It’s back to school today for Stanford Law School students. For the first time in years, professor Russ Feingold will spend the first day of classes in the state he again seeks to serve in the Senate.
Professor Feingold is studying abroad this semester in Wisconsin.
For the Stanford students who might miss the big man on campus before he inevitably returns to collect more college cash next year, they can always find him lurking in their bank accounts.
Despite pretending to care about college affordability now that he wants to be a senator again, professor Feingold had no problem getting rich from a cushy salary on top of tens of thousands in speaking fees.
In 2015 alone, Mr. Clean was paid at a rate of $7,895 per class:
- Since Leaving Office, Feingold Has Earned At Least $450,000 From Salaries And Honoraria From Colleges And Universities. (Russ Feingold, 2012 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 7/11/13; Russ Feingold, 2013 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 5/28/14; Russ Feingold, 2014 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 4/17/15; Russ Feingold, 2015 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 5/29/15; Russ Feingold, 2015 Personal Financial Disclosure Form, Filed 5/15/16)
Last week, WITI asked professor Feingold if he should have taken less money from struggling colleges and universities across the country.
The career politician’s response?
He "didn’t directly answer":
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Professor Feingold didn’t make college more affordable for students – colleges made a lavish lifestyle more affordable for professor Feingold.