Russ Feingold

Wisconsin politician; three-term U.S. Senator · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1953 · age 73

Russell Dana Feingold is an American lawyer, diplomat, and progressive Democratic politician from Dane County, Wisconsin. From 1993 to 2011, he served three terms as a United States senator representing Wisconsin.

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2017“Anything short of radical change to the Republican party’s war on voters of color is merely feigned outrage.”In their wordsCommenting in the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, inRead the whole statement

2016“I would urge you to be as restrained as you can be as the next steps occur.”In their wordsConcession speech to supporters after losing his 2016 bid for the Senate, inRead the whole statement

2011Four Freedoms Award - Freedom MedalAward2008James Madison AwardAward2006“The president and others say that if we leave, it will just be chaos in Iraq. Well, right now when you come to Iraq, you can't even drive from the airport to the Green Zone.”In their wordsOn theRead the whole statement

“This conduct is right in the strike zone of the concept of high crimes and misdemeanors.”In their wordsOn the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance under President George W. Bush, inRead the whole statement

“We, as a Congress, have to stand up to a president who acts like the Bill of Rights and the Constitution were repealed on September 11.”In their wordsOn the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance under President George W. Bush, inRead the whole statement

2005“I strongly disagree with the President's characterization today of NAFTA as a "success", and with his call on Congress to pass CAFTA this year.”In their words2005Read the whole statement

1999Profile in Courage AwardAward1975Rhodes ScholarshipAward1953Born2 March 1953

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2009 official portrait of Feingold

Feingold signs up as a member of Working America, August 4, 2008.

Feingold with labor leaders in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 1, 2008.

Feingold speaking on the Senate floor about his opposition to the Patriot Act, October 25, 2001.

Feingold in 2005.

Feingold on the campaign trail, stumping for Maria Cantwell (D-WA), October 2006.

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Russ Feingold

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The lesson from Charlottesville is not how dangerous the neo-Nazis are. It is the unmasking of the Republican party leadership.
2017 · Commenting in the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in, Own words
Something is happening in this country tonight. I don’t understand it completely. I don’t think anybody does.
2016 · Concession speech to supporters after losing his 2016 bid for the Senate, in, Own words
Americans want to defeat terrorism and they want the basic character of this country to survive and prosper.
2006 · On the Iraq War, in, Own words

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Awards

Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal2011

James Madison Award2008

Profile in Courage Award1999

Rhodes Scholarship1975

About this person

In the Senate, Feingold was known for being the only U.S. senator to vote against the Patriot Act, in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. His signature legislative achievement was the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which he wrote in collaboration with Republican senator John McCain; while working to pass that legislation, Feingold and McCain were honored with the 1999 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their efforts. The 2002 McCain-Feingold Act was briefly hailed as a landmark good government reform, limiting the influence of money in U.S. politics, but the reforms were quickly circumvented as wealthy interests found new means to influence campaigns, culminating in the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. FEC, which allowed unlimited donations to political action committees (PACs).

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