Background
Feingold, Russell Dana was born on March 2, 1953 in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Leon and Sylvia (Binstock) Feingold.
lawyer United States Senator from Wisconsin
Feingold, Russell Dana was born on March 2, 1953 in Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Leon and Sylvia (Binstock) Feingold.
Bachelor in Political Science, with honors, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1975. Bachelor in Law with 1st class honors, Oxford University, England, 1977. Juris Doctor with honors, Harvard University, 1979.
Bar: Wisconsin 1979. Association, Foley & Lardner, Madison, 1979-1982, LaFollette, Sinykin, Anderson & Munson, Madison, 1983-1985, Goldman & Feingold, 1985-1988. Member Wisconsin Senate, 1983-1992, United States senator from Wisconsin, 1993, member aging committee, budget committee, foreign relations committee, judiciary committee, senate Democratic policy committee Wisconsin Honors scholar, 1971. Rhodes scholar, 1975.
Member of Dane County Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, American Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sue Levine, 1977 (divorced 1986). Children: Jessica Lee, Ellen Roseanne. Married Mary Erpenbach, January 20, 1991 (divorced 2005).
Stepchildren: Sam Speerschneider, Ted Speerschneider.