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Revision as of 14:07, 29 July 2007
Tom Petri | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th district | |
In office 1979-Present | |
Preceded by | Bill Steiger |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Anne Neal Petri |
Thomas Evert Petri (born May 28 1940), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district (map).
Born as Thomas Evert in Marinette, Wisconsin, his father was killed during World War II and he adopted the name Petri after his mother remarried when he was still a young child. He graduated from Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Petri then attended Harvard University where he received his bachelors of arts and law degrees. During 1966–1967, he worked with the Peace Corps and the United States Agency for International Development in Somalia.
Petri served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1973 to 1979, when he entered the House of Representatives. Petri is Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Education and the Workforce Committee. Petri is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem-cell research, although he generally opposes abortion rights. Although he has also called for a moratorium on the death penalty, he has voted against other restrictions on it.[1]. Overall, he is generally viewed as a political centrist.
External links
- U.S. Congressman Tom Petri official site
- United States Congress. "Tom Petri (id: p000265)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Federal Election Commission - Tom Petri campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues - Tom Petri issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - Tom Petri campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia - Tom Petri profile
- Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Tom Petri voting record
- Tom Petri for U.S. Congress official campaign site
- Peace Corps biography of Thomas Petri
- Republican Main Street Partnership