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'{{Infobox AM | image = Gordon Hintz 2010.jpg | honorific-prefix = | name =Gordon Hintz | honorific-suffix = | caption = Hintz in 2010 | state =Wisconsin | state_assembly =Wisconsin | district =54th | term_start =2007 | term_end =Present | preceded = | succeeded =Incumbent | party =[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] | birth_date ={{birth date and age|1973|11|29}} | birth_place =[[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater =[[Hamline University]],<br>[[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] }} '''Gordon N. Hintz''' is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|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 (politician)|Scott Walker]]'s plan to strip public unions of [[collective bargaining]] rights.<ref>[http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/gordon-hintz/2011/02 TMP Talking Points on Hintz's February 18, 2011 speech]</ref><ref>"[http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110219/OSH0101/110219036/Video-story-Hintz-delivers-impassioned-speech-lambasting-Republicans State Rep. Gordon Hintz apologizes for comments made on Assembly floor following budget repair bill vote]". ''Oshkosh Northwestern'', February 28, 2011. Archived at [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]</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> ==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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Craver|first=Jack|title=Republicans, Democrats exchange accusations of incivility|publisher=''[[Isthmus (newspaper)|Isthmus]]''|date=2011-03-02|url=http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=32571|accessdate=2011-03-07}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20110228/OSH0101/110228167/Update-Rep-Gordon-Hintz-apologizes-comments-Assembly-floor-following-budget-repair-bill-vote Hintz apologizes for comments on the Assembly floor] {{webarchive|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 |date=2012-03-08 }}</ref> ==Involvement in Prostitution Ring== Hintz was caught in a prostitution ring on Feb. 10th 2011. http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/02/wi-state-rep-says-his-sexual-misconduct-charges-are-a-distraction-from-larger-state-issues/ http://www.policeprostitutionandpolitics.com/pdfs_all/COPS%20DAs%20JUDGES%20RAPE%20EXTORT%20PROSTITUTES%20RUN%20PROSTITUTION%20RINGS/POLITICIAN%20SEX%20SCANDALS%20PROSTITUTES/Wisconsin%20Rep.%20Gordon%20Hintz%20cited%20in%20prostitution%20investigation%20%7C%20Green%20Bay%20Press%20Gazette%20%7C%20greenbaypressgazette.com.pdf ==Other== Hintz placed second in the 2003 National Air Guitar championships under the pseudonym, "Krye Tuff".<ref>http://www.laweekly.com/2005-07-21/music/live-in-la</ref> He appears in the documentary ''[[Air Guitar Nation]]'' about the 2003 championships. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.legis.state.wi.us/leginfo/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Assembly&district=54 Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Gordon Hintz] ''official government website'' *[http://hintzforassembly.com/ Gordon Hintz for State Assembly] ''official campaign website'' * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=52031 | fec= | congress= }} * ''Follow the Money'' - Gordon Hintz **[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=110154 2008] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=78663 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=68227 2004] campaign contributions *[http://www.wisdc.org/pro08-104278.php Campaign 2008] campaign contributions at ''Wisconsin Democracy Campaign'' {{Wisconsin State Assembly}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hintz, Gordon}} [[Category:Politicians from Oshkosh, Wisconsin]] [[Category:University of Wisconsin&ndash;Madison alumni]] [[Category:Hamline University alumni]] [[Category:Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly]] [[Category:1973 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Wisconsin Democrats]] [[Category:United States presidential electors, 2008]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]]'