Herb Kohl (as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin)

E371252

Herb Kohl was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, known for his moderate politics, focus on education and consumer issues, and ownership of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Herb Kohl 4
Herb Kohl (as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin) canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Basketball Association team
United States senator
businessperson
human
politician
announcedRetirement 2011
businessRole president of Kohl’s Corporation
caucus United States Senate Democratic Caucus
surface form: Democratic Caucus in the United States Senate
chairpersonOf Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
surface form: Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

Senate Special Committee on Aging
committeeMembership Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senate Judiciary Committee
surface form: Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Senate Special Committee on Aging
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-02-07
didNotSeek re-election in 2012 U.S. Senate elections
education Harvard Business School
University of Wisconsin–Madison
electedTo U.S. Senate in 1988
endTime 2013-01-03
familyName Kohl
givenName Herbert
helpedDevelop Kohl’s department store chain
ideology moderate Democrat
knownFor avoiding national media attention
focus on Wisconsin constituent services
low-key personal style
legislativeFocus aging and seniors issues
antitrust issues
consumer protection
education policy
memberOf United States Senate
militaryService Army Reserve
surface form: United States Army Reserve
name Herbert Kohl
surface form: Herbert H. Kohl
owned Milwaukee Bucks
ownershipEndTime 2014
ownershipStartTime 1985
philanthropy Herb Kohl Educational Foundation
philanthropyFocus scholarships for Wisconsin students and teachers
placeOfBirth Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
surface form: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
politicalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld United States Senator
precededBy William Proxmire
reElected 1994 United States Senate elections
surface form: U.S. Senate in 1994

U.S. Senate in 2000
U.S. Senate in 2006
represented Wisconsin
startTime 1989-01-03
succeededBy Tammy Baldwin

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tammy Baldwin precededBy Herb Kohl (as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin)
Kohl Center namedAfter Herb Kohl (as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin)
this entity surface form: Herb Kohl
Abraham Lincoln High School alumni Herb Kohl (as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin)
this entity surface form: Herb Kohl
Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin precededBy Herb Kohl (as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin)
this entity surface form: Herb Kohl
Herb usedBy Herb Kohl (as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin)
this entity surface form: Herb Kohl