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|office = Minority Leader of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly|Wisconsin Assembly]]
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|term_end = January 10, 2022
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'''Gordon N. Hintz''' (born November 29, 1973) is an American public servant and politician, currently serving as the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Minority Leader in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]. He has been a member of the Assembly for seven terms, first elected in 2006, representing the 54th Assembly District&mdash;the city of [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]].
'''Gordon N. Hintz''' (born November 29, 1973) is an American public servant and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician from [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]]. He was the minority leader in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] from 2017 through 2021. He was a member of the Assembly for eight terms, representing the [[Wisconsin's 54th Assembly district|54th Assembly district]] from 2007 through 2022. His father, Stephen Hintz, was mayor of Oshkosh from 2002 to 2004.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Hintz was born in [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], and graduated from [[Oshkosh North High School]] in 1992. He obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Hamline University]], in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], and went on to earn his [[Master of Public Administration|Masters of Public Administration]] from the [[Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].
Hintz was born in [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], and graduated from [[Oshkosh North High School]] in 1992. He obtained a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Hamline University]], in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], and went on to earn his [[Master of Public Administration|Masters of Public Administration]] from the [[Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].


Prior to serving in the Legislature, Hintz worked in government at the federal, state, and local levels. Hintz worked on the [[1996 United States Senate election in Minnesota|1996 U.S. Senate campaign]] of [[Paul Wellstone]] before going to work for U.S. Senator [[Herb Kohl]] and former U.S. Representative [[Jay W. Johnson]] as a Legislative Staff Assistant in [[Washington, D.C.]] Hintz also served as a Research Assistant for Governor [[Tommy Thompson]]'s Commission on State and Local Partnerships for the 21st Century (Kettl Commission) and worked as a Management Assistant and Budget Analyst for the City of [[Long Beach, California]].
Prior to serving in the Legislature, Hintz worked in government at the federal, state, and local levels. Hintz worked on the [[1996 United States Senate election in Minnesota|1996 U.S. Senate campaign]] of [[Paul Wellstone]] before going to work for U.S. Senator [[Herb Kohl]] and former U.S. Representative [[Jay W. Johnson]] as a Legislative Staff Assistant in [[Washington, D.C.]] Hintz also served as a research assistant for Governor [[Tommy Thompson]]'s Commission on State and Local Partnerships for the 21st Century (Kettl Commission) and worked as a management assistant and budget analyst for the City of [[Long Beach, California]].


==Legislative career==
==Legislative career==
Hintz first ran for the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 2004, and lost. In 2006 Hintz made another attempt, this time winning the open seat.<ref name="apologizes">{{cite news|url= http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110219/OSH0101/110219036/Video-story-Hintz-delivers-impassioned-speech-lambasting-Republicans |title= State Rep. Gordon Hintz apologizes for comments made on Assembly floor following budget repair bill vote | newspaper= [[Oshkosh Northwestern]] |date= February 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120308104842/http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110228/OSH0101/110228167/Update-Rep-Gordon-Hintz-apologizes-comments-Assembly-floor-following-budget-repair-bill-vote |archive-date= March 8, 2012 |via=[[Wayback Machine]] |access-date= May 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>MSNBC, February 21, 2011, ''The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell''</ref><ref>CNN, February 19, 2011, CNN Newsroom, 10:00 AM</ref>
Hintz first ran for the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 2004, running against incumbent Republican [[Gregg Underheim]]. He fell 2,000 votes short in the general election that year, with [[Wisconsin Green Party]] candidate Tony Palmeri taking nearly 9% of the vote.<ref name="wec2004gen">{{cite report|url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2004_FallElection_Results_Summary.pdf |title= Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Elections Commission]] |date= December 1, 2004 |page=30 |accessdate= May 9, 2020 }}</ref> Underheim opted not to seek re-election in 2006, and Hintz made another attempt, this time winning the seat with 62% of the vote in a head-to-head race against Republican Julie Pung Leschke.<ref name="wec2006gen">{{cite report|url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2006_FallElection_Results_Summary_0.pdf |title= Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Elections Commission]] |date= December 5, 2006 |page=29 |accessdate= May 9, 2020 }}</ref>


In September 2017, after 10 years in the Assembly, Hintz was elected by the Democratic caucus to serve as their next floor leader, following Representative [[Peter Barca]]'s announcement that he would stand down from the role.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/gordon-hintz-elected-to-lead-assembly-democrats/article_02b06027-9b62-50b5-b8c1-adeac2cba779.html |title= Gordon Hintz elected to lead Assembly Democrats |first= Molly |last= Beck | newspaper= [[Wisconsin State Journal]] |date= September 19, 2017 |access-date= May 9, 2020}}</ref>
In the [[2008 United States presidential election]], he was chosen as one of Wisconsin's ten [[United States Electoral College|presidential electors]] for then-Senator [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008-certificates/index.html |title= 2008 Presidential Election - Electoral College Members |website= [[National Archives and Records Administration]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090420091355/https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/2008-certificates/index.html |via= [[Wayback Machine]] |archive-date= April 20, 2009 }}</ref>


