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Russell D. Feingold (D)
Junior Senator from Wisconsin

Elected: 1992 (2nd term)
Hometown: Middleton
Born: March 2, 1953; Janesville, Wis.
Religion: Jewish
Family: Wife, Mary Feingold; two children, two stepchildren
Education: U. of Wisconsin, B.A. 1975; Oxford U., B.A. 1977; Harvard U., J.D. 1979
Career: Lawyer
Political Highlights: Wis. Senate, 1983-93; U.S. Senate, 1993-present
Committees: Special Aging; Budget; Foreign Relations ( Western Hemisphere; African Affairs - ranking member; East Asian & Pacific Affairs); Judiciary
Address: 716 Hart Senate Office Building, Constitution Ave. and Second St., N.E., Washington, DC, 20510-4904
Phone: (202) 224-5323
Fax: (202) 224-2725
E-mail: senator@feingold.senate.gov
Web site: feingold.senate.gov

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated: January 29, 2000). To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com


Record and Rankings
RECORD AND RANKINGS

CQ Voting Studies are an annual analysis of a member's support or opposition to a given position. Interest Group Ratings are based on rankings from groups chosen to represent liberal, conservative, business and labor viewpoints.Voting Participation scores are based on the number of times a member voted "yea" or "nay" on roll call votes (not including quorum calls in the House).

CQ Vote Studies
Year Presidential
Support
Party
Unity
  S* O* S O
1998 83% 17% 86% 14%
1997 86 14 86 14
1996 86 14 87 13
1995 78 21 90 9
1994 65 35 84 16
1993 85 15 94 6
S=Support; O=Oppose

Voting Participation
Year %
1998 100
1997 100
1996 100
1995 99
1994 100
1993 100
Interest Groups
Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU
1998 90% n/a 28% 12 %
1997 95 86 20 8
1996 95 86 31 10
1995 100 100 42 13
1994 100 100 10 4
1993 100 91 0 12

Note on Interest Groups: ADA=Americans for Democratic Action; AFL-CIO=American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations; CCUS=Chamber of Commerce of the United States; ACU=American Conservative Union

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999) AT A GLANCE
AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
General Assembly:
Meets for five floor periods of varying length over 2-year session
State Assembly: 99 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 54R, 44D, 1 vacancy; 79 men, 19 women
Salary: $41,809
Phone: (608) 266-1501
Senate: 33 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 16R, 17D; 22 men, 11 women
Salary: $41,809
Phone: (802) 828-2231

Urban Statistics
Milwaukee: Mayor John O. Norquist (D), Population 590,503
Madison: Mayor Sue Bauman, N-P, Population 197,630
Green Bay: Mayor Paul F. Jadin, N-P, Population 102,076
Kenosha: Mayor John Antaramian (D), Population 86,888
Racine: Mayor James Smith, N-P, Population 82,572

Registered Voters
Voters do not register by party.

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 D
House: 5 D, 4 R

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 49%, Bob Dole 39%, Ross Perot 10%
1992 Presidential Vote:
Bill Clinton 41%, George Bush 37%, Ross Perot 22%
1988 Presidential Vote:
Michael S. Dukakis 51%, George Bush 48%

Population
1998 population (est.): 5,159,678
1990 population: 4,891,769
1980 population: 4,705,767
Percent change 1980-90: +4%
Rank among states (1998): 16
White: 92%
Black: 6%
Asian or Pacific islander: 1%
Hispanic origin: 2%
Urban: 66%
Rural: 34%
Born in state: 76%
Foreign-born: 2%
Under age 18: 1,346,376 (26%)
Ages 18-64: 3,139,944 (60%)
65 and older: 683,357 (13%)
Median age: 35.3

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.wi.us
Capital: Madison
Median household income: $40,257 (1997)
   Rank among states: 15
Total area: 65,499 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 22

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)


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