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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Herb Kohl |
| Address | 310 West Wisconsin Avenue Suite 950
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203, United States |
| Email | senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov |
| Website | http://kohl.senate.gov |
| Born |
February 07, 1935 |
| Died |
Still Living
(78 years) |
| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | Homegrown Democrat
Apr 03, 2013 02:04pm |
| Tags |
Caucasian - Jewish - Liberal - Anti Alaska/Offshore Oil Drilling - Anti School Vouchers - Anti-Bush Tax Cuts (Pro-Tax Cut Rollback) - Anti-Death Penalty - Anti-Social Security Privatization - Health Care Reform - Pro Environment - Pro-Affirmative Action - Pro-Choice - Pro-Gay Marriage - Pro-Gun control - Pro-Labor - Single - U.S. Army - Judaism - Disputed -
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| Info | Herb Kohl was elected to the Senate in 1988 and re-elected to a third six-year term in 2000. Kohl was born and raised in Milwaukee, where he attended public school. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1956 and a masters degree in business administration from Harvard University in 1958. Kohl served in the Army Reserve from 1958 to 1964.
Before coming 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 to ensure the basketball team remained in Milwaukee and is recognized as an avid sportsman.
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Tammy Baldwin |
| WI Governor - Recall - D Primary - May 08, 2012 |
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| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 06, 2009 |
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Sonia Sotomayor |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 |
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Stephen G. Breyer |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 |
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| US Ambassador to Bahamas - Jul 08, 1989 |
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