Russ Feingold served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011 and as a Wisconsin State Senator from 1983 to 1993. When in public office, Russ worked to protect treasured natural resources including Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands, combat climate change by expanding clean energy, and supported efforts to safeguard the water we drink.
In addition to his congressional and diplomatic career, Senator Feingold has taught or lectured at Stanford University and Stanford University Law School, Lawrence University, Marquette University Law School, American University, Beloit College, Yale Law School and most recently, he was a Visiting Lecturer in the UW-Madison International Division African Studies. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, Think–an NBC News Blog, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Senator Feingold holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar), and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.