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Herbert Kohl
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| U.S. Senator Herbert Kohl | ||
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| Committees: | Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and Senate Special Committee on Aging | |
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| Considering: | None so far | |
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Herbert H. Kohl, a Democrat, has been a Senator from Wisconsin since 1988.
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Record and controversies
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Iraq War
Kohl voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq in Oct. 2002.
During the debate over a FY2003 supplemental appropriation for the war in Iraq, Kohl offered an amendment (S.AMDT.455) providing $600 million for food assistance to Iraqi citizens. Supporters, which included all Democrats and nearly half of Senate Republicans, argued that the humanitarian assistance was necessary as a result of attacks on Iraq's infrastructure and the social chaos which followed the U.S. invasion. The amendment passed in a 67-26 vote.
Environmental record
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Bio
Kohl was born February 7, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; he earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1956 and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University in 1958. He served in the United States Army Reserves between 1958 and 1964. He served as the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party between 1975 and 1977. He has served in the Senate since 1988, and was reelected in 1994 and 2000.
Before his election to the Senate, Kohl helped build his family-owned business, Kohl's grocery and department stores. He served as president from 1970 through the sale of the corporation in 1979. In 1985 he bought the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. Kohl is one of the nation's wealthiest politicians. Conservative estimates put his wealth at $111 million, while he could be worth more than $250 million. This has inspired his use of the catchphrase "Nobody's Senator but yours" on campaign commercials.
2006 elections
Kohl retained his seat, defeating Republican Robert Lorge and Green Party candidate Rae Vogeler.
Money in politics
This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.
| Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle | |
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| Donor | Amount (US Dollars) |
| Herb Kohl for US Senate | $ 7,228 |
| RE Loewenberg Capital Management | $ 4,200 |
| SC Johnson & Son | $ 1,500 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems | $ 1,000 |
| Tudor Investment | $ 1,000 |
| American Academy of Nurse Practitioners | $ 500 |
| Astronautics Corp of America | $ 500 |
| Oakridge Gardens | $ 500 |
| Quarles & Brady | $ 500 |
| Zins, Boelter & Lincoln | $ 500 |
| Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates. | |
| Links to more campaign contribution information for Herbert Kohl from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site. |
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| Fundraising profile: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by organization/corporation: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
| Top contributors by industry: | 2008 election cycle | Career totals |
- Revolving door profile for Herbert Kohl from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- 2006 privately funded travel profile for Herbert Kohl from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
- Personal finance profile for Herbert Kohl from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
- Senate Special Committee on Aging - Chairman
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
- Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
- Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- Senate Special Committee on Aging - Ranking Minority Member
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development and Related Agencies - Ranking Minority Member
- Subcommittee on Commerce Justice and Science
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on Interior
- Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on Transportation Treasury the Judiciary and Housing and Urban Development
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Subcommittee on Antitrust Competition Policy and Consumer Rights - Ranking Minority Member
- Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
- Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
- Subcommittee on Technology Terrorism and Homeland Security
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on Herbert Kohl. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
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Semantic data
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| Current Office: U.S. Senate | |||
| Title: Sen | First name: Herbert | Middle name: H. | Last name: Kohl |
| Suffix: | Nickname: Herb | ||
| Party: D | State: WI | District:
Senior Seat District short: Senior Seat | Currently in office? True |
| Gender: M | |||
| Phone: 202-224-5653 | Fax: 202-224-9787 | Website: http://kohl.senate.gov/ | Webform email: http://kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm Email address: |
| DC office: 330 Hart Senate Office Building | |||
| Bioguide ID: K000305 | Votesmart ID: 53362 | FEC ID: S6WI00061 | Govtrack ID: 300061 |
| CRP ID: N00004309 | Eventful ID: P0-001-000016087-9 | Old Sunlight ID: | Twitter ID: |
| OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Herbert_Kohl | YouTubeID: SenatorKohl | Senate class: I | |
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