Contact Information
GovTrack link
External Links
- KOHL, Herbert H. from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
- Herb Kohl Senate website
- KOHL, Herbert H, (1935 - ) (Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress)
- Senator Herb Kohl (Contacting the Congress)
- 2001-2006 Profile (OpenSecrets.org)
- Senator Herbert H. 'Herb' Kohl (WI) (Project Vote Smart)
- Herbert Kohl (Democrat Sr Senator) On the issues (On the Issues)
- Herb Kohl (D-Wisconsin) (Remove the Republicans)
Related areas
Congress: WI-Sen, WI-01, WI-02, WI-03, WI-04, WI-05, WI-06, WI-07, WI-08
State: WI-Gov, Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin House, Wisconsin elections, 2008, Wisconsin election results
Counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood
