Elected office Bob Kasten
kasten elected wisconsin state senate in 1972. in 1974, elected house of representatives republican. reelected in 1976. ran governor of wisconsin in 1978, lost republican nomination lee s. dreyfus.
kasten ran united states senate in 1980 , narrowly defeated democrat , incumbent senator gaylord nelson. victory propelled in part popularity of ronald reagan @ top of republican ticket. in senate, kasten outspoken conservative. first republican represent wisconsin in u.s. senate since alexander wiley left office in 1963 after being defeated in 1962 nelson.
in 1985, kasten arrested , charged driving under influence after district of columbia police officer observed him running red light , driving on wrong side of road. charges later dropped.
in 1986, kasten narrowly defeated democrat ed garvey win second term after bitter campaign, 1 characterized personal attacks , remembered 1 of nastiest elections in wisconsin history. kasten defeated democratic state senator russ feingold in 1992.
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