{{Short description|American politician (born 1943)}} {{Redirect|Sensenbrenner|3=Sensenbrenner (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jim Sensenbrenner | image = File:Jim Sensenbrenner, Official Portrait, 109th Congress (cropped).jpg | office = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|House Judiciary Committee]] | term_start = January 3, 2001 | term_end = January 3, 2007 | predecessor = [[Henry Hyde]] | successor = [[John Conyers]] | office1 = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology|House Science Committee]] | term_start1 = January 3, 1997 | term_end1 = January 3, 2001 | predecessor1 = [[Robert Smith Walker|Bob Walker]] | successor1 = [[Sherwood Boehlert]] | state2 = [[Wisconsin]] | term_start2 = January 3, 1979 | term_end2 = January 3, 2021 | predecessor2 = [[Bob Kasten]] | successor2 = [[Scott Fitzgerald (politician)|Scott Fitzgerald]] | constituency2 = {{ushr|WI|9|C}} (1979–2003)<br>{{ushr|WI|5|C}} (2003–2021) | state_senate3 = Wisconsin | district3 = [[Wisconsin's 4th Senate district|4th]] | term_start3 = April 8, 1975 | term_end3 = January 3, 1979 | predecessor3 = [[Bob Kasten]] | successor3 = [[Rod Johnston]] | office4 = Member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] | term_start4 = January 1, 1973 | term_end4 = April 2, 1975 | predecessor4 = Constituency established | successor4 = [[Rod Johnston]] | constituency4 = [[Wisconsin's 10th Assembly district|10th district]] | term_start5 = January 6, 1969 | term_end5 = January 1, 1973 | predecessor5 = [[Nile Soik]] | successor5 = Constituency abolished | constituency5 = 25th [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee County]] | birth_name = Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|6|14}} | birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = {{marriage|Cheryl Warren|1977|2020|end=died}} | children = 2 | relatives = [[John C. Pritzlaff]] (great-great-grandfather)<br> [[James C. Kerwin]] (great-grandfather)<br>[[F. Joseph Sensenbrenner Jr.]] (2nd cousin) | education = [[Stanford University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Wisconsin, Madison]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | module = {{Listen |pos=center |embed=yes |filename=Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner Speaks in Support of a Resolution Recognizing Flag Day.ogg |title=Sensenbrenner's voice |type=speech |description=Sensenbrenner supporting a resolution recognizing [[Ozaukee County, Wisconsin|Ozaukee County]] as the birthplace of [[Flag Day (United States)|Flag Day]].<br>Recorded June 14, 2004}} }} '''Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɛ|n|s|ə|n|b|r|ɛ|n|ər}}; born June 14, 1943) is an [[Americans|American]] politician who represented {{ushr|Wisconsin|5|}} in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1979 to 2021 (numbered as the [[Wisconsin's 9th congressional district|9th district]] until 2003). He is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].
He is the former chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Science|House Science Committee]] and the former chairman of the [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|House Judiciary Committee]]; when the Republicans lost control of the House, he finished his six-year term as chairman and was not chosen as the Judiciary Committee's ranking minority member (that honor went to [[Lamar S. Smith]] of [[Texas]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070131202806/http://judiciary.house.gov/CommitteeMembership.aspx Committee Membership - Committee on the Judiciary] Archived 24 January 2007.</ref> He served as the ranking Republican on the [[United States House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming|House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming]] from 2007 to 2011 before Republicans abolished the committee after regaining control of the House. At the time of his retirement, Sensenbrenner was the most senior member of the Wisconsin delegation and the second most senior member in the House.
Sensenbrenner announced in September 2019 that he would not run for re-election in [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin|2020]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Brufke |first=JulieGrace |date=September 4, 2019 |title=Republican Jim Sensenbrenner announces he won't seek reelection |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/459998-republican-jim-sensenbrenner-announces-he-wont-seek-reelection/ |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |location=[[Washington, DC]] |access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref>
==Early life, education, and early political career== Sensenbrenner was born in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. His great-grandfather, Frank J. Sensenbrenner, was involved in the early marketing of [[Kotex]] [[sanitary napkin]] and served as the second president of [[Kimberly-Clark]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Marrero|first1=Diana|title=Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Kimberly-Clark heir, sheds last shares of company stock|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/96441179.html/|access-date=30 October 2017|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=June 15, 2010}}</ref> His grandfather, John S. Sensenbrenner, also spent his entire career working for Kimberly-Clark.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55453331/obituary-for-john-s-neenah-menaslia/ |title= Retired K-C official succumbs at 87 |newspaper= [[Oshkosh Northwestern]] |date= October 8, 1973 |access-date= January 27, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref> Sensenbrenner was raised in [[Shorewood, Wisconsin]], and attended the private [[Milwaukee Country Day School]] in [[Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin|Whitefish Bay]], from which he graduated in 1961. He [[Matriculation|matriculated]] at [[Stanford University]], graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[political science]] in 1965. He received a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[University of Wisconsin Law School]] in 1968. Sensenbrenner served as staff assistant to California U.S. Congressman [[J. Arthur Younger]] and Wisconsin State Senator [[Jerris Leonard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2788&keyword=sensenbrenner|title=F. James Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin Historical Society|work=wisconsinhistory.org|access-date=25 January 2015|archive-date=24 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824125629/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Wisconsin legislature (1969–1979)== Sensenbrenner was elected to the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1968, the same year he graduated from law school. He served in the State Assembly until 1975, and in the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] from 1975 to early 1979.<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1977,' Biographical Sketch of James Sensenbrenner, pg. 28</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives (1979–2021)==
