Jim Sensenbrenner | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Kasten |
| Succeeded by | Scott L. Fitzgerald |
| Constituency | 9th district (1979–2003) 5th district (2003–2021) |
| Chair of the House Judiciary Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Hyde |
| Succeeded by | John Conyers |
| Chair of the House Science Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Walker |
| Succeeded by | Sherwood Boehlert |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 4th district | |
| In office April 8, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Kasten |
| Succeeded by | Rod Johnston |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office January 1, 1973 – April 2, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Rod Johnston |
| Constituency | 10th district |
| In office 1969 – January 1, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Nile Soik |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | 25th Milwaukee County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. June 14, 1943 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Cheryl Warren
(m. 1977; died 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | John C. Pritzlaff (great-great-grandfather) James C. Kerwin (great-grandfather) F. Joseph Sensenbrenner Jr. (2nd cousin) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) University of Wisconsin, Madison (JD) |
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. (/ˈsɛnsənˌbrɛnər/; born June 14, 1943) is an American politician who represented Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2021 (numbered as the 9th district until 2003). He is a member of the Republican Party.
He is the former chairman of the House Science Committee and the former chairman of the 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).[1] He served as the ranking Republican on the 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.[2]
- ^ Committee Membership - Committee on the Judiciary Archived 24 January 2007.
- ^ Brufke, JulieGrace (September 4, 2019). "Republican Jim Sensenbrenner announces he won't seek reelection". The Hill. Washington, DC. Retrieved September 4, 2019.