Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Herb is a 4th term senator from Wisconsin who was last elected in 2006 with 67% of the vote. He is FREAKING RICH and can basically finance his own campaign - and he owns the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team too. Herb was born in Milwaukee, WI on February 7, 1935. He is Jewish and he earned an MBA from Harvard in 1958. He served in the army reserves from 1958 to 1964. He is single.
Herb Kohl is important to us because he chairs the Senate's Appropriations sub-committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. That means if we want money, we go through him.
Kohl is no Feingold, but he's also no Feinstein. In other words - he's not the most progressive guy around, but he's at least slightly more liberal than a Republican. As a Wisconsin senator, you can bet he pays attention to dairy issues. His website also cites conservation, food safety, and nutrition programs (i.e. WIC and food stamps) as areas he cares about.
Contact Information
DC: 202-224-5653 (phone); 202-224-9787 (fax)
District Offices: 414-297-4451 (Milwaukee); 608-264-5338 (Madison); 715-832-8424 (Eau Claire); 920-738-1640 (Appleton); 608-796-0045 (La Crosse)
Chief of Staff: Paul Bock
Scheduler: Arlene Branca
Legislative Director: Chad Metzler
Communications Director: Lynn Becker
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