===Elections=== [[File:PBAsigning.jpg|thumb|right|Sensenbrenner watches as [[President (government title)|President]] [[George W. Bush]] signs the [[Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act]], November 2003.]] When 9th District Congressman [[Bob Kasten]] vacated his seat to run for governor in 1978, Sensenbrenner ran in the election to succeed him in what was then the 9th District, which covered most of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs. He defeated his primary opponent, State Assemblywoman [[Susan Engeleiter]], by 589 votes with a plurality of 43%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=387741 |title=WI District 9 – R Primary Race – Sep 12, 1978 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2012-11-09}}</ref><ref name="Legal Times">Goldman, T.R., [http://www.law.com/jsp/dc/PubArticleDC.jsp?id=1114851905519 "The Man With The Iron Gavel"], ''Legal Times'' May 2, 2005</ref> He defeated Democratic lawyer [[Matt Flynn (politician)|Matt Flynn]] in November 1978 with 61% <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=53770 |title=WI District 9 Race – Nov 07, 1978 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2012-11-09}}</ref> and was reelected 20 more times with no substantive opposition, sometimes running unopposed in what has long been the most Republican district in Wisconsin. His district was renumbered as the 5th after the 2000 census, when Wisconsin lost a district. He never won re-election with less than 62% of the vote. In fact, his worst two re-elections were in 2004, when he defeated [[UW-Milwaukee]] professor Bryan Kennedy with 67% of the vote,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=4415 |title=WI – District 05 Race – Nov 02, 2004 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2012-11-09}}</ref> and in 2006 defeated him in a rematch with 62%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=207759 |title=WI – District 05 Race – Nov 07, 2006 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2012-11-09}}</ref>
On September 4, 2019, he announced that he would not seek a 22nd term in office and would retire from Congress at the conclusion of the 116th Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wisn.com/article/us-rep-jim-sensenbrenner-wont-run-for-re-election/28917842|title = Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner won't seek another term|date = 5 September 2019}}</ref>
===Impeachment manager role=== In 1998, Sensenbrenner was one of the [[House manager]]s (prosecutors) in [[Impeachment trial of Bill Clinton|the 1999 impeachment trial of]] President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/us/politics/trump-executive-privilege-mueller-report.html |title=Democrats Approve Contempt for Barr After Trump Claims Privilege Over Full Mueller Report |last=Fandos |first=Nicholas |date=2019-05-08 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2019-05-08 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |quote=Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, Republican of Wisconsin who was one of the “managers” of President Bill Clinton's impeachment, criticized Democrats for lending support to a “character assassination squad running around this town” sullying innocent people.}}</ref> He was also one of the impeachment managers for three other [[Federal impeachment trial in the United States|impeachment trials]] (all for federal judges): the 1989 trial of [[Walter Nixon]], the 2009 trial of [[Samuel B. Kent]], and the 2010 trial of [[Thomas Porteous]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Impeachment/Impeachment-List/ |title=List of Individuals Impeached by the House of Representatives |publisher=[[United States House of Representatives]] |access-date=January 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218232339/https://history.house.gov/Institution/Impeachment/Impeachment-List/ |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He served as a manager in more federal impeachments than anyone else in American history.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sensenbrenner |first=James |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Why I Voted against the Trump Impeachment |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/20/opinion/trump-impeachment-sensenbrenner.html |work=[[New York Times]] |location=[[New York, NY]] |access-date=April 7, 2026}}</ref>
=== Security === Sensenbrenner introduced the [[Patriot Act|USA PATRIOT Act]] to the House on October 23, 2001. Although the primary author was [[United States Assistant Attorney General|U.S. Assistant Attorney General]] [[Viet D. Dinh]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Viet Dinh |url=https://www.smu.edu/Dedman/Research/Institutes-and-Centers/Center-for-Presidential-History/CMP/Judicial-Nominations-and-the-Department-of-Justice/Viet-Dinh |website=smu.edu |publisher=Southern Methodist University |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref> Sensenbrenner has been recognized as "one of the architects of the Patriot Act".<ref>Jennifer Granick and Christopher Sprigman, "[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/opinion/the-criminal-nsa.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& The Criminal N.S.A.]", ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 27, 2013.</ref>
In November 2004, Sensenbrenner and California Congressman [[Duncan L. Hunter]] objected to provisions of a bill that created the [[9/11 Commission]]. In 2006, the NRA successfully lobbied Sensenbrenner to add a provision to the Patriot Act re-authorization that requires Senate confirmation of ATF director nominees.<ref name=Horwitz130731>{{cite news |last=Horwitz |first=Sari |date=2013-07-31 |title=Senate confirms ATF director |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/senate-confirms-atf-director/2013/07/31/dc9b0644-fa09-11e2-8752-b41d7ed1f685_story.html |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=2014-06-10}}</ref>
In 2005, Sensenbrenner authored the [[Real ID Act]], which requires scrutiny of citizenship before issuing [[Driver's license#United States and Canada|drivers' licenses]] to make it more difficult for terrorists and criminals to alter their identities by counterfeiting documents. He attached the controversial act as a rider on military spending bill HR418, which the Senate passed without debate.<ref>Barrett, Ted. [[CNN]] [http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/03/congress.war.spending/ "House, Senate agree on $82 billion war spending bill"].</ref>
On June 17, 2005, Sensenbrenner, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, ended a meeting where Republicans and Democrats were debating the renewal of the USA PATRIOT Act and walked out in response to Democratic members discussing [[human rights]] violations at the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay detainment camp]] and the ongoing [[Iraq War]]. He ordered the court reporter to halt transcription of the proceedings and [[C-SPAN]] to shut off its cameras. Sensenbrenner defended his actions by stating that the Democrats and witnesses had violated House rules in discussing issues unrelated to the subject of the meeting.<ref>[[United States House Committee on the Judiciary]] press release [http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/NadlerresolutionFJSfloorstate61605.pdf "Sensenbrenner Floor Statement Regarding Question of Personal Privilege"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501164043/http://judiciary.house.gov/media/pdfs/NadlerresolutionFJSfloorstate61605.pdf |date=2006-05-01 }}, June 16, 2005</ref> Democrats have claimed that his walkout was contrary to House [[parliamentary procedure]], which is to adjourn either on motion or without objection.<ref name="Idiots in Charge">{{cite book|last1=Gregory|first1=Leland|title=Idiots in Charge: Lies, Trick, Misdeeds, and Other Political Untruthiness|date=2009|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-0740792083|page=265}}</ref>
In June 2013, Sensenbrenner objected to the [[FBI]] and [[NSA]]'s use of the PATRIOT Act to routinely collect phone metadata from millions of Americans without any suspicion of wrongdoing. He said:
<blockquote>The Bureau's broad application for phone records was made under the so-called business records provision of the Act. I do not believe the broadly drafted FISA order is consistent with the requirements of the Patriot Act. Seizing phone records of millions of innocent people is excessive and un-American.<ref name="nsa-database">{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/152646-patriot-act-author-extremely-troubled-by-nsa-phone-tracking/|title=Patriot Act author 'extremely troubled' by NSA phone tracking|work=The Hill|date=June 6, 2013|first=Justin|last=Sink}}</ref> </blockquote>
He released a statement saying: "While I believe the Patriot Act appropriately balanced national security concerns and civil rights, I have always worried about potential abuses."<ref name="nyt-prism">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/opinion/president-obamas-dragnet.html?src=me&ref=general&pagewanted=all|title=President Obama's Dragnet |newspaper=The New York Times |date=6 June 2013| access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="sense_state">{{cite web|url=http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=337001|title=Author of Patriot Act: FBI's FISA Order is Abuse of Patriot Act|date=6 June 2013|access-date=6 June 2013|archive-date=10 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610061511/http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=337001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He also criticized the [[PRISM (surveillance program)|PRISM]] program, stating that the Patriot Act did not authorize the program.<ref name="mil_journal">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/210884931.html|title=Sensenbrenner sees lawsuits stemming from surveillance|date=6 June 2013|access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="guard_sense">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/09/abuse-patriot-act-must-end|title=This abuse of the Patriot Act must end|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=9 June 2013|access-date=11 June 2013}}</ref>
Sensenbrenner supported the [[Amash–Conyers Amendment]], a plan to defund the NSA's telephone surveillance program. "Never, he said, did he intend to allow the wholesale vacuuming up of domestic phone records, nor did his legislation envision that data dragnets would go beyond specific targets of terrorism investigations." The Amendment fell seven votes short of the number it needed to pass.<ref>{{Cite news | last =Weisman | first =Jonathan | title =Momentum Builds Against N.S.A. Surveillance | newspaper =New York Times International Herald Tribune | date =28 July 2013 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/29/us/politics/momentum-builds-against-nsa-surveillance.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130729&_r=0 | access-date = 29 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last =Sensenbrenner | title =Sensenbrenner supports the Amash Amendment | publisher = YouTube | date =25 July 2013 | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFICNJJYJfI&feature=c4-overview&list=UUUNfNsc2CVsqivJ2wThQF6A | access-date = 29 July 2013 }}</ref>
In October 2013, he introduced the [[USA Freedom Act]] in the House, a bill designed to curtail the powers of the NSA and end the NSA's dragnet phone data collection program. The bill is supported by civil liberties advocacy groups, including the [[American Civil Liberties Union]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/29/nsa-surveillance-review-intelligence-chiefs-testify |title=NSA faces sweeping surveillance review as intelligence chiefs face hostile house |publisher=TheGuardian.Com |date=2013-10-29 |access-date=2013-10-30}}</ref>
===Terri Schiavo case=== In March 2005, Sensenbrenner sided with the parents and siblings in the [[Terri Schiavo case]], who fought unsuccessfully in federal court to block the withdrawal of her feeding tube.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hulse |first1=Carl |last2=Kirkpatrick |first2=David D. |title=Congress Passes and Bush Signs Legislation on Schiavo Case |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/21/politics/congress-passes-and-bush-signs-legislation-on-schiavo-case.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=21 March 2005 |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref> [[Image:Sensenbrenner portrait.jpg|thumb|right|Sensenbrenner's official portrait, by George and Jim Pollard, 1998]]
=== Immigration === Sensenbrenner was the main sponsor of [[H.R. 4437]], a bill passed by the House in 2005 that would provide additional criminal penalties for aiding and abetting [[illegal immigration to the United States]].<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-4437 "H.R. 4437: Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005"], GovTrack.us</ref> Sensenbrenner, in spite of unanimous Congressional support,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/nov/16/congress-moves-to-revise-law-to-help-et-marines/|title=Congress moves to revise law to help ET Marine's widow|author=Michael Collins|work=KNS|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref> attempted to delay a bill<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/dec/09/ferschke-bill-halted-again/|title=Ferschke bill halted again|author=Michael Collins|work=KNS|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref> in December 2010 that would have been benefited Hotaru Ferschke, the Japanese-born widow of a United States Marine killed in combat. Congressman [[John Duncan, Jr.|John Duncan]] was able to use "a loophole" to get the bill passed in spite of Sensenbrenner's objections. By adding language in the Senate indicating the bill would not impact the federal budget Sensenbrenner could no longer block the bill by himself according to House rules. The measure was passed unanimously.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/dec/15/house-may-vote-today-residency-maryville-marine/|title=House unanimously OKs residency for widow of Maryville Marine|author=Michael Collins|work=KNS|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref>
=== Health care === On May 9, 2019, Sensenbrenner was one of four Republicans who voted for HR 986, a measure supported by all voting House Democrats intended to maintain protections of those with pre-existing medical conditions to have continued access to affordable medical insurance under the existing provisions of the [[Affordable Care Act]].<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/986/all-actions HR 196 Roll Call Vote], ''[[Congress.org]]'', May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.</ref>
=== Human services === On September 8, 2005, Sensenbrenner voted against a bill to provide $50 billion in emergency aid to victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2005-460 "H.R. 3673: Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs... (Vote On Passage)"], GovTrack.us</ref> The bill passed and was signed into law by President [[George W. Bush]].
