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James Sensenbrenner Jr.
Frank James Sensenbrenner Jr. (; born June 14, 1943) is an Americans, American politician who represented 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). 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 afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-largest in the U.S. The city forms the core of the Madison Metropolitan Area which includes Dane County and neighboring Iowa, Green, and Columbia counties for a population of 680,796. Madison is named for American Founding Father and President James Madison. The city is located on the traditional land of the Ho-Chunk, and the Madison area is known as ''Dejope'', meaning "four lakes", or ''Taychopera'', meaning "land of the four lakes", in the Ho-Chunk language. Located on an isthmus and lands surrounding four lakes—Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Kegonsa and Lake Waubesa—the city is home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Wisconsin State Capitol, the Overture Center for the Arts, and the Henry Vilas Zoo. Madison is ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
