They both served in the US Senate when Barack Obama was US President.
So, which one did a better job of increasing the average stock market prices of Wisconsin Headquartered Companies?
We know the Wisconsin Companies that had their common stocks trading all throughout the period starting on President's first inauguration on January 20, 2009 to yesterday's date November 3, 2016.
Russ Feingold served with President Obama from January 20, 2009 through December 31, 2010 or for 711 days.
Ron Johnson served as Wisconsin US Senator from January 1, 2011 through yesterday or for a period so far of 2,162 days.
From a review of SEC filings coupled with studying the excellent Google Finance web site and also using historic stock market prices from the excellent GRT Historical Stock Prices web site, below here are the 32 Wisconsin Companies with stock markets caps above $100 mil whose common stocks have traded all throughout the period from January 20, 2009 through yesterday's date November 3, 2016, along with the average Wisconsin Company stock market price appreciation.....122% for the 711 days Russ Feingold served with President Obama and 66% for the 2,132 days Ron Johnson served with President Obama.
On a per day basis, this equates to an average daily Wisconsin Company stock market price appreciation of .171% for the combination of President Obama/Russ Feingold as compared to .031% for the combination of President Obama/Ron Johnson.
In other words, Wisconsin Company average stock market prices performed 4.5 times better with Obama/Feingold than with Obama/Johnson.
| President | President | ||||||
| Obama | Obama | ||||||
| With | With | ||||||
| Ron | Russ | ||||||
| Johnson | Feingold | ||||||
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 12-31-10 | 1-20-09 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Wisconsin Company | HQs | 11-3-16 | 12-31-10 | 1-20-09 | 11-3-16 | 12-31-10 | |
| $s | $s | $s | $s | $s | |||
| MGIC Investment | Milwaukee | WI | 7.40 | 6.18 | 1.06 | 20% | 483% |
| Twin Disc Inc | Racine | WI | 10.49 | 29.86 | 6.00 | -65% | 398% |
| Modine Manufacturing | Racine | WI | 9.55 | 15.50 | 3.43 | -38% | 352% |
| Exact Sciences | Madison | WI | 15.55 | 5.98 | 1.42 | 160% | 321% |
| Joy Global | Milwaukee | WI | 27.83 | 85.75 | 21.33 | -68% | 302% |
| Oshkosh Corp | Oshkosh | WI | 54.74 | 35.24 | 9.71 | 55% | 263% |
| Harley-Davidson | Milwaukee | WI | 55.92 | 34.67 | 12.02 | 61% | 188% |
| Rockwell Automation | Milwaukee | WI | 117.47 | 71.71 | 27.11 | 64% | 165% |
| STRATTEC Security | Milwaukee | WI | 34.65 | 33.37 | 13.86 | 4% | 141% |
| ManpowerGroup | Milwaukee | WI | 76.67 | 62.76 | 28.39 | 22% | 121% |
| Plexus | Neenah | WI | 45.68 | 30.94 | 14.06 | 48% | 120% |
| Manitowoc | Manitowoc | WI | 3.67 | 13.11 | 6.20 | -72% | 111% |
| Regal Beloit | Beloit | WI | 57.20 | 66.76 | 33.68 | -14% | 98% |
| Badger Meter | Milwaukee | WI | 31.70 | 22.11 | 11.60 | 43% | 91% |
| Fiserv | Brookfield | WI | 98.11 | 29.28 | 15.84 | 235% | 85% |
| National Presto Industries | Eau Claire | WI | 85.00 | 130.01 | 70.39 | -35% | 85% |
| AO Smith | Milwaukee | WI | 43.81 | 9.52 | 5.16 | 360% | 84% |
| Snap-on | Kenosha | WI | 152.75 | 56.58 | 32.93 | 170% | 72% |
| Johnson Outdoors | Racine | WI | 34.98 | 12.52 | 7.45 | 179% | 68% |
| Actuant | Menomonee | WI | 21.60 | 26.62 | 15.99 | -19% | 66% |
| Brady | Milwaukee | WI | 32.55 | 32.61 | 20.18 | 0% | 62% |
| Sensient Technologies | Milwaukee | WI | 73.77 | 36.73 | 23.04 | 101% | 59% |
| Kohl's | Menomonee Falls | WI | 42.69 | 54.34 | 35.98 | -21% | 51% |
| Bemis | Neenah | WI | 48.48 | 32.66 | 22.10 | 48% | 48% |
| Marten Transport | Mondovi | WI | 20.25 | 14.25 | 10.67 | 42% | 34% |
| Briggs & Stratton | Wauwatosa | WI | 18.33 | 19.69 | 15.07 | -7% | 31% |
| Waterstone Financial | Wauwatosa | WI | 16.75 | 2.96 | 2.46 | 466% | 20% |
| Marcus Corp | Milwaukee | WI | 25.95 | 13.27 | 11.08 | 96% | 20% |
| Associated Banc-Corp | Green Bay | WI | 19.75 | 15.15 | 13.85 | 30% | 9% |
| First Business Financial Services | Madison | WI | 19.12 | 6.71 | 6.30 | 185% | 7% |
| Weyco Group | Milwaukee | WI | 25.69 | 24.49 | 26.66 | 5% | -8% |
| Bank Mutual Corp | Milwaukee | WI | 7.70 | 4.78 | 9.35 | 61% | -49% |
| Average % Change all 32 | 66% | 122% | |||||
| Number of Days Served in Office Together | 2,132 | 711 | |||||
| Average % Change Per Day Served | 0.031% | 0.171% |
