MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Bob Kastenmeier, an early and staunch opponent of the Vietnam War who served 32 years in Congress, has died. The Wisconsin Democrat was 91.
Kastenmeier's wife, Dorothy, tells The Associated Press he died Friday at their home in Arlington, Virginia. She says his heart had been failing.
Kastenmeier, who represented the Madison area, served in the U.S. House from 1959 to 1991. He was upset by Republican challenger Scott Klug in 1990.
Kastenmeier was an early critic of the Vietnam War. He brought his House subcommittee to Madison to hold hearings on how the war was affecting his constituents.
Former U.S. Rep. David Obey of Wisconsin, who served with Kastenmeier, tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Kastenmeier was "the most honest public official" he'd ever dealt with.