Herb Kohl

Herb Kohl
Chair of the Senate Aging Committee
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Gordon H. Smith
Succeeded by	Bill Nelson
United States Senator from Wisconsin
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	William Proxmire
Succeeded by	Tammy Baldwin
Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party
In office April 12, 1975 – June 11, 1977
Preceded by	William Gerrard
Succeeded by	Michael Bleicher
Personal details
Born	Herbert Hiken Kohl (1935-02-07)February 7, 1935 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	December 27, 2023(2023-12-27) (aged 88) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Wisconsin–Madison (BS) Harvard University (MBA)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1958–1964
Unit	Army Reserve
Kohl's voice Kohl on an amendment to the America COMPETES Act of 2007 Recorded April 25, 2007

Herbert Hiken Kohl (February 7, 1935 – December 27, 2023) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served 24 years as a United States senator from Wisconsin, from 1989 to 2013, and earlier served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

Alongside his brother and father, he was a founder of the Kohl's department stores chain, of which he went on to become president and chief executive officer. He purchased the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association in 1985 to prevent the team from relocating out of Milwaukee. He is also the namesake of the Kohl Center arena on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.