Editing Ron Kind (section)

==Controversies==
===Rangel ethics probe===
In October 2009, ''The Hill'' profiled Kind, focusing on his challenge to "the Democratic status quo." While calling him "an influential voice on...ethics," ''The Hill'' also noted that Kind had refused to join in the effort that year to have [[Ways and Means Committee|Ways and Means]] Chairman [[Charles Rangel]] step down amid an ethics probe involving Rangel's taxes. "We're all ultimately human and none of us are perfect and we're all prone to mistakes from time to time", Kind said. "If that becomes that new standard--that any mistake is subject to dismissal or losing their position--then that's going to be a very tough standard for each and every member to have to live up to."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crabtree |first1=Susan |title=Killing them with Kind-ness: Rep. Kind uses diplomacy to challenge leaders |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/53289-killing-them-with-kind-ness-rep-kind-uses-diplomacy-to-challenge-leaders/ |website=The Hill |date=27 October 2009 |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref>

===Pay-for-talk controversy===
In October 2010, two doctors at the OakLeaf Surgical Hospital in Eau Claire charged that Kind had demanded campaign donations before meeting them to discuss the Children's Health and Medical Protection Act. Kind denied the accusation. One of the accusers, a surgeon who requested anonymity, asserted in a sworn statement that a Kind aide explained that he "typically requires a contribution of $10,000 for a one to two-hour personal meeting and $25,000 for a half-day meeting."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bice |first1=Daniel |title=Political mystery unfolds in western Wisconsin |url=http://archive.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/105739908.html/ |website=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref>