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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
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Vote 2006
A co-production of the NewsHour and local public TV and radio stations
IN THE NEWSLOCAL PARTNERS
U.S. Senate Race: Wisconsin
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATEWisconsin Public Television
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Herb KohlRobert Lorge
Herb KohlRobert Lorge
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
U.S. senator Lawyer, farmer
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 62 percent of the vote against John Gillespie in 2000N/A
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Three terms in U.S. SenateN/A
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Special Committee on Aging, Appropriations, JudiciaryN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Basketball team ownerFarmer, attorney, real estate broker
BORNBORN
Feb. 7, 1935 in MilwaukeeAug. 18, 1959 in New London, Wis.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from University of Wisconsin, 1956; M.B.A. from Harvard University, 1958B.A. from University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982; J.D. from Marquette University, 1985
FAMILYFAMILY
SingleMarried to Charn Teresa-Maria Lotay-Lorge
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.herbkohl.com www.law2win.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.kohl.senate.gov N/A

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