| Full Name: | Herbert 'Herb' H. Kohl |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Single |
| Birth Date: | 02/07/1935 |
| Birth Place: | Milwaukee, WI |
| Home City: | Milwaukee, WI |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Summary
Herbert 'Herb' H. Kohl
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
S 3985 - Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 8, 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse additional payments of $250 to individuals who were entitled to any of the following in October, ...
S Amdt 3353 - Payment to Social Security Recipients
More Key Votes
Amendment (Yea)
March 3, 2010 - Specifies that no payments for calendar year 2009, as authorized in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1, the "Stimulus" Act), shall ...
Recent Public Statements
Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid and The Honorable Mitch McConnell - Six Months After the Senate Passed a Bipartisan Jobs Bill, The House Has Failed to Act
Dec. 13, 2012 - U.S. Senator Tim Johnson today voiced his support for including the farm bill in any end-of-the year legislation. In a letter to Senate leadership, Johnson ...
Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid and The Honorable Mitch McConnell
Dec. 3, 2012 - In an effort to boost the economy and prevent 2 million Americans from abruptly losing their jobless benefits at the end of the year, U.S. ...
Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Israel Passes U.S. Senate Unanimously
More Public Statements
Nov. 16, 2012 - November 16, 2012. As terrorist rockets continue to fall on Israel, the United States Senate tonight unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Mark ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Alliance for Retired Americans Positions | 100% |
| 2009-2010 | Alzheimer's Impact Movement Positions | 67% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $1,595,551.00 |
| Total Spent | $732,897.00 |
| Cash On Hand | $505,447.00 |
| Debt | $550,000.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 09/30/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Herb Kohl REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY Key national leaders of both major parties including: John McCain, Republican Senator Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.
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View Herbert 'Herb' H. Kohl's Congressional Election 1994 National Political Awareness Test