=== Intellectual property === On December 16, 2005, Sensenbrenner introduced the [[Digital Transition Content Security Act]]. He helped lead the effort to pass the [[Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006]], which was supported by large [[copyright]] holders and opposed by [[fair use]] activists.<ref>McCullagh, Declan. [https://archive.today/20120713184050/http://news.com.com/Congress+readies+broad+new+digital+copyright+bill/2100-1028_3-6064016.html "Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill"] CNET News.com, April 23, 2006</ref>
=== Online privacy === In 2017, Sensenbrenner joined fellow Congressional Republicans in overturning policies put in place by the [[Obama]] administration that required telecommunication carriers like [[Verizon]], [[AT&T]], and [[Comcast]] to allow customers to opt in or out from those companies' sharing their confidential information. When asked about the issue at a town hall, Sensenbrenner stated, "Nobody's got to use the Internet."<ref>Phillips, Kristine. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-sensenbrenner-web-privacy-20170415-story.html "'Nobody's got to use the Internet': GOP lawmaker who voted to scrap Web privacy rules'"] Chicago Tribune, April 15, 2017</ref>
=== Separation of powers === In 2006, Sensenbrenner expressed outrage at the [[FBI]] raid of the congressional office of Democratic Representative [[William J. Jefferson]], asserting constitutional concerns over [[separation of powers]]. He held Judiciary Committee hearings in May 2006 on this issue.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shapiro |first1=Ari |title=House Holds Special Meeting on FBI Office Raid |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5440226 |website=npr.org |publisher=NPR |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref> One year before, on May 9, 2005, he suggested the creation of an "inspector general" on the federal Judiciary.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Buonomo|first1=Giampiero|title=Scontro politica-giustizia modello Usa: tutte le spine della Corte suprema nel mirino dei parlamentari|journal=Diritto&Giustizia Edizione Online|date=2005|url=https://www.questia.com/projects#!/project/89395247|access-date=2016-04-08|archive-date=2016-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324160801/https://www.questia.com/projects#!/project/89395247|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Animal rights === In fall 2006, the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act unanimously passed the Senate, but Sensenbrenner used his position to block final House consideration of the legislation, even though the bill had 324 co-sponsors. The act creates [[felony]]-level penalties for [[animal fighting]] activities.<ref>{{cite web |title=H.R.137 — 110th Congress (2007-2008) |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/137 |website=congress.gov |date=3 May 2007 |publisher=United States Congress |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
=== Foreign relations === Sensenbrenner was the only Republican to join House Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s Congressional delegation to meet the [[Dalai Lama]] in [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]], [[India]] during the March 2008 [[2008 unrest in Tibet|protests against China]] by [[Tibet]]ans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/pelosi-offers-support-for-tibet-in-meeting-with-dalai-lama-2008-03-21.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324002139/http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/pelosi-offers-support-for-tibet-in-meeting-with-dalai-lama-2008-03-21.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 24, 2008|title=News Archive|work=TheHill|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref> While there he said, "In the US Congress, there is no division between Democrats and Republicans on the issue of protecting Tibetan culture and eliminating repression against Tibetans around the world."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/|title=Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref>
Following the death of [[Nelson Mandela]], Sensenbrenner objected to the executive proclamation by President [[Barack Obama]] to lower the flags to half-staff to honor Mandela. He stated it was his belief that the American flag should only be flown at half-staff for Americans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/235420511.html|publisher=Journal Sentinel, Inc|last=Bice|first=Daniel|title=Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner objects to lowering flags for Nelson Mandela|access-date=12 December 2013}}</ref>
Sensenbrenner received important international recognitions. In 2014, the Japanese Government awarded him the [[Order of the Rising Sun]], gold and silver stars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usjapancaucus-castro.house.gov/media-center/photo-galleries/sensenbrenner-awarded-order-of-the-rising-sun|title=Sensenbrenner Awarded Order of the Rising Sun|date=March 3, 2015|website=U.S. Japan Congressional Caucus}}</ref> He is only the second American to receive the [[Robert Schuman Medal, EPP Group|Robert Schuman Medal]] (2015) after President George H. W. Bush (2014).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eppgroup.eu/about-us/history/robert-schuman-medal|title=EPP Group in the European Parliament|website=www.eppgroup.eu}}</ref>
=== Communications standards === Sensenbrenner believes in criminal prosecution of broadcasters and cable operators who violate decency standards, in contrast to the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] regulatory methods.<ref>Boliek, Brooks. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000866014 "Sensenbrenner to cable execs: Indecency is criminal act"] ''The Hollywood Reporter'', April 5, 2005.</ref> In July 2012, Sensenbrenner advocated amending the [[Espionage Act of 1917]] to enable the prosecution of journalists involved in publishing leaks of state secrets.<ref>{{cite news | title = House may prosecute journalists for reporting leaked information | date = July 11, 2012 | url = https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0711/House-may-prosecute-journalists-for-reporting-leaked-information | work = [[The Christian Science Monitor]] | access-date = July 14, 2012}}</ref>
=== Comment about Michelle Obama === In December 2011, the ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'' reported Sensenbrenner referred to [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]]'s "big butt" while talking to church members at a [[Christmas bazaar]] at St. Aidan's church in [[Hartford, Wisconsin|Hartford]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bice|first=Daniel|title=Sensenbrenner apologizes to first lady over "big butt" remark|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/136060223.html|work=No Quarter Blog|publisher=Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel Online|access-date=December 23, 2011}}</ref> Church member Ann Marsh-Meigs told the newspaper that she heard Sensenbrenner's remarks. She said the congressman was speaking about the first lady's efforts to combat childhood obesity, and added, "And look at her big butt." On December 22, Sensenbrenner's press secretary said Sensenbrenner had sent Obama a personal note and released a statement saying he regretted his "inappropriate comment". Sensenbrenner's office would not release the text of the note.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/12/sensenbrenner-sorry-for-big-butt-quip-070788 |title=Jim Sensenbrenner sorry for 'big butt' quip – Mackenzie Weinger |date=22 December 2011 |publisher=Politico.Com |access-date=2012-11-09}}</ref>
=== Rankings === Sensenbrenner has received high marks from the [[National Taxpayers Union]], a [[non-profit organization]] that supports low taxes.<ref>[http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H4340103 "Representative Sensenbrenner – Interest Group Ratings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615133503/http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H4340103 |date=2006-06-15 }}, vote-smart.org</ref>
Sensenbrenner was named the 2006 "Man of the Year" by the [[Conservatism|conservative]] publication ''[[Human Events]]'' because of his immigration policies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18622 |title=Man of the Year: Jim Sensenbrenner – HUMAN EVENTS<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712131439/http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=18622 |archive-date=2007-07-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In contrast, in the same year he was rated the second-worst member of the House by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', which dubbed him "the [[dictator]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dev.www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/31905989.html|title=Jsonline.com|access-date=25 January 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Dickinson |first1=Tim |title=The Ten Worst Members of the Worst Congress Ever |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-ten-worst-members-of-the-worst-congress-ever-234069/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=10 May 2023 |date=12 January 2012}}</ref> Also in 2006, the NRA lobbied Sensenbrenner to add a provision to the [[Patriot Act]] re-authorization that requires Senate confirmation of ATF director nominees.<ref name="Horwitz130731"/>
===Committee assignments=== * '''[[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|Committee on the Judiciary]]''' ** [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security]] ** [[United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations]] (Chairman) * '''[[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs]]''' ** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats]] ** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations]]
;Caucus memberships * Congressional Coalition on Adoption * Congressional Grace Caucus *[[United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Members|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus|access-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155201/https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|archive-date=1 August 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> * Friends of Norway Caucus * Friends of Finland Caucus *[[U.S.-Japan Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://usjapancaucus-castro.house.gov/members| publisher=U.S. - Japan Caucus|access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 1977, Sensenbrenner married Cheryl Warren, daughter of former state attorney general and U.S. District Court Judge [[Robert W. Warren]]. The couple have two sons, Frank (born 1981), and Bob (born 1984). Frank worked as a lobbyist for the Canadian embassy in Washington D.C. starting in 2007, although he didn't register with the U.S. as an agent for a foreign government.<ref>Tim Harper, [https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2008/05/28/lobbyist_in_obama_controversy_not_trusted.html Lobbyist in Obama controversy not trusted], Toronto Star, May 28, 2008</ref> He is currently a visiting fellow at [[Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies]], his research focusing on Eurozone financial markets, and has blogged for the ''[[Huffington Post]]'' on Italian politics and the [[Holy See|Vatican]].<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/19/huffpost-hill---alternate_n_2910369.html HUFFPOST HILL – Alternate Universe America Marks 10th Anniversary Of President Gore's War On CO2], Huffington Post, March 19, 2013</ref><ref>[http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu/about/bios/Frank%20Sensenbrenner Frank Sensenbrenner, Visiting Fellow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907081727/http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu/about/bios/Frank%20Sensenbrenner |date=2013-09-07 }}, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University</ref>
When not in [[Washington D.C.]], Sensenbrenner resides in [[Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin]].
