Russ Feingold
- Party
- Democrat
- Latest Office Held:
- US Senate, WI
- Latest Office Sought:
- US Senate, WI
FEINGOLD, Russell Dana, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Janesville, Rock County, Wis.,
March 2, 1953; graduated, Janesville Craig High School 1971; graduated,
University of Wisconsin, Madison 1975; attended Magdalen College, Oxford,
England, as a Rhodes Scholar and received a graduate degree in 1977; graduated,
Harvard University Law School 1979; admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1979 and
practiced law in Madison, Wisc. 1979-1985; visiting professor, Beloit College
1985; member, Wisconsin State Senate 1983-1993; elected as a Democrat to the
United States Senate in 1992; reelected in 1998 and again in 2004, and served
from January 3, 1993, to January 3, 2011; unsuccessful candidate for reelection
in 2010.
Source: Bioguide
Campaign Finance
$16,769,957 Received
Information
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
covers through Q3 2012
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Top Industries
OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.82% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
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Top Contributors
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Bundled Lobbyist Contributions
Lobbyists and lobbying firms that raised money from multiple donors on behalf of the politician. Contributions from the lobbyist or firm itself are not included.Bundler Amount Council for a Livable World $99,843 J Street $98,490 American Assn for Justice $21,650 Human Rights Campaign $17,879 League of Conservation Voters $16,426
Earmarks
$235,773,000 Allocated
Information
Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2008 $138,000,000 RDTE -- Peer Reviewed Breast Cancer Research Program 2008 $80,000,000 RDTE -- Peer Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program 2008 $10,000,000 RDTE -- Peer Reviewed Ovarian Cancer Research Program 2009 $7,773,000 Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions program authorized under the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 2008 $0 Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), Washington, DC, For national anti-sexual assault programs.