On March 3, 2022, he announced that he would not seek re-election.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 March 2022 |title=Former Assembly Democratic leader Gordon Hintz won't seek reelection |url=https://www.wpr.org/former-assembly-democratic-leader-gordon-hintz-wont-seek-reelection |access-date=8 March 2022 |website=www.wpr.org |publisher=[[Wisconsin Public Radio]]}}</ref>
During the [[2011 Wisconsin protests]] on February 18, 2011, Hintz delivered an impassioned and widely commented on speech against Republican Governor [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]]'s [[2011 Wisconsin Act 10|plan]] to strip public unions of [[collective bargaining]] rights.<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/gordon-hintz/2011/02 |title= Wisconsin Dem Says Citation For Sexual Misconduct Is Distraction |newspaper= [[Talking Points Memo]] |date= February 22, 2011 |last= Lach |first= Eric |access-date =February 22, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110309194717/http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/gordon-hintz/2011/02/ |archive-date= March 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |via= [[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref><ref name="apologizes">{{cite news|url= http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110219/OSH0101/110219036/Video-story-Hintz-delivers-impassioned-speech-lambasting-Republicans |title= State Rep. Gordon Hintz apologizes for comments made on Assembly floor following budget repair bill vote | newspaper= [[Oshkosh Northwestern]] |date= February 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120308104842/http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110228/OSH0101/110228167/Update-Rep-Gordon-Hintz-apologizes-comments-Assembly-floor-following-budget-repair-bill-vote |archive-date= March 8, 2012 |via=[[Wayback Machine]] |accessdate= May 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>MSNBC, February 21, 2011, ''The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell''</ref><ref>CNN, February 19, 2011, CNN Newsroom, 10:00 AM</ref>

In September 2017, after 10 years in the Assembly, Hintz was elected by the Democratic caucus to serve as their next floor leader, following Representative [[Peter Barca]]'s announcement that he would stand down from the role.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/gordon-hintz-elected-to-lead-assembly-democrats/article_02b06027-9b62-50b5-b8c1-adeac2cba779.html |title= Gordon Hintz elected to lead Assembly Democrats |first= Molly |last= Beck | newspaper= [[Wisconsin State Journal]] |date= September 19, 2017 |accessdate= May 9, 2020}}</ref>


==Controversies==
==Controversies==
In the midst of the 2011 protests, on February 10, 2011, Hintz was ticketed by police for sexual misconduct at Heavenly Touch Massage Parlor in [[Appleton, Wisconsin]]. Police had been investigating the business because it was suspected of prostitution. Hintz pleaded no contest to sexual misconduct and paid a fine of $2,032, according to a news report in the [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]. He said he made "a bad decision" that "was out of character" and apologized for disappointing his family, friends, and community. He also sought to refocus attention on the important issues then facing the state, saying "My concern right now is that my personal situation is distracting from the much more important issue facing our state. We have tens of thousands of working people at the Capitol every day, and that must remain our focus."<ref>{{cite news|url = http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/116619353.html |title= Assembly member accepts responsibility for ticket in massage parlor case |last= Vielmetti |first= Bruce |newspaper= [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |date= February 21, 2011 |accessdate =May 9, 2020 }}</ref>
In the midst of the 2011 protests, on February 10, 2011, Hintz was found guilty of solicitation of prostitution. He was also ticketed by police for sexual misconduct at Heavenly Touch Massage Parlor in [[Appleton, Wisconsin]]. Police had been investigating the business because it was suspected of prostitution. Hintz pleaded no contest to sexual misconduct and paid a fine of $2,032, according to a news report in the ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]''. He said he made "a bad decision" that "was out of character" and apologized for disappointing his family, friends, and community. He also sought to refocus attention on the important issues then facing the state, saying "My concern right now is that my personal situation is distracting from the much more important issue facing our state. We have tens of thousands of working people at the Capitol every day, and that must remain our focus."<ref>{{cite news|url = http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/116619353.html |title= Assembly member accepts responsibility for ticket in massage parlor case |last= Vielmetti |first= Bruce |newspaper= [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |date= February 21, 2011 |access-date =May 9, 2020 }}</ref>


