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Russell Dana Feingold (/ ˈ f aɪ n ɡ oʊ l d / FYNE-gold; born March 2, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011.
Feingold won by positioning himself as a quirky underdog who offered voters an alternative to what was seen by many as negative campaigning of opponents Jim Moody and Joe Checota. [8] On primary day, Feingold, whose support had shown in the single digits throughout much of the campaign, surged to victory with 70 percent of the vote. [7]
The 2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Senator Russ Feingold lost re-election to a fourth term to Republican challenger Ron Johnson, a businessman and first-time candidate. [1] Johnson was the first Republican to win a Senate election in Wisconsin since 1986. Feingold also became ...
Both candidates had similar views on the budget surplus, although Neumann was for banning partial-birth abortion while Feingold was against a ban. Both candidates limited themselves to $3.8 million in campaign spending ($1 for every citizen of Wisconsin), although outside groups spent more than $2 million on Neumann; Feingold refused to have ...
The 2004 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Senator Russ Feingold won re-election to a third term. As of 2024 [update] , this is the last time Democrats won the Class 3 Senate seat from Wisconsin.
As the Senate Chair of the Election Laws Committee, Finegold was the chief architect of the 2014 election law reform bill, which brought early voting to Massachusetts, as well as online voter registration, post election audits, and preregistration of 16- and 17-year-olds.
The Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll released Oct. 30 found that 4% of respondents said Ramaswamy was their first choice for president, tying him for fifth place in the poll with ...
The 2010 U.S. Senate campaign was Johnson's first run for elected office. According to The New York Times , Johnson said he "did kind of spring out of the Tea Party" and is glad to be associated with it, [ 10 ] although he did not join the Senate Tea Party Caucus following his election. [ 11 ]