Robert Kasten, Jr.

Office:	U.S. Senator, Wisconsin
Political party:	Republican
Term of office:	January 1981–January 1993
Preceded by:	Gaylord Nelson
Succeeded by:	Russ Feingold
Date of birth:	June 19, 1942
Place of birth:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Spouse:	Unknown

Robert Walter "Bob" Kasten Jr. (b. June 19, 1942) is a politician from the state of Wisconsin. Image File history File links SenatorKasten. ... State nickname: Badger State Official languages None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Senators Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 17 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States (the other being the Democratic Party). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Gaylord Nelson Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916–July 3, 2005) was a Democratic American politician from Wisconsin. ... Russell Dana Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about Milwaukee in Wisconsin. ... State nickname: Badger State Official languages None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Senators Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 17 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Badger State Official languages None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Senators Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 17 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ...

Kasten was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he graduated from the University of Arizona. Kasten was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1972. In 1974, he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican. He ran for Governor of Wisconsin in 1978 but he lost the nomination to Lee S. Dreyfus. Kasten ran for the United States Senate in 1980, defeating liberal Democrat incumbent Senator Gaylord Nelson. In the Senate, Kasten was an outspoken conservative. City nickname: The City of Festivals, The Genuine American City, Cream City, Brewtown/Brew City Location Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Government County Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 251. ... The University of Arizona (UA) is a land-grant institution of higher learning located in Tucson, Arizona. ... The Wisconsin State Senate, based off of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... This is a list of governors from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... State nickname: Badger State Official languages None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Senators Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 17 Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Lee S. Dreyfus served the State of Wisconsin as state superintendent of schools, member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and Chancellor of University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... In political science, a democrat is an advocate, follower, or proponent of democracy. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Gaylord Nelson Gaylord Anton Nelson (June 4, 1916–July 3, 2005) was a Democratic American politician from Wisconsin. ... Conservatism is any of a number of political philosophies supporting traditional values or an established social order. ...

In 1986, Kasten narrowly defeated Democrat Ed Garvey to win re-election. Kasten was defeated by Democrat Russell Feingold, in 1992. Russell Dana Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician and has been a U.S. senator from Wisconsin since 1993. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Trivia

A vampire-hunting pig in Mike Baron's Wisconsin-based comic Badger was named for Kasten. This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Species Sus barbatus Sus bucculentus Sus cebifrons Sus celebensis Sus domesticus Sus heureni Sus philippensis Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus timoriensis Sus verrucosus Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. ... Norbert Sykes is the Badger, a comic book character whose adventures were published by four companies from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. ...