Hintz publicly apologized on February 28, 2011, for comments directed at fellow legislator, Republican State Representative [[Michelle Litjens]] during a heated backroom debate, after Republicans allegedly broke procedural rules to end a 58-hour debate on the contentious Budget Repair Bill. Litjens said she did not take the comments personally and thought they were directed at all Republicans but thought he should be disciplined by the Assembly.<ref name="apologizes"/><ref>{{cite news |url= https://isthmus.com/archive/the-sconz/republicans-democrats-exchange-accusations-of-incivility/ |last=Craver |first=Jack |title=Republicans, Democrats exchange accusations of incivility |newspaper= [[Isthmus (newspaper)|Isthmus]] |date= March 2, 2011 |accessdate=March 7, 2011 }}</ref>
Hintz publicly berated a female colleague in 2011 and was forced to make an apology. He apologized on February 28, 2011, for comments directed at fellow legislator, Republican State Representative [[Michelle Litjens]] during a heated backroom debate, after Republicans allegedly broke procedural rules to end a 58-hour debate on the contentious Budget Repair Bill. Litjens said she did not take the comments personally and thought they were directed at all Republicans but thought he should be disciplined by the Assembly.<ref name="apologizes"/><ref>{{cite news |url= https://isthmus.com/archive/the-sconz/republicans-democrats-exchange-accusations-of-incivility/ |last=Craver |first=Jack |title=Republicans, Democrats exchange accusations of incivility |newspaper= [[Isthmus (newspaper)|Isthmus]] |date= March 2, 2011 |access-date=March 7, 2011 }}</ref>


Hintz was involved in an expletive laced Facebook exchange on May 28, 2019, with a former friend in both public and private messages that were later provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by the friend and made public. Hintz apologized, stating, "But I need to move on and let it go, and say I'm sorry today happened".<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/daniel-bice/2019/06/05/minority-leader-gordon-hintz-lobs-f-bomb-critic-after-facebook-spat/1270767001/ |title= Bice: Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz lobs f-bomb at critic after Facebook spat |last= Bice |first= Daniel |date= June 5, 2019 |newspaper= [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |accessdate= May 9, 2020 }}</ref>
Hintz was involved in an expletive-laced Facebook exchange on May 28, 2019, with a former friend in both public and private messages that were later provided to the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' by the friend and made public. Hintz apologized, stating, "But I need to move on and let it go, and say I'm sorry today happened".<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/daniel-bice/2019/06/05/minority-leader-gordon-hintz-lobs-f-bomb-critic-after-facebook-spat/1270767001/ |title= Bice: Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz lobs f-bomb at critic after Facebook spat |last= Bice |first= Daniel |date= June 5, 2019 |newspaper= [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |access-date= May 9, 2020 }}</ref>


==Other==
==Other==
Hintz placed second in the 2003 National [[Air guitar|Air Guitar]] championships under the pseudonym, "Krye Tuff".<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.laweekly.com/2005-07-21/music/live-in-la |title= Live in LA |date= July 25, 2005 |newspaper= [[LA Weekly]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110306024632/http://www.laweekly.com/2005-07-21/music/live-in-la/ |archive-date= March 6, 2011 |via= [[Wayback Machine]] |accessdate= May 9, 2020}}</ref> He appears in the documentary ''[[Air Guitar Nation]]'' about the 2003 championships.
Hintz placed second in the 2003 National [[Air guitar|Air Guitar]] championships under the pseudonym, "Krye Tuff".<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.laweekly.com/2005-07-21/music/live-in-la |title= Live in LA |date= July 25, 2005 |newspaper= [[LA Weekly]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110306024632/http://www.laweekly.com/2005-07-21/music/live-in-la/ |archive-date= March 6, 2011 |via= [[Wayback Machine]] |access-date= May 9, 2020}}</ref> He appears in the documentary ''[[Air Guitar Nation]]'' about the 2003 championships.


==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==


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Latest revision as of 04:38, 2 December 2024

Gordon Hintz
Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office
October 1, 2017 – January 10, 2022
Preceded byPeter Barca
Succeeded byGreta Neubauer
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 54th district
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 2, 2023
Preceded byGregg Underheim
Succeeded byLori Palmeri
Personal details
Born (1973-11-29) November 29, 1973 (age 51)
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Elizabeth Lang
(m. 2014)
Children2
Parent
  • Stephen Hintz (father)
EducationHamline University (BA)
University of Wisconsin, Madison (MPA)
Website[1]

Gordon N. Hintz (born November 29, 1973) is an American public servant and Democratic politician from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was the minority leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2017 through 2021. He was a member of the Assembly for eight terms, representing the 54th Assembly district from 2007 through 2022. His father, Stephen Hintz, was mayor of Oshkosh from 2002 to 2004.

