Russ Feingold (Shattered)

Russell Dana Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is a lawyer and politician who is serving as the junior from. Prior to serving in the Senate, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.

With, he received the 1999. Feingold and McCain cosponsored the (McCain–Feingold Act), a major piece of campaign finance reform legislation. He was the only Senator to vote against the during the first vote on the legislation.

Feingold was mentioned as a possible candidate in the, but in November 2006 he announced he would not run. In 2010, Feingold lost his campaign for reelection to the U.S. Senate to Republican. On June 18, 2013, he was selected by Secretary of State to replace  as a special envoy to the  of Africa.

On May 14, 2015, Feingold announced his candidacy for his old Senate seat in 2016. He defeated Republican Ron Johnson in a rematch of their 2010 Senate race.