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• A Senator representing the state of Wisconsin, Russ Feingold has been a prominent figure with regard to legislation on campaign finance reform. He has co-authored the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, also known as the McCain-Feingold Act. Feingold started his career in politics in 1983 as a Senator for the Wisconsin State Senate.

  On March 19, 2009, Feingold submitted legislation that would eliminate the death penalty by federal statue. Titled the "Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2009," Feingold cites the fact that the United States comes in fifth on the list of nations who executed the most people in 2007. Leading the list were China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.Huffington Post: Feingold To Death Penalty ... (March 19, 2009)

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: March 2, 1953 in Janesville, Wisconsin
  2. Assumed Office: January 5, 1993
  3. Political Party: Democratic
  4. Alma mater: University of Wisconsin
  5. Spouse: Not married
  6. Religion: Jewish

• Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

  With the help of Republican and Presidential hopeful, John McCain, Russ Feingold reformed campaign finance procedures. Introduced to the Senate in 2005, the Act would ban lobbyists to give gifts to members of the Senate. The Act would further inpose a $50,000 fine for any infraction. The McCain-Feingold Act amended the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

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