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 History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Wisconsin

KOHL, Herbert H

(1935—)

Senate Years of Service: 1989-
Party: Democrat

KOHL, Herbert H, a Senator from Wisconsin; born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 7, 1935; attended Milwaukee public schools; graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison 1956; received M.B.A. degree from Harvard School of Business Administration 1958; United States Army Reserves 1958-1964; businessman, president of Kohl Corporation and owner of Milwaukee Bucks basketball team; Wisconsin State Democratic Party chairman 1975-1977; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1988; reelected in 1994, 2000, and again in 2006 for the term ending January 3, 2013; chair, Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred Tenth Congress).

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present

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