Gordon Hintz
Gordon Hintz | |
|---|---|
 Hintz in 2010 | |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 54th district | |
| In office 2007–Present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1973 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Hamline University, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Gordon N. Hintz is a Democratic Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 54th Assembly District since his election in 2006.
Early career
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
During the 2011 Wisconsin budget protests on February 18, 2011, Hintz delivered an impassioned and widely commented on speech against Republican Governor Scott Walker's plan to strip public unions of collective bargaining rights.[1][2][3][4]
Controversies
Hintz publicly apologized on February 28 for comments directed at fellow legislator, Republican Assemblywoman Michelle Litjens during a heated backroom debate, after Republicans allegedly breaking procedural rules to end a 58-hour debate on the contentious budget. 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.[5][6]
Other
Hintz placed second in the 2003 National Air Guitar championships under the pseudonym, "Krye Tuff".[7] He appears in the documentary Air Guitar Nation about the 2003 championships.
References
- ^ TMP Talking Points on Hintz's February 18, 2011 speech
- ^ "State Rep. Gordon Hintz apologizes for comments made on Assembly floor following budget repair bill vote". Oshkosh Northwestern, February 28, 2011. Archived at [1]
- ^ MSNBC, February 21, 2011, The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell
- ^ CNN, February 19, 2011, CNN Newsroom, 10:00 AM
- ^ Craver, Jack (2011-03-02). "Republicans, Democrats exchange accusations of incivility". Isthmus. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Hintz apologizes for comments on the Assembly floor Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.laweekly.com/2005-07-21/music/live-in-la
External links
- Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Gordon Hintz official government website
- Gordon Hintz for State Assembly official campaign website
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Follow the Money - Gordon Hintz
- Campaign 2008 campaign contributions at Wisconsin Democracy Campaign