Today’s Jewish Birthday: Russ Feingold

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Russell Feingold, 2015 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Russell Feingold (March 2, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee in the 2016 election for the same U.S. Senate seat he had previously occupied. From 1983 to 1993, he was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.

Feingold received the 1999 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award with John McCain. He and McCain cosponsored the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain–Feingold Act), a major piece of campaign finance reform legislation. He was the only senator to vote against the Patriot Act of 2001.

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1 thought on “Today’s Jewish Birthday: Russ Feingold”

  1. Happy birthday Mr. Fiengold!! We sure miss you in Wisconsin. Hope you are doing well. Sincerely kim schuster

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