Senator Arlen Specter

Pennsylvania, Republican
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Name
Arlen Specter
 
Birth Place
Wichita, KS
 
Birth Date
02/12/1930
 
Education
LLB, Yale Law School, 1956
BA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, 1951.

 
Religion
Jewish
 
Family
Wife: Joan
2 Children: Shanin, Stephen.
 
 
 
 
Professional Experience
Attorney, 1974-1980
Assistant Counsel, Warren Commission Investigation, 1964
Attorney, Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers and Rhoads Law Firm, 1955-1956
First Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1951-1953.

 
Political Experience
Senator, United States Senate, 1980-present
Primary Candidate, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1978
Primary Candidate, United States Senate, 1976
Philadelphia District Attorney, 1966-1974
Candidate, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1967
Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1964-1965
Assisstant District Attorney, City of Philadelphia.

 
Current Office
Senator
 
State
Pennsylvania
 
Party
Republican
 
First Elected
11/04/1980
 
Washington, D.C. Address
711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4254
Fax: 202-228-1229
 
District Address
600 Arch Street, Suite 9400
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-597-7200
Fax: 215-597-0406
 
District Address
310 Spruce Street, Suite 201
Scranton, PA 18503
Phone: 570-346-2006
Fax: 570-346-8499
 
District Address
Room 1104, Federal Building 228 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: 717-782-3951
Fax: 717-782-4920
 
District Address
Suite 3814, Federal Building 504 West Hamilton
Allentown, PA 18101
Phone: 610-434-1444
Fax: 610-434-1844
 
District Address
7 North Wilkes Barre Boulevard Stegmaier Building, Room 377M
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Phone: 570-826-6265
Fax: 570-826-6266
 
District Address
Regional Enterprise Tower 425 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1450
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: 412-644-3400
Fax: 412-644-4871
 
District Address
Federal Building, Suite B-120 17 South Park Row
Erie, PA 16501
Phone: 814-453-3010
Fax: 814-455-9925
 
 
 
Website
http://specter.senate.gov
 
 
 
 
 
Committees
Appropriations
chairman, Judiciary
Veterans' Affairs
chairman, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
 
 
 
 
Caucuses:
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Member, Pennsylvania State Planning Board
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Centrist Coalition
Senate Rural Health Caucus
Chair, Senate Steel Caucus
Senate Textile Committee
Senate Wednesday Group
Member, White House Conference on Youth.
 
 
 
 
 
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