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Kastenmeier was a sponsor of the [[Copyright Act of 1976]].<ref>Matt Schudel. "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-w-kastenmeier-former-wisconsin-congressman-dies-at-91/2015/03/21/e0da2208-cff0-11e4-8c54-ffb5ba6f2f69_story.html Robert W. Kastenmeier, former Wisconsin congressman, dies at 91]". ''The Washington Post'', March 21, 2015.</ref> |
Kastenmeier was a sponsor of the [[Copyright Act of 1976]].<ref>Matt Schudel. "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-w-kastenmeier-former-wisconsin-congressman-dies-at-91/2015/03/21/e0da2208-cff0-11e4-8c54-ffb5ba6f2f69_story.html Robert W. Kastenmeier, former Wisconsin congressman, dies at 91]". ''The Washington Post'', March 21, 2015.</ref> |
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In 1990, Kastenmeier unexpectedly lost his re-election bid to Republican [[Scott Klug]], a |
In 1990, Kastenmeier unexpectedly lost his re-election bid to Republican [[Scott Klug]], a former television anchor who was nearly 30 years his junior.<ref>R. W. APPLE Jr. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20150525195057/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/12/us/quiet-service-since-59-then-a-stunning-defeat.html Quiet Service Since '59, Then a Stunning Defeat]". ''The Washington Post'', November 12, 1990.</ref> |
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The Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] was named in his honor. |
The Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse of the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] was named in his honor. |
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Robert W. Kastenmeier | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Donald Edgar Tewes |
Succeeded by | Scott Klug |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert William Kastenmeier January 24, 1924 Beaver Dam, Wisconsin |
Died | March 20, 2015 Arlington, Virginia | (aged 91)
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse | Dorothy Chambers |
Profession | Lawyer |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1943–1946 |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Philippines Campaign (1944–45) | World War II |
Robert William Kastenmeier (January 24, 1924 – March 20, 2015) was a United States politician. He represented Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1991, and was a member of the Democratic Party.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Kastenmeier was born in Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, where he attended public school. He continued his education at Carleton College and at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he received his LL.B. in 1952. After being admitted to the bar, he began the practice of law in Watertown, Wisconsin.[3]
Military service
He entered the Army as a private in February 1943 and served in the Philippines. He was discharged on August 15, 1946 as a first lieutenant. Afterwards, he served in the War Department as a branch office director in the claims service in the Philippines from 1946 to 1948.
Political career
In 1955, Kastenmeier was elected justice of the peace for Jefferson and Dodge Counties, and he served until 1959.
Kastenmeier made an unsuccessful bid for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in 1956, losing to Republican Donald Tewes by 11 points. In a rematch in 1958 he defeated Tewes by 6,200 votes, being elected to Congress for the first time. He won a third race with Tewes in 1960, and faced another close contest in 1962. However, he romped to a fourth term in 1964, and afterward only faced one other close contest, in 1980. He overall served from the 86th Congress to the 101st Congress.
As a congressman, Kastenmeier was one of the managers appointed by the House in 1986 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Harry E. Claiborne, a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Kastenmeier helped to frame the impeachment resolution against Claiborne.[4]
Kastenmeier was a sponsor of the Copyright Act of 1976.[5]
In 1990, Kastenmeier unexpectedly lost his re-election bid to Republican Scott Klug, a former television anchor who was nearly 30 years his junior.[6]
The Robert W. Kastenmeier United States Courthouse of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin was named in his honor.
Kastenmeier lived in Arlington, Virginia. He died there on March 20, 2015.[7]
Notes
- ^ Robert Kastenmeier, Wisconsin Historical Society
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1989-1990,' Biographical Sketch of Robert W. Kastenmeier, pg. 13
- ^ Watertown Historical Society, Robert Kastenmeier
- ^ Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant (1987). The Almanac of American Politics. National Journal. p. 1295.
- ^ Matt Schudel. "Robert W. Kastenmeier, former Wisconsin congressman, dies at 91". The Washington Post, March 21, 2015.
- ^ R. W. APPLE Jr. "Quiet Service Since '59, Then a Stunning Defeat". The Washington Post, November 12, 1990.
- ^ Ex-Wisconsin Rep. Kastenmeier, early Vietnam critic, dies
External links
- United States Congress. "Robert Kastenmeier (id: K000020)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- 1924 births
- 2015 deaths
- Politicians from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Democrats
- People from Arlington County, Virginia
- Carleton College alumni
- Wisconsin state court judges
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin
- People from Dodge County, Wisconsin
- United States Army officers
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin Law School alumni
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American politicians