Gordon N Hintz was born on November 29,1973 and is an American public administrator and Democratic politician from Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
14 Facts About Gordon Hintz
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Gordon Hintz previously represented the Oshkosh area for eight terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, and was Assembly minority leader from 2017 through 2021.
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Hintz worked on the 1996 US Senate campaign of Paul Wellstone before going to work for US Senator Herb Kohl and former US Representative Jay W Johnson as a Legislative Staff Assistant in Washington, DC Hintz served as a research assistant for Governor Tommy Thompson's Commission on State and Local Partnerships for the 21st Century and worked as a management assistant and budget analyst for the City of Long Beach, California.
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Gordon Hintz first ran for the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2004, and lost.
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In 2006 Gordon Hintz made another attempt, this time winning the open seat.
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In September 2017, after 10 years in the Assembly, Gordon Hintz was elected by the Democratic caucus to serve as their next floor leader, following Representative Peter Barca's announcement that he would stand down from the role.
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Gordon Hintz returned to politics in 2024 when he announced he would run for county executive of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, in the Spring 2025 election, challenging incumbent executive Jon Doemel.
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Gordon Hintz said he made "a bad decision" that "was out of character" and apologized for disappointing his family, friends, and community.
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Gordon Hintz publicly berated a female colleague in 2011 and was forced to make an apology.
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Gordon Hintz apologized on February 28,2011, for comments directed at fellow legislator, Republican State Representative Michelle Litjens during a heated backroom debate, after Republicans allegedly broke procedural rules to end a 58-hour debate on the contentious Budget Repair Bill.
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Gordon Hintz was involved in an expletive-laced Facebook exchange on May 28,2019, with a former friend in both public and private messages that were later provided to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by the friend and made public.
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Gordon Hintz apologized, stating, "But I need to move on and let it go, and say I'm sorry today happened".
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Gordon Hintz placed second in the 2003 National Air Guitar championships under the pseudonym, "Krye Tuff".
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Gordon Hintz appears in the documentary Air Guitar Nation about the 2003 championships.