Dan Kohl

Daniel Andrew Kohl (born September 16, 1965) is an American lawyer, political activist, former Wisconsin congressional candidate, and former NBA executive. Kohl is a member of the Kohl Family, one of the wealthiest families in the Midwest and the wealthiest Jewish family from Wisconsin. Kohl was a senior advisor with BakerHostetler's government practice group and was the Democratic nominee for Congress of Wisconsin's 6th congressional district in 2018. In his past roles, he served as the assistant general manager and the Player Personnel Director for the Milwaukee Bucks, and more recently as the VP of Political Affairs and Political Director for J Street and Wisconsin's Director of New Schools Development for the SEED Foundation.
Biography
Daniel Andrew Kohl is from Mequon, Wisconsin and was born on September 16, 1965. His grandfather created the department store Kohl's in 1962, later headed by Kohl's father and uncle. Kohl's uncle, philanthropist Herb Kohl, also once owned the Milwaukee Bucks and is a former United States Senator from Wisconsin.
Kohl graduated from Brown University in 1987 with a B.A. in American Civilization, graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1992 with a Doctorate of Law, and earned a Master of Arts in History 1996 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Bucks
In 1992, Kohl joined the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks as a salary cap specialist and college scout. In 1998, he was named the team's assistant director of player personnel, and in 2000 he was promoted to director of player personnel. In 2003 he was promoted to Assistant General Manager. On May 9, 2006, Kohl officially announced that he would be leaving the Bucks.
BakerHostetler
Dan was a senior advisor with BakerHostetler's government practice group. In that role, he has represented the Children's Hospital Association and Major League Baseball.
Politics
From 2009-2011, Dan served as the political director for J Street, and from 2011-2012, he was the VP - political affairs. Currently, he is a member of the board there. He was a 2017 recipient of J Street's Tzedek V’Shalom Award.
Dan has served on the boards of the American Jewish Committee, the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, the Milwaukee Jewish Day School, and Washington Hebrew Congregation.
Dan served as the SEED Foundation's Wisconsin Director of New Schools Development and has served on the boards of the Columbia-St. Mary's Foundation, the COA Youth and Family Center Board, and the Wisconsin Historical Society Foundation.
Dan ran against incumbent Republican Glenn Grothman for the U.S. Congress in 2018, losing 44.5% to 55.5%
Political positions
Kohl has described himself as a moderate.
Health care
Kohl said that improving healthcare access is his number one priority. He supports the Affordable Care Act and its protections for people with pre-existing conditions, but does not support a government-run single-payer health care system.
Tax cuts
Kohl has criticized the 2017 Republican tax cuts because he believed most of the benefits would go to the wealthy.
Trade
Kohl opposes Trump's tariffs in steel and aluminum because he says they hurt Wisconsin's farmers and manufacturers.

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