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Герберт Х. Коль (родился 7 февраля 1935 г.) - американский бизнесмен и политик. С помощью его брата и отца семья Коля создала сеть универмагов Kohl's, и Коль стал президентом и главным исполнительным директором Kohl's . Коль - бывший сенатор США от Висконсина и член Демократической партии . Коль также бывший владелец Милуоки Бакс в Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации . Он решил не переизбираться в 2012 году, и его сменила его коллега-демократ Тэмми Болдуин .

Ранняя жизнь, образование и карьера [ править ]

Коль родился и вырос в Милуоки, в семье Мэри (урожденная Хикен) и Макса Коля. Его отец был польским еврейским иммигрантом, а мать - русской еврейской иммигранткой. [1] [2] Он учился в Вашингтонской средней школе . Он получил степень бакалавра наук степень в Университете штата Висконсин в 1956 году и магистра делового администрирования степени из Harvard Business School в 1958 году Будучи студентом, он присоединился к Pi Lambda Phi братию . Он также был соседом по комнате комиссара Высшей лиги бейсбола Бада Селига . [3] С 1958 по 1964 год Коль был членомРезерв армии США . [4]

После окончания аспирантуры Коль работал инвестором в недвижимость и на фондовый рынок, в конечном итоге выделив свою собственную компанию Kohl Investments для управления этими активами. Он и его брат стали наследниками семейной сети, в которую входили 50 продуктовых магазинов и несколько универмагов, аптек и магазинов спиртных напитков. В 1970 году Коль был назначен президентом Kohl's и работал до тех пор, пока корпорация не была продана BATUS Inc. (ранее British American Tobacco).

Коль купил Milwaukee Bucks у Джима Фицджеральда в 1985 году за 18 миллионов долларов [5], чтобы гарантировать, что команда останется в Милуоки. В 2003 году он рассматривал предложение продать команду бывшей суперзвезде НБА Майклу Джордану , но решил сохранить за собой право собственности. 16 апреля 2014 года Коль согласился продать баксы за 550 миллионов долларов нью-йоркским миллиардерам Уэсли Иденсу и Марку Ласри . Коль был избран в Зал спортивной славы Висконсина в 2007 году.

Ранняя политическая карьера [ править ]

Коль был председателем Демократической партии штата Висконсин с 1975 по 1977 год.

Сенат США [ править ]

Назначения комитета [ править ]

  • Комитет по ассигнованиям
    • Подкомитет по сельскому хозяйству, развитию сельских районов, Управлению по контролю за продуктами и лекарствами и смежным учреждениям (председатель)
    • Подкомитет по торговле, правосудию, науке и смежным учреждениям
    • Подкомитет по обороне
    • Подкомитет по внутренним делам, окружающей среде и связанным с ними агентствам
    • Подкомитет по труду, здравоохранению и социальным услугам, образованию и смежным учреждениям
    • Подкомитет по транспорту, жилищному строительству и городскому развитию и связанные с ними агентства
  • Комитет по банковскому, жилищному и городскому хозяйству
    • Подкомитет по жилищному хозяйству, транспорту и развитию сообществ
    • Подкомитет по финансовым учреждениям
    • Подкомитет по безопасности и международной торговле и финансам
  • Комитет по судебной власти (заместитель председателя)
    • Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights (Chairman)
    • Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
    • Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
  • Special Committee on Aging (Chairman)

Political positions[edit]

Kohl has been described as a populist-leaning liberal.[6]

Kohl supported President Barack Obama's health reform legislation; he voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in December 2009,[7] and he voted for the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.[8]

Fiscal policy[edit]

He has voted in favor of most lawsuit reform measures as well as for rules tightening personal bankruptcy. He has long supported amending the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced budget. He was one of the few Democrats to vote for the tax cut passed in 2001, and he also supported the elimination of the "marriage penalty." Despite these views, he has been seen as generally supportive of progressive taxation. Like many moderate Democrats, he voted in favor of the welfare reform measures in the mid-1990s. He is also not opposed to the creation of individual, private savings accounts to supplement Social Security.[6]

Kohl has generally had a pro-environmental record and has been an outspoken proponent of American energy independence. He supports increased production of hydrogen cars, establishing a federal goal for reducing oil consumption by 40 percent, and disallowing oil speculation in protected areas. However, he has voted against Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. Kohl has been rated highly by groups that desire universal health care. He has voted in favor of expanding Medicare and SCHIP and has desired that prescription drugs be included under federal health coverage. During his 2006 re-election campaign, Kohl advocated that HMOs be placed under more scrutiny in order to determine if they're effectively delivering care.[6]

