In 1997, went to Congress and supported term limits on lawmakers in DC, voting to limit representatives to six terms. Despite this, Kind is now running for his 13th term after spending nearly twenty-- four years in Washington.

In 1997, Kind Supported and voted for term limits on DC politicians, limiting members of the House to six terms. Kind is now running for a 13th term in office:

• In 1997, Kind Supported A Proposed Constitutional Amendment “To Limit Lawmakers To 12 Years In Office.” “The House rejected Wednesday a proposed constitutional amendment to slap term limits on members of Congress after a debate that exposed deep divisions among supporters. The vote was 217-211, 69 votes shy of the two- thirds necessary for approval of the measure to limit lawmakers to 12 years in office. Two years ago, supporters mustered 227 votes for 12-year limits. The 12-year limits drew the support of 180 Republicans and 37 Democrats. Voting no were 45 Republicans, 165 Democrats and independent Bernard Sanders of Vermont.” (“House Rejects Amendment To Put Term Limits On Members Supporters Could Not Agree On Compromises Over Length Of Service,” Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 2/13/97)

o “In the delegation, Republicans Scott Klug and Mark Neumann and Democrat Ron Kind voted for the 12-year term limits. All others voted against the limits, except Democrat , who is recovering from hernia surgery and did not vote.” (“House Rejects Amendment To Put Term Limits On Members Supporters Could Not Agree On Compromises Over Length Of Service,” Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 2/13/97)

• Kind Voted Yea On H J Res 2, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of The With Respect To The Number Of Terms Of Office Of Members Of The Senate And The House Of Representatives. (H J Res 2, Resolution Failed – House (217 – 211), U.S. House Of Representatives, 2/12/1997, Kind Voted Yea)

• Ron Kind was first elected in 1996 and is running again in 2020. “First elected in 1996, Kind was the sole Congressional incumbent to face a challenger this year.” (Logan Wroge, “Scott Fitzgerald wins GOP nomination; Rep. Ron Kind beats Congressional primary challenger,” Wisconsin State Journal, 8/11/2020)