United States Special Envoy for the African Great Lakes and the Congo-Kinshasa
In office July 18, 2013 – March 6, 2015
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Barrie Walkley
Succeeded by
Tom Perriello
United States Senator from Wisconsin
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by
Bob Kasten
Succeeded by
Ron Johnson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 27th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by
Everett Bidwell
Succeeded by
Joseph Wineke
Personal details
Born
Russell Dana Feingold
(1953-03-02) March 2, 1953 (age 71) Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Sue Levine
(m. 1977; div. 1986)
Mary Speerschneider
(m. 1991; div. 2005)
Christine Ferdinand
(m. 2013)
Children
2
Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (BA) Harvard University (JD)
Signature
Russ Feingold's voice
Feingold closes debate on the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 Recorded March 20, 2002
Russell Dana Feingold (/ˈfaɪnɡoʊld/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. 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.[1] From 1983 to 1993, he was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.[2]
With John McCain, Feingold received the 1999 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.[3] 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 during the first vote on the legislation.
Feingold was mentioned as a possible candidate in the 2008 presidential election, but in November 2006 announced he would not run.[4] In 2010, Feingold lost his campaign for reelection to the U.S. Senate to Republican nominee Ron Johnson.[5][6] On June 18, 2013, he was selected by Secretary of State John Kerry to replace R. Barrie Walkley as a special envoy to the Great Lakes region of Africa.[7]
On May 14, 2015, Feingold announced his candidacy for his old Senate seat in 2016.[1] He was defeated by Johnson in a rematch of their 2010 Senate race.[8] In 2020, Feingold became president of the American Constitution Society.
^ abRobillard, Kevin (May 14, 2015). "Feingold running for Wisconsin Senate". Politico. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^Nelson, James (February 4, 2016). "Sen. Ron Johnson claims Russ Feingold is a career politician". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. PolitiFact. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^"Feingold wins JFK Profile in Courage award". Milwaukee Business Journal. May 24, 1999. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
^"Feingold rules out 2008 run for president". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. November 11, 2006. Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
^Pelofsky, Jeremy (November 3, 2010). "Wisconsin's Feingold loses Senate re-election bid, NBC projects". Reuters. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
^Katz, Neil (November 3, 2010). "Feingold Falls in Wisconsin, CBS News Projects". CBS News. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
^Lee Myers, Steven (June 18, 2013). "Ex-Senator Feingold Chosen as Special Envoy to African Region". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
^Sommerhauser, Mark; Verburg, Steven (November 9, 2016). "Ron Johnson defeats Russ Feingold in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
(May 14, 2015). "RussFeingold and His Ghosts". Politico. Retrieved 10 February 2016. Nelson, James B. (October 28, 2015). "RussFeingold changes his tune...
financing of political campaigns. Its chief sponsors were senators RussFeingold (D-WI) and John McCain (R-AZ). The law became effective on 6 November...
Johnson was re-elected to a second term in office. Former U.S. Senator RussFeingold, whom Johnson unseated in the 2010 midterm elections, sought a rematch...
Senate in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent RussFeingold. He was reelected in 2016, defeating Feingold in a rematch, and in 2022, narrowly defeating...
Wisconsin was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Senator RussFeingold lost re-election to a fourth term to Republican challenger Ron Johnson...
RussFeingold 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. Russ Feingold...
and playwright RussFeingold (born 1953), American politician McCain-Feingold Bill, see Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Sharon Feingold, American voice...
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator RussFeingold won re-election to a second term. Tom Ender (Libertarian) RussFeingold, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)...
defeated by Democrat RussFeingold. Roger W. Faulkner Bob Kasten, incumbent U.S. Senator Joseph Checota, businessman RussFeingold, State Senator Edmond...
popular music pianist RussFeingold, American politician Russ Freeman (pianist) (1926–2002), American bebop jazz pianist and composer Russ Freeman (guitarist)...
Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer Deputy Whips: Tom Carper, Bill Nelson, and RussFeingold Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell Assistant Minority Leader (Minority...
Past and Present Stephen M. Engel, professor of political science RussFeingold, U.S. Senator, visiting professor in 2011 Luis Feliciano, Professional...
retire to make way for his former Senate colleague RussFeingold, who had been unseated in 2010, Feingold chose not to enter the race. Other potential candidates...
Wisconsin history. Kasten was defeated by Democratic state Senator RussFeingold in 1992. Kasten voted in favor of the bill establishing Martin Luther...
considered it, so the bill expired and never became law. In 2009, Senators RussFeingold and John McCain introduced legislation of a limited version of the line-item...
incumbent U.S. senator RussFeingold, sparred on such topics as Feingold's opposition to the Patriot Act, taxes, health care, and Feingold's opposition to the...
and the Democratic Republic of Congo, succeeding former U.S. Senator RussFeingold. Perriello ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2017 Virginia gubernatorial...
(Republican) defeated three-term senator RussFeingold (Democrat) with 52% of the vote in 2010. On May 14, 2015, Feingold announced that he would seek a rematch...
defeated for re-nomination in 2016 by current caucus member Dwight Evans RussFeingold (WI Senate) – defeated for re-election in 2010 Alan Grayson (FL-8) (FL-9)...
Democrat Patty Murray won re-election to a second term. Incumbent Democrat RussFeingold won re-election to a second term. In September 1997, Mark Neumann, a...
Jim Sensenbrenner; prominent Democrats include Senators Herb Kohl and RussFeingold, the only Senator to vote against the Patriot Act in 2001, and Congressman...
ad attacking Feingold". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017. "Ron Johnson says there are 57 lawyers, including RussFeingold, in the U.S. Senate"...
convention speech that year. He also donated to Wisconsin Democratic Senator RussFeingold. In 2016, Chesebro began supporting Republicans, with contributions...
Senator RussFeingold on campaign finance reform; their McCain–Feingold bill attempted to put limits on "soft money". The efforts of McCain and Feingold were...
Texas. On October 25, the Act passed the Senate with a vote of 98–1. RussFeingold (D-WI) voted "no". It is not uncommon to see votes go toward far or...
Senator from Illinois (1997-present), Senate Minority Whip (2015-2021) RussFeingold, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1993-2011) Al Franken, U.S. Senator from...
Vermont, Chairman Herb Kohl, Wisconsin Dianne Feinstein, California RussFeingold, Wisconsin Chuck Schumer, New York Dick Durbin, Illinois Ben Cardin...
Retrieved January 29, 2015. Thomsen, Jacqueline (March 22, 2020). "RussFeingold Takes the Helm at the American Constitution Society". Law.com. The National...
Friedersdorf, RussFeingold Tried to Warn Us About Section 215 of the Patriot Act, The Atlantic (June 14, 2013). Jesse Walker, A Farewell to Feingold, Reason...
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