Social policy[edit]

Kohl is strongly pro-choice and opposes the death penalty. He is highly in favor of affirmative action and supports setting aside funds for women and minorities. Although he voted in favor of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, Kohl rejected the proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman and has supported measures that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. Kohl has consistently voted against the flag desecration amendment and in recent years has voted against restrictions on travel to Cuba and funding for TV Martí. In 2005, he secured a victory for one of his main causes: requiring handguns to be sold with child safety locks. The amendment was attached to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, with every Democrat and many Republicans voting in favor of the amendment. Earlier in his career, he helped push the Gun-Free Schools Act which the U.S. Supreme Court overturned in 1995 and has submitted many amendments to that effect.[9] He is a strong supporter of public education and has rejected school vouchers. Kohl has voted in favor of allowing for the establishment of educational savings accounts.

Foreign policy[edit]

Kohl has voted against many free trade agreements including the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and more recently the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and voted against the Freedom to Farm Act in 1996. However, he has also supported fast-tracking trade normalization with China and establishing free trade with some smaller countries of the developing world. He voted in 2002 to authorize military force in Iraq; however, he voted against authorizing the Gulf War in 1990. Kohl has voted on a number of occasions with more liberal Democrats to reduce military spending, voting against 1996 defense appropriations increases and supporting a veto of funding new military projects. Despite having been among the 98 U.S. Senators who voted for the PATRIOT Act, Kohl subsequently opposed this legislation and has voted to require warrants for wiretapping or the detention of prisoners.[6]

Political campaigns[edit]

Kohl won election to the U.S. Senate in 1988 with his trademark catchphrase "Nobody's Senator But Yours".[10] He was re-elected in 1994, 2000 and 2006. He did not seek re-election in 2012.

Electoral history[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Kohl is the wealthiest resident of Milwaukee, the richest Jewish American from Wisconsin, and was one of the wealthiest U.S. Senators.[11] In 2016, Forbes estimated Kohl's net worth to be around $630 million to $1.5 billion.[12]

On May 13, 2011, Kohl announced he would not run for re-election in 2012, saying, "The office doesn't belong to me. It belongs to the people of Wisconsin, and there is something to be said for not staying in office too long."[13]

Kohl has never married.[14]

Philanthropy[edit]

Kohl donated $25 million to the University of Wisconsin–Madison for construction of its new sports arena, which was named the Kohl Center. In 1990, Kohl established the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Achievement Award Program, which provides annual grants totaling $400,000 to 200 graduating seniors, 100 teachers and 100 schools throughout Wisconsin.[15] In 2016, he gave $1.5 million to the La Follette School of Public Affairs to create the Herb Kohl Public Service Research Competition, promoting public policy research.[citation needed]

See also[edit]

  • List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stone, Kurt F. (29 December 2010). The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members. Scarecrow Press. p. 470. ISBN 9780810877382. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Working Hard for Working Families" (PDF). Senate.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ Rettig, Jessica (28 June 2010). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Herb Kohl". US News. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Herb Kohl". Alumni Park. Wisconsin Alumni Association. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ Walker, Don (17 April 2014). "Kohl sells Bucks for $550 million; $200 million pledged for new arena". Jsonline.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d "Herbert Kohl on the Issues". Ontheissues.org. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  7. ^ "U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote". Senate.gov. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  8. ^ "U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote". Senate.gov. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  9. ^ Kohl, Sen. Herbert (27 July 2005). "Kohl Amendment: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act". GovTrack. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Seven New Faces". TIME magazine. June 24, 2001. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  11. ^ "2004-05 NBA salary report". USA Today. Gannett Co. Inc. May 20, 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Herb Kohl". Forbes. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  13. ^ Walker, Don; Gilbert, Craig (May 12, 2011). "Kohl announces he will not seek re-election". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  14. ^ Kirchen, Rich (March 6, 2015). "Herb Kohl preparing to give back to Wisconsin — big time". Milwaukee Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Kohl and Selig Honored with 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award". Wisconsin Alumni Association. University of Wisconsin. December 23, 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.

External links[edit]

  • Herb Kohl Educational Foundation
  • Herb Kohl at Curlie
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  • Profile at Vote Smart
  • Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission