Ten Things to Know About Russ Feingold

1. Russ holds a listening session in each one of Wisconsin's 72 counties every year, where he hears Wisconsinites talk about their concerns first-hand.
2. Russ has one of the best attendance records in the U.S. Senate. He has a lifetime voting percentage of 99.775%.
3. Russ has given the "Calling of the Bankroll" on the Senate floor more than 30 times, in order to highlight the campaign contributions of major interests involved in legislation the Senate was considering.
4. Russ cast the deciding vote in favor of the 1993 Deficit Reduction package, which by today has reduced the federal debt by over $40,000 for each family of four in Wisconsin.
5. Russ has one of the highest lifetime voting records of any seated U.S. Senator from the League of Conservation Voters, a bipartisan group that advocates for environmental conservation.
6. Russ ran his 1998 campaign for re-election under the guidelines of his own campaign finance reform bill, which had not yet been passed into law. Despite being outspent by millions of dollars, Russ won re-election to his second term.
7. Russ has been hailed as a "Deficit Hawk" by the Concord Coalition, a non-partisan group that advocates fiscal responsibility in the federal government.
8. The Capital Times, a Madison newspaper, has said that "Feingold['s] record on labor, environmental and international affairs is arguably the best in the Senate."
9. Russ does not accept pay raises during his term in office. When his colleagues in Congress vote to increase their pay, Russ returns his share to the U.S. Treasury.
10. In a 1992 TV advertisement shown across Wisconsin, Elvis-- alive and well-- endorsed Russ for Senate.