Sensenbrenner has a net worth of about $11.6 million.<ref name="ap">{{Cite news|date=September 8, 2007|title=Millionaire U.S. Rep. wins $1,000 lottery prize after $1,000 earlier, and $250,000 in 1997|work=[[Glenwood Springs Post Independent]]|agency=[[The Associated Press]]|url=https://www.postindependent.com/news/millionaire-u-s-rep-wins-1000-lottery-prize-after-1000-earlier-and-250000-in-1997/|url-status=live|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210517100454/https://www.postindependent.com/news/millionaire-u-s-rep-wins-1000-lottery-prize-after-1000-earlier-and-250000-in-1997/|archive-date=May 17, 2021}}</ref> His net worth in 2010 was $9.9 million.<ref name=Sentinel /> He is an heir to the [[Kimberly-Clark]] family fortune,<ref>{{cite web|last=Besnainou|first=David, and Sarah Parnass|title=Top 5 Political Heirs|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/top-political-heirs/story?id=15047194#4|publisher=ABC News|access-date=11 July 2012}}</ref> but no longer owns any Kimberly-Clark stock.<ref name=Sentinel>{{cite news|last=Marrero|first=Diana|title=Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Kimberly-Clark heir, sheds last shares of company stock: For the first time, Menomonee Falls Republican owns no stock in the company|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/96441179.html|access-date=11 July 2012|newspaper=Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel|date=15 June 2010}}</ref> His great-grandfather, Frank J. Sensenbrenner, who served as Kimberly-Clark's second president and CEO during the period Kimberly Clark developed Kotex and numerous other consumable goods, but the congressman has never served on the board or been directly involved with the company.<ref name=Sentinel /> He has put his money into stocks, as detailed in the ''[[Congressional Record]]''.<ref name="Legal Times"/> Sensenbrenner has also won lottery prizes three times, the largest, $250,000, in 1997.<ref name="ap"/><ref>"National News Briefs; Wisconsin Congressman Wins Big Lottery Prize" ''[[New York Times]]'', December 31, 1997</ref>
Other notable ancestors of Sensenbrenner's include maternal great-great-grandfather [[John C. Pritzlaff]], founder of Milwaukee-based [[John Pritzlaff Hardware Company]], and paternal great-grandfather [[James C. Kerwin]], a justice of the [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]]. His ancestry includes German, Irish, and [[Alsace|Alsatian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/sensenbrenner.htm|title=sensenbrenner|work=ancestry.com|access-date=25 January 2015}}</ref>
In August 2009, Sensenbrenner announced that he was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]]. His doctor said the cancer was caught in the early stages when the cure rate is between 85 and 95 percent.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna32632087 "Rep. Sensenbrenner says he has prostate cancer"], ''AP'', August 31, 2009</ref>
A former [[United Episcopal Church of North America|United Episcopalian]], Sensenbrenner became a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] in August 2014.<ref name="RNS">{{cite web | url=https://religionnews.com/2014/08/27/anti-immigrant-congressman-converts-to-catholicismcongressman-converts-catholicism/ | title=Anti-immigrant Congressman converts to Catholicism | date=27 August 2014 | publisher=Religion News Service | access-date=April 7, 2026 }}</ref>
Sensenbrenner's wife, Cheryl, died on June 15, 2020, in Alexandria, Virginia, after suffering a stroke six years earlier.<ref name="JS20200617">{{cite news |last1=Garfield |first1=Allison |title=Cheryl Sensenbrenner, wife of Congressman James Sensenbrenner, remembered as advocate for the disabled |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/15/wife-congressman-sensenbrenner-passes-away-monday-wife-of-congressman-sensenbrenner-passes-away-mond/3194832001/ |access-date=17 June 2020 |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617160530/https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/15/wife-congressman-sensenbrenner-passes-away-monday-wife-of-congressman-sensenbrenner-passes-away-mond/3194832001/|archive-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>
==Electoral history== ===Wisconsin Assembly, Milwaukee 25th district (1968, 1970)=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Election ! Date !! colspan="4"| Elected !! colspan="4"| Defeated ! Total ! Plurality |- ! rowspan="5" valign="top" | 1968<ref name="1970elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1970 |title= The state of Wisconsin Blue Book, 1970 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1973 |editor1-last= Theobald |editor1-first= H. Rupert |editor2-last= Robbins |editor2-first= Patricia V. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1970/reference/wi.wibluebk1970.i0015.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 805, 819 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | rowspan="4" valign="top" | Primary | rowspan="4" valign="top" | {{nowrap|September 10}} | rowspan="4" valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner}} | rowspan="4" valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | rowspan="4" valign="top" align="right" | 3,444 | rowspan="4" valign="top" align="right" | 42.96% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|[[Rod Johnston]] (inc.)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Rep.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 2,772 | valign="top" align="right" | 34.58% | rowspan="4" valign="top" align="right" | 8,017 | rowspan="4" valign="top" align="right" | 672 |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Richard W. Yeo}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Rep.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 849 | valign="top" align="right" | 10.59% |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Lewis B. Rheinsmith}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Rep.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 820 | valign="top" align="right" | 10.23% |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Thomas J. Aaron}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Rep.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 132 | valign="top" align="right" | 1.65% |- | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 5}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 15,150 | valign="top" align="right" | 70.33% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Richard J. Regan}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 6,390 | valign="top" align="right" | 29.67% | valign="top" align="right" | 21,540 | valign="top" align="right" | 8,760 |- ! valign="top" | 1970<ref name="1971elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1971 |title= The state of Wisconsin Blue Book, 1971 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1971 |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1971/reference/wi.wibluebk1971.i0011.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 303, 321 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 3}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 12,802 | valign="top" align="right" | 73.44% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Margaret Rounseville}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 4,631 | valign="top" align="right" | 26.56% | valign="top" align="right" | 17,433 | valign="top" align="right" | 8,171 |}
===Wisconsin Assembly, 10th district (1972, 1974)=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Election ! Date !! colspan="4"| Elected !! colspan="4"| Defeated ! Total ! Plurality |- ! valign="top" | 1972<ref name="1973elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1973 |title= The state of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1973 |editor1-last= Theobald |editor1-first= H. Rupert |editor2-last= Robbins |editor2-first= Patricia V. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1973/reference/wi.wibluebk1973.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 806, 826 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 7}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 17,483 | valign="top" align="right" | 71.88% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|[[Barbara Ulichny]]}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 6,840 | valign="top" align="right" | 28.12% | valign="top" align="right" | 24,323 | valign="top" align="right" | 10,643 |- ! valign="top" | 1974<ref name="1975elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1975 |title= The state of Wisconsin 1975 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1975 |editor1-last= Theobald |editor1-first= H. Rupert |editor2-last= Robbins |editor2-first= Patricia V. |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1975/reference/wi.wibluebk1975.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 803, 807, 824, 829 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" |{{nowrap|November 5}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 12,579 | valign="top" align="right" | 72.19% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|[[Charlie Sykes|Charles J. Sykes]]}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 4,847 | valign="top" align="right" | 27.81% | valign="top" align="right" | 17,426 | valign="top" align="right" | 7,732 |}
