Ron Kind

Ron Kind
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 3rd district
In office
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2023
Preceded bySteve Gunderson
Succeeded byDerrick Van Orden
Chair of the New Democrat Coalition
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byJoe Crowley
Succeeded byJim Himes
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2005
Preceded byCal Dooley
Jim Moran
Tim Roemer
Succeeded byEllen Tauscher
Personal details
Born
Ronald James Kind

(1963-03-16) March 16, 1963 (age 61)
La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Tawni Zappa
(m. 1994)
Children2
Residence(s)La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (AB)
London School of Economics
(MA)
University of Minnesota (JD)

Ronald James Kind OBE (born March 16, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His former district is in western Wisconsin, anchored by La Crosse, Eau Claire, Platteville, Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids, Prescott, and River Falls. Kind was the dean of Wisconsin's congressional delegation when he chose not to seek re-election in 2022.