- Russ Feingold
Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He has served as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate and the junior Senator from Wisconsin since 1993. A recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, Feingold is best known for his maverick voting and cosponsorship of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ("McCain-Feingold Bill"), a major piece of campaign finance reform legislation, … - Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Raymond McCarthy was a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin between 1947 and 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period of extreme anti-communist suspicion inspired by the tensions of the Cold War. He was noted for making unsubstantiated claims that there were large numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the federal government. - Herb Kohl
Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations - Tommy Thompson
Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941), a United States politician, was the 7th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin. On April 1, 2007, he announced on "This Week" that he is a candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election. - Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962), American politician, is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing (map). Baldwin was born in Madison, Wisconsin, where she was raised, to Pamela Green. Baldwin graduated from Madison West High School in 1980. She earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1984, and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1989. - Gaylord Nelson
Gaylord Anton Nelson was a Democratic American politician from Wisconsin. He was the principal founder of Earth Day. In 1970, he called for Congressional hearings on the safety of combined oral contraceptive pills, which were famously called "The Nelson Pill Hearings." As a result of the hearings, side-effect disclosure was required for the pill in patient inserts — the first such disclosure for a pharmaceutical drug. - Ron Kind
Ronald James Kind (born March 16 1963) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He has served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997, representing. Kind is a native of La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was first elected in the 3rd Congressional District of Wisconsin (map) in November 1996. He currently serves on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means. His other (non-committee) titles are the Democratic Chief Deputy Whip, … - Mark Green
Mark Andrew Green (born June 1 1960) is an American politician and was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1999-2007, representing the Eighth Congressional District of Wisconsin. His term ended in January 2007. He did not seek re-election because he ran for Governor. According to a June 2007 White House Press Release, he has been nominated by President George W. Bush for Ambassador to Tanzania. Green and his wife, Susan, live in Hobart, … - Paul Ryan
Paul D. Ryan, Jr. (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician and Congressman from Wisconsin. He is a member of the Republican Party, and represents (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives. - Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 - April 9 1959) was one of the world's most prominent and influential architects. He developed a series of highly individual styles over his extraordinarily long architectural career (spanning the years 1887-1959) and he influenced the entire course of American architecture and building. To this day, he remains America's most famous architect. Wright was also well known in his lifetime. - Tom Barrett
Thomas Mark "Tom" Barrett (born December 8, 1953) is an American politician, former Congressman from Wisconsin and the current mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - Larry Johnson
Lawrence W. Johnson (March 28, 1909 - September 3, 1972) was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Boston/Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University. - Dave Obey
Dave's experiences while growing up have shaped his convictions and priorities in the work he does in Congress today. Working in his father's floor covering business for a number of years, Dave sometimes worked with asbestos products. It was not until he began his service in the Congress that he discovered that asbestos caused cancer, although one of the manufacturers had known since 1939. - Tony Romo
Antonio Ramiro Romo (born April 21 1980, in San Diego) is a professional football player. He is currently the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and a 2007 Pro Bowler. - Joe Thomas
Joe Thomas (born on December 4, 1984 in Brookfield, Wisconsin) is an offensive tackle taken by the Cleveland Browns on April 28, 2007 during the NFL Draft. He played collegiately for the Wisconsin Badgers. - Gwen Moore
Gwendolynne Sophia (Gwen) Moore (born April 18, 1951), a Democrat from Wisconsin, is a Congresswoman representing (map). The district is based in Milwaukee and also includes Cudahy and St. Francis. - Jim Sensenbrenner
Frank James (Jim) Sensenbrenner, Jr. (born June 14, 1943) is an American politician who has been a member of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing (map). The district, the state's richest, includes most of Milwaukee's suburbs, including Waukesha, West Bend, Brookfield, Delafield, Mequon and Wauwatosa. It was numbered as the 9th District until 2003. - Steve Kagen
Steven L. Kagen, M.D. (born 12 December 1949 in Appleton, Wisconsin) is a physician and politician from the state of Wisconsin. He is currently the United States Representative for. The district is located in the northeastern part of the state and includes Green Bay and Appleton. - William Proxmire
Edward William Proxmire was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the United States Senate for the state of Wisconsin from 1957 to 1989. - Tom Petri
Thomas Evert Petri (born May 28 1940), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing (map). Born as Thomas Evert in Marinette, Wisconsin, his father was killed during World War II and he adopted the name Petri after his mother remarried when he was still a young child. He graduated from Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. - J. B. van Hollen
J. B. Van Hollen (born 1966 in Chetek, Wisconsin) is the State Attorney General for the state of Wisconsin. He is a Republican. J. B. Van Hollen replaced former Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager on January 3, 2007. Hollen was the only Republican to win an Attorney General seat with a Democratic incumbent in a 2006 election. The son of John C. Van Hollen and Rosella Van Hollen, J.B. grew up with two sisters in northern Wisconsin, … - Jerry Kleczka
Gerald (Jerry) Daniel Kleczka (born November 26, 1943), an American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1984 to 2005, representing the Fourth Congressional District of Wisconsin. The district includes the city of Milwaukee, where he was born. After graduating from Milwaukee's Don Bosco High School, in 1961, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for two years. - Matt Kenseth
Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10 1972) is a stock car racing driver for the Roush Fenway Racing team in NASCAR's Nextel Cup series. Kenseth was born in Cambridge, Wisconsin. - Annette Ziegler
Annette K. Ziegler (born 1964) is an American attorney and judge. Since 1997, Ziegler has served as a judge of the Washington County, Wisconsin Circuit Court. On April 3, 2007, Ziegler defeated Madison attorney Linda Clifford in a statewide election to earn a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court being vacated by Justice Jon P. Wilcox. Ziegler is scheduled to assume the seat on August 1, 2007. - Steve Stricker
Steven Charles Stricker (born February 13 1967) is an American professional golfer. Stricker was born in Edgerton, Wisconsin. A 1990 graduate of the University of Illinois, Stricker turned professional in 1990 and has won three times on the PGA Tour. His most successful season on tour came in 1996, when Stricker notched two victories (Kemper Open, Motorola Western Open) and seven top ten finishes on his way to finishing fourth on the 1996 PGA Tour money list. - Ed Garvey
Edward R. Garvey (born in Burlington, Wisconsin) is a progressive activist, lawyer, and politician. - Devin Harris
Devin Lamar Harris (born February 27, 1983 in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) is an American basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks. Harris attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and gained national attention for his play at the collegiate level. - John Bradley
John "Jack" "Doc" Bradley was a United States Navy corpsman during World War II, and one of the six men who took part in Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. Accompanying him were SGT Michael Strank, CPL Harlon Block, PFC Ira Hayes, and PFC Franklin Sousley. About halfway up the mountain, they were joined by PFC Rene Gagnon, who had a larger flag on orders to place it so that it could be seen from great distance. - Tom Davis
Dr. Thomas "Dr. Tom" Davis (born December 3, 1938)is a former college men's basketball coach. The Ridgeway, Wisconsin native was the head coach at LaFayette College, Boston College, Stanford University, the University of Iowa, and Drake University from 1971-2007. He earned his bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin-Platteville, master's degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison and his doctorate from University of Maryland. - Les Aspin
Leslie "Les" Aspin, Jr. (July 21, 1938 - May 21, 1995) was a United States Congressman from 1971 to 1993, and the United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from January 21, 1993 to February 3, 1994. - Davy Jones
David Jefferson "Davy" Jones, nicknamed "Kangaroo", was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played fifteen seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Browns, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Rebels. Jones played with some of the early legends of the game, including Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, Frank Chance, and Three Finger Brown. - Steve Gunderson
Steven Craig (Steve) Gunderson (born May 10, 1951, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin), is the President and CEO of the Council on Foundations and a former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin. Gunderson grew up in Whitehall, Wisconsin. Having studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he went on to train at the Brown School of Broadcasting in Minneapolis. Gunderson served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1975 to 1979, … - Bob Uecker
Robert George Uecker ((born January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American former Major League Baseball player, later an award-winning sportscaster, comedian and actor. Uecker jokingly identifies himself by the title of "Mr. Baseball". - Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith (born March 15, 1955 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin) is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Assembly for that state's 93rd Assembly District. His district includes portions of Eau Claire, Dunn, Pepin, and Pierce counties. He was elected to the state assembly in 2006. He is a member of three committees: Financial Institutions, Colleges and Universities, and Rural Affairs. Jeff has two daughters and is the owner of a window cleaning business in Eau Claire. - James Cameron
James Cameron (February 23, 1914 in La Crosse, Wisconsin - June 11, 2006 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a civil rights activist. He founded America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee. James Cameron was founder of America's Black Holocaust Museum and America's only living survivor of a lynching until he died. In August, 1930 when Cameron was 16 years old, he was falsely accused of participating in the murder of a young white man in Marion, Indiana. - Kevin Barrett
Kevin James Barrett (born February 1959) was a university lecturer and 9/11 conspiracy theorist. He is a member of the Scholars for 9/11 Truth. Barrett became controversial in 2006 when he held a one-semester appointment as an associate lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During the fall semester of 2006, Barrett taught an introductory class on Islam, an undergraduate course in which he had formerly been employed as a teaching assistant. - Dick Bennett
Dick Bennett (born April 20, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American basketball coach who is best known for revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program, and leading the team to the Final Four in 2000. He also coached at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Washington State University. - Sheldon Wasserman
Sheldon A. Wasserman, M.D. (born August 5, 1961 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American politician, representing Wisconsin's 22nd Assembly District in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He is a Democrat. He has been in the Assembly since 1994. He earned his M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1987. He is married and has three children. - Henry Dodge
Henry Dodge (October 12, 1782 - June 19, 1867) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, Territorial Governor of Wisconsin and a veteran of the Black Hawk War. He was the half brother of Lewis F. Linn and the father of Augustus C. Dodge with whom, are the first, and so far only, father-son pair to serve concurrently in the U.S. Senate. Although was born in Vincennes, Indiana, he was raised a Kentuckian. - Ed Thompson
Ed Thompson (born December 25, 1944 in Elroy, Wisconsin) was the United States Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 2002. He received 11% of the vote. He was elected mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin in April, 2000 with 58% of the vote. His older brother, Tommy Thompson, was previously Governor of Wisconsin and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. Ed Thompson was the subject of the documentary "A Remarkable Man".
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