===Wisconsin Senate, 4th district (1975, 1976)===
{| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Election ! Date !! colspan="4"| Elected !! colspan="4"| Defeated ! Total ! Plurality |- ! valign="top" | 1975<ref name="1975elex"/> | valign="top" | Special | valign="top" |{{nowrap|April 1}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 16,605 | valign="top" align="right" | 72.63% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Robert A. Jakubiak}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 6,258 | valign="top" align="right" | 27.37% | valign="top" align="right" | 22,863 | valign="top" align="right" | 10,347 |- ! valign="top" | 1976<ref name="1977elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1977 |title= The state of Wisconsin 1977 Blue Book |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1977 |editor1-last= Theobald |editor1-first= H. Rupert |editor2-last= Robbins |editor2-first= Patricia V. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1977/reference/wi.wibluebk1977.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 888, 910 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" |{{nowrap|November 2}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 47,605 | valign="top" align="right" | 100.0% | valign="top" colspan="4" | | valign="top" align="right" | 47,605 | valign="top" align="right" | 47,605 |}
===U.S. House, Wisconsin 9th district (1978–2000)=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Election ! Date !! colspan="4"| Elected !! colspan="4"| Defeated ! Total ! Plurality |- ! rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1978<ref name="1979elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1979 |title= The state of Wisconsin 1979-1980 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1979 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor1-last= Theobald |editor1-first= H. Rupert |editor2-last= Robbins |editor2-first= Patricia V. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1979/reference/wi.wibluebk1979.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 901, 919 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | rowspan="2" valign="top" | Primary | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|September 12}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 29,584 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 43.30% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|[[Susan Engeleiter]]}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Rep.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 28,995 | valign="top" align="right" | 42.44% | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 68,325 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 589 |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Robert C. Brunner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Rep.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 9,746 | valign="top" align="right" | 14.26% |- | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 7}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 118,386 | valign="top" align="right" | 61.15% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|[[Matt Flynn (politician)|Matthew J. Flynn]]}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 75,207 | valign="top" align="right" | 38.85% | valign="top" align="right" | 193,593 | valign="top" align="right" | 43,179 |- ! valign="top" | 1980<ref name="1981elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1981 |title= The state of Wisconsin 1981-1982 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1981 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor1-last= Theobald |editor1-first= H. Rupert |editor2-last= Robbins |editor2-first= Patricia V. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1981/reference/wi.wibluebk1981.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 890, 911 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 4}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 206,227 | valign="top" align="right" | 78.39% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Gary C. Benedict}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 56,838 | valign="top" align="right" | 21.61% | valign="top" align="right" | 263,065 | valign="top" align="right" | 149,389 |- ! valign="top" | 1982<ref name="1983elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1983 |title= The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1983 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor1-last= Theobald |editor1-first= H. Rupert |editor2-last= Robbins |editor2-first= Patricia V. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1983/reference/wi.wibluebk1983.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 884, 906 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 2}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 111,503 | valign="top" align="right" | 100.0% | valign="top" colspan="4" | | valign="top" align="right" | 111,503 | valign="top" align="right" | 111,503 |- ! rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1984<ref name="1985elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1985 |title= The state of Wisconsin 1985-1986 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1985 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor1-last= Theobald |editor1-first= H. Rupert |editor2-last= Robbins |editor2-first= Patricia V. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1985/reference/wi.wibluebk1985.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 902, 920 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | rowspan="2" valign="top" | General | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 6}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 180,260 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 73.36% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|John Krause}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 64,145 | valign="top" align="right" | 26.11% | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 245,711 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 116,115 |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Stephen K. Hauser}} | {{Party shading/Constitution}} | [[Constitution Party (United States)|Const.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 1,306 | valign="top" align="right" | 0.53% |- ! valign="top" | 1986<ref name="1987elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1987 |title= The state of Wisconsin 1987-1988 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1987 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor1-last= Theobald |editor1-first= H. Rupert |editor2-last= Barish |editor2-first= Lawrence S. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1987/reference/wi.wibluebk1987.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 884, 902 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 4}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 138,766 | valign="top" align="right" | 78.22% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Thomas G. Popp}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 38,636 | valign="top" align="right" | 21.78% | valign="top" align="right" | 177,402 | valign="top" align="right" | 100,130 |- ! valign="top" | 1988<ref name="1989elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1989 |title= State of Wisconsin 1989-1990 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1989 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor2-last= Theobald |editor2-first= H. Rupert |editor1-last= Barish |editor1-first= Lawrence S. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1989/reference/wi.wibluebk1989.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 907, 921 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 8}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 185,093 | valign="top" align="right" | 74.91% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Thomas J. Hickey}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 62,003 | valign="top" align="right" | 25.09% | valign="top" align="right" | 247,096 | valign="top" align="right" | 123,090 |- ! valign="top" | 1990<ref name="1991elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1991 |title= State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1991 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor2-last= Theobald |editor2-first= H. Rupert |editor1-last= Barish |editor1-first= Lawrence S. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1991/reference/wi.wibluebk1991.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 894, 911 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 6}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 117,967 | valign="top" align="right" | 100.0% | valign="top" colspan="4" | | valign="top" align="right" | 117,967 | valign="top" align="right" | 117,967 |- ! rowspan="3" valign="top" | 1992<ref name="1993elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1993 |title= State of Wisconsin 1993-1994 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1993 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor2-last= Theobald |editor2-first= H. Rupert |editor1-last= Barish |editor1-first= Lawrence S. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1993/reference/wi.wibluebk1993.i0016.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 899, 918 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | rowspan="3" valign="top" | General | rowspan="3" valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 3}} | rowspan="3" valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | rowspan="3" valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | rowspan="3" valign="top" align="right" | 192,898 | rowspan="3" valign="top" align="right" | 69.70% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Ingrid K. Buxton}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 77,362 | valign="top" align="right" | 27.95% | rowspan="3" valign="top" align="right" | 276,760 | rowspan="3" valign="top" align="right" | 115,536 |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|David E. Marlow}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} | [[Independent (United States)|Ind.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 4,619 | valign="top" align="right" | 1.67% |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Jeffrey Holt Millikin}} | {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Lib.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 1,881 | valign="top" align="right" | 0.68% |- ! valign="top" | 1994<ref name="1995elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1995 |title= State of Wisconsin 1995-1996 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1995 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor1-last= Barish |editor1-first= Lawrence S. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1995/reference/wi.wibluebk1995.i0017.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 899, 918 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 8}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 141,617 | valign="top" align="right" | 100.0% | valign="top" colspan="4" | | valign="top" align="right" | 141,617 | valign="top" align="right" | 141,617 |- ! valign="top" | 1996<ref name="1997elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1997 |title= State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1997 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor1-last= Barish |editor1-first= Lawrence S. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1997/reference/wi.wibluebk1997.i0017.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 880, 883 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 5}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 197,910 | valign="top" align="right" | 74.50% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Floyd Brenholt}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 67,740 | valign="top" align="right" | 25.50% | valign="top" align="right" | 265,650 | valign="top" align="right" | 130,170 |- ! rowspan="2" valign="top" | 1998<ref name="1999elex">{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1999 |title= State of Wisconsin 1999-2000 Blue Book |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1999 |author= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |editor1-last= Barish |editor1-first= Lawrence S. |editor2-last= Meloy |editor2-first= Patricia E. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1999/reference/wi.wibluebk1999.i0017.pdf |chapter= Elections |pages= 861, 864 |access-date= January 27, 2021 }}</ref> | rowspan="2" valign="top" | General | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 3}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 175,533 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 91.43% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Jeffrey M. Gonyo}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} | [[Independent (United States)|Ind.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 16,419 | valign="top" align="right" | 8.55% | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 191,976 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 159,114 |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Anthony E. Deiss (write-in)}} | {{Party shading/Constitution}} | [[Constitution Party (United States)|Tax.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 24 | valign="top" align="right" | 0.01% |- ! valign="top" | 2000<ref name="2000gen">{{cite report |url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2000_General_Election_Summary_Results.pdf |title= Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 |publisher= Wisconsin State Elections Board |date= May 10, 2001 |page= 5 |access-date= January 27, 2021 |archive-date= January 10, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210110070313/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2000_General_Election_Summary_Results.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 7}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 239,498 | valign="top" align="right" | 74.04% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Mike Clawson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 83,720 | valign="top" align="right" | 25.88% | valign="top" align="right" | 323,455 | valign="top" align="right" | 155,778 |}
===U.S. House, Wisconsin 5th district (2002–2018)=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Year ! Election ! Date !! colspan="4"| Elected !! colspan="4"| Defeated ! Total ! Plurality |- ! valign="top" | 2002<ref name="2002gen">{{cite report |url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/elec02F_results.pdf |title= Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 |publisher= Wisconsin State Elections Board |date= December 2, 2002 |page= 5 |access-date= January 28, 2021 |archive-date= January 12, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200112214409/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/elec02F_results.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 5}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 191,224 | valign="top" align="right" | 86.13% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Robert R. Raymond}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} | [[Independent (United States)|Ind.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 29,567 | valign="top" align="right" | 13.32% | valign="top" align="right" | 222,012 | valign="top" align="right" | 161,657 |- ! rowspan="2" valign="top" | 2004<ref name="2004gen">{{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 State Elections Board |date= December 1, 2004 |page= 4 |access-date= January 28, 2021 |archive-date= May 11, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220511100747/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2004_FallElection_Results_Summary.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | rowspan="2" valign="top" | General | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 2}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 271,153 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 66.57% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Bryan Kennedy}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 129,384 | valign="top" align="right" | 31.77% | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 407,291 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 141,769 |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Tim Peterson}} | {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Lib.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 6,549 | valign="top" align="right" | 1.61% |- ! rowspan="3" valign="top" | 2006<ref name="2006gen">{{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 State Elections Board |date= December 5, 2006 |page= 5 |access-date= January 28, 2021 |archive-date= May 11, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220511100748/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2006_FallElection_Results_Summary_0.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | rowspan="3" valign="top" | General | rowspan="3" valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 7}} | rowspan="3" valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | rowspan="3" valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | rowspan="3" valign="top" align="right" | 194,669 | rowspan="3" valign="top" align="right" | 61.76% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Bryan Kennedy}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 112,451 | valign="top" align="right" | 35.68% | rowspan="3" valign="top" align="right" | 315,180 | rowspan="3" valign="top" align="right" | 82,218 |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Bob Levis}} | {{Party shading/Green}} | [[Wisconsin Green Party|Grn.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 4,432 | valign="top" align="right" | 1.41% |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Robert R. Raymond}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} | [[Independent (United States)|Ind.