Early life and career

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Hintz was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and graduated from Oshkosh North High School in 1992. He obtained a B.A. from Hamline University, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and went on to earn his Masters of Public Administration from the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Prior to serving in the Legislature, Hintz worked in government at the federal, state, and local levels. Hintz worked on the 1996 U.S. Senate campaign of Paul Wellstone before going to work for U.S. Senator Herb Kohl and former U.S. Representative Jay W. Johnson as a Legislative Staff Assistant in Washington, D.C. Hintz also served as a research assistant for Governor Tommy Thompson's Commission on State and Local Partnerships for the 21st Century (Kettl Commission) and worked as a management assistant and budget analyst for the City of Long Beach, California.

Legislative career

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Hintz first ran for the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2004, and lost. In 2006 Hintz made another attempt, this time winning the open seat.[1][2][3]

In September 2017, after 10 years in the Assembly, Hintz was elected by the Democratic caucus to serve as their next floor leader, following Representative Peter Barca's announcement that he would stand down from the role.[4]

On March 3, 2022, he announced that he would not seek re-election.[5]

Controversies

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In the midst of the 2011 protests, on February 10, 2011, Hintz was found guilty of solicitation of prostitution. He was also ticketed by police for sexual misconduct at Heavenly Touch Massage Parlor in Appleton, Wisconsin. Police had been investigating the business because it was suspected of prostitution. Hintz pleaded no contest to sexual misconduct and paid a fine of $2,032, according to a news report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He said he made "a bad decision" that "was out of character" and apologized for disappointing his family, friends, and community. He also sought to refocus attention on the important issues then facing the state, saying "My concern right now is that my personal situation is distracting from the much more important issue facing our state. We have tens of thousands of working people at the Capitol every day, and that must remain our focus."[6]

Hintz publicly berated a female colleague in 2011 and was forced to make an apology. He apologized on February 28, 2011, for comments directed at fellow legislator, Republican State Representative Michelle Litjens during a heated backroom debate, after Republicans allegedly broke procedural rules to end a 58-hour debate on the contentious Budget Repair Bill. Litjens said she did not take the comments personally and thought they were directed at all Republicans but thought he should be disciplined by the Assembly.[1][7]

Hintz was involved in an expletive-laced Facebook exchange on May 28, 2019, with a former friend in both public and private messages that were later provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by the friend and made public. Hintz apologized, stating, "But I need to move on and let it go, and say I'm sorry today happened".[8]

Other

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Hintz placed second in the 2003 National Air Guitar championships under the pseudonym, "Krye Tuff".[9] He appears in the documentary Air Guitar Nation about the 2003 championships.

Electoral history

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Wisconsin Assembly, District 54 Election, 2004[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 2, 2004
Republican Gregg Underheim (incumbent) 14,045 46.94%
Democratic Gordon Hintz 12,028 40.20%
Green Tony Palmeri 2,653 8.87%
Independent Dan Carpenter 1,157 3.87%
Scattering 39 0.13%
Plurality 2,017 6.74%
Total votes 29,922 100.0%
Republican hold
Wisconsin Assembly, District 54 Election, 2006[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 7, 2006
Democratic Gordon Hintz 13,351 62.12% +21.92%
Republican Julie Pung Leschke 8,109 37.73% −9.21%
Scattering 34 0.16%
Plurality 5,242 24.39%
Total votes 21,494 100.0% -28.17%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing 31.13%

References

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  1. ^ a b "State Rep. Gordon Hintz apologizes for comments made on Assembly floor following budget repair bill vote". Oshkosh Northwestern. February 28, 2011. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ MSNBC, February 21, 2011, The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell
  3. ^ CNN, February 19, 2011, CNN Newsroom, 10:00 AM
  4. ^ Beck, Molly (September 19, 2017). "Gordon Hintz elected to lead Assembly Democrats". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Former Assembly Democratic leader Gordon Hintz won't seek reelection". www.wpr.org. Wisconsin Public Radio. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ^ Vielmetti, Bruce (February 21, 2011). "Assembly member accepts responsibility for ticket in massage parlor case". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  7. ^ Craver, Jack (March 2, 2011). "Republicans, Democrats exchange accusations of incivility". Isthmus. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Bice, Daniel (June 5, 2019). "Bice: Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz lobs f-bomb at critic after Facebook spat". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Live in LA". LA Weekly. July 25, 2005. Archived from the original on March 6, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 1, 2004. p. 30. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  11. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 5, 2006. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 54th district

2007–2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
2017–2022
Succeeded by