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 3,525 | valign="top" align="right" | 1.12% |- ! rowspan="2" valign="top" | 2008 | valign="top" | Primary<ref name="2008pri">{{cite report |url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2008_FallElection_Primary_Results_Summary.pdf |title= Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/09/2008 |publisher= Wisconsin State Elections Board |date= September 29, 2008 |page= 4 |access-date= January 28, 2021 |archive-date= February 2, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210202073634/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2008_FallElection_Primary_Results_Summary.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | valign="top" | {{nowrap|September 9}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 47,144 | valign="top" align="right" | 78.27% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|[[James Burkee]]}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Rep.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 13,078 | valign="top" align="right" | 21.71% | valign="top" align="right" | 60,236 | valign="top" align="right" | 34,066 |- | valign="top" | General<ref name="2008gen">{{cite report|url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2008_FallElection_Results_Recount_Summary_0.pdf |title= Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 |publisher= Wisconsin State Elections Board |date= December 1, 2008 |page= 3 |access-date= January 28, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 4}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 275,271 | valign="top" align="right" | 79.58% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Robert R. Raymond}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} | [[Independent (United States)|Ind.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 69,715 | valign="top" align="right" | 20.15% | valign="top" align="right" | 345,899 | valign="top" align="right" | 205,556 |- ! rowspan="2" valign="top" | 2010<ref name="2010gen">{{cite report |url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2010%20Fall%20General%20Election%20Results%20Summary.pdf |title= 2010 Fall General Election Results Summary |publisher= [[Wisconsin Government Accountability Board]] |date= December 1, 2010 |page= 4 |access-date= January 28, 2021 |archive-date= April 21, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200421202618/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/2010%20Fall%20General%20Election%20Results%20Summary.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | rowspan="2" valign="top" | General | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 2}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 229,642 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 69.32% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Todd P. Kolosso}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 90,634 | valign="top" align="right" | 27.36% | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 331,258 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 139,008 |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Robert R. Raymond}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} | [[Independent (United States)|Ind.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 10,813 | valign="top" align="right" | 3.26% |- ! valign="top" | 2012<ref name="2012gen">{{cite report |url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Amended%20Percentage%20Results-11.6.12%20President.pdf |title= Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Government Accountability Board]] |date= December 26, 2012 |page= 3 |access-date= January 28, 2021 |archive-date= April 21, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200421202609/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Amended%20Percentage%20Results-11.6.12%20President.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 6}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 250,335 | valign="top" align="right" | 67.72% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Dave Heaster}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 118,478 | valign="top" align="right" | 32.05% | valign="top" align="right" | 369,664 | valign="top" align="right" | 131,857 |- ! valign="top" | [[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin|2014]]<ref name="2014gen">{{cite report |url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/11.4.14%20Summary%20Results-all%20offices.pdf |title= Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Government Accountability Board]] |date= November 26, 2014 |page= 4 |access-date= January 28, 2021 |archive-date= December 13, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211213194318/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/11.4.14%20Summary%20Results-all%20offices.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | valign="top" | General | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 4}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 231,160 | valign="top" align="right" | 69.45% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Chris Rockwood}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 101,190 | valign="top" align="right" | 30.40% | valign="top" align="right" | 332,826 | valign="top" align="right" | 129,970 |- ! rowspan="2" valign="top" | [[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin|2016]]<ref name="2016gen">{{cite report |url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Statewide%20Results%20All%20Offices%20%28post-Presidential%20recount%29.pdf |title= Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Elections Commission]] |date= December 22, 2016 |page= 4 |access-date= January 28, 2021 |archive-date= March 7, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200307173552/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Statewide%20Results%20All%20Offices%20%28post-Presidential%20recount%29.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | rowspan="2" valign="top" | General | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 4}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | rowspan="2" valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 260,706 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 69.45% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|[[Khary Penebaker]]}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 114,477 | valign="top" align="right" | 29.29% | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 390,844 | rowspan="2" valign="top" align="right" | 146,229 |- | valign="top" | {{nowrap|John Arndt}} | {{Party shading/Libertarian}} | [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Lib.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 15,324 | valign="top" align="right" | 3.92% |- ! rowspan="2" valign="top" | [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin|2018]] | valign="top" | Primary<ref name="2018pri">{{cite report|url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Percentage%20Results%20%288.14.18%29.pdf |title= Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Government Accountability Board]] |date= August 31, 2018 |page= 13 |access-date= January 28, 2021 }}</ref> | valign="top" | {{nowrap|August 14}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 73,397 | valign="top" align="right" | 81.15% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Jennifer Hoppe Vipond}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Rep.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 17,011 | valign="top" align="right" | 18.81% | valign="top" align="right" | 90,442 | valign="top" align="right" | 56,386 |- | valign="top" | General<ref name="2018gen">{{cite report |url= https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Summary%20Results-2018%20Gen%20Election_0.pdf |title= Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 |publisher= [[Wisconsin Government Accountability Board]] |date= February 22, 2019 |pages= 4–5 |access-date= January 28, 2021 |archive-date= February 7, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200207221049/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Summary%20Results-2018%20Gen%20Election_0.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> | valign="top" | {{nowrap|November 6}} | valign="top" | {{nowrap|F. James Sensenbrenner (inc.)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | valign="top" align="right" | 225,619 | valign="top" align="right" | 61.93% | valign="top" | {{nowrap|Tom Palzewicz}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem.]] | valign="top" align="right" | 138,385 | valign="top" align="right" | 37.99% | valign="top" align="right" | 364,288 | valign="top" align="right" | 87,234 |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==Further reading== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050323180843/http://www.courttv.com/archive/legaldocs/government/clintoncrisis/sensenbrenner_011499.html Sensenbrenner's opening statement at the Clinton impeachment trial] January 14, 1999 * [https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/the-worst-congress-ever-20061102 The Worst Congress Ever] Matt Taibbi, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', November 2, 2006
==External links== * {{CongLinks|congbio=S000244|votesmart=27142|fec=H8WI09050 |congress=f-sensenbrenner/S000244}} * {{C-SPAN|1507}}
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