Senator Thomas R. Carper

Delaware, Democrat
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Name
Thomas R. Richard Carper
 
Birth Place
Beckley, WV
 
Birth Date
01/23/1947
 
Education
MBA, University of Delaware, 1975
BA, Economics, Ohio State University, 1968.

 
Religion
Presbyterian
 
Family
Wife: Martha Ann
2 Children: Benjamin, Christopher.
 
 
 
 
Professional Experience
Captain, United States Navy/United States Naval Reserves, Vietnam, 1968-1992
Industrial Development Specialist, Deleware Division of Economic Development, 1975-1976.

 
Political Experience
Senator, United States Senate, 2001-present
Governor, State of Delaware, 1992-2000
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1982-1992
Treasurer, State of Delaware, 1976-1982
Deputy Minority Whip, United States Senate.

 
Organizations
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, American Legacy Foundation
American Legion
Member, Amtrak Board of Directors, 1994-1998
Chair, Executive Board, Board of Jobs for America's Graduates
Common Cause
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vietnam Veterans of America.

 
Current Office
Senator
 
State
Delaware
 
Party
Democrat
 
First Elected
2000
 
Next Election
2012
 
County
Kent, New Castle, Sussex. Cities and townships: Brookside, Camden, Claymont, Delaware City, Dover, Edgemoor, Elsmere, Georgetown, Harrington, Highland, Acres, Kent Acres, Laurel, Lewes, Middletown, Milford, Millsboro, New Castle, Newark, Pike Creek, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Rodney Village, Seaford, Smyrna, Stanton, Talleyville, Wilmington, Wilmington Minor, and Woodside East. Population (2000), 783,600.
 
Zipcodes
19701-03, 19706-18, 19720-21, 19725-26, 19730-36, 19801-10, 19850, 19880, 19884-87, 19890-99, 19901-06, 19930-31, 19933-34, 19936, 19938-41, 19943-47, 19950-56, 19958, 19960-64, 19966-71, 19973, 19975, 19977, 19979-80
 
Washington, D.C. Address
513 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-0803
Phone: 202-224-2441
Fax: 202-228-2190
 
District Address
12 The Circle
Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: 302-856-7690
Fax: 302-856-3001
 
District Address
301 North Walnut Street, Suite 102L-1
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-573-6291
Fax: 302-573-6434
 
District Address
300 South New Street, Suite 2215
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-674-3308
Fax: 302-674-5464
 
 
 
Website
http://carper.senate.gov/aemail.htm
 
 
 
 
 
Committees
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Environment and Public Works
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Special Committee on Aging
ranking member, Clean Air, Climate Change and Nuclear Safety
ranking member, Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security
elected to the U.S. Senate on November 7, 2000. Office Listings http://carper.senate.gov 513 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.. (202) 224-2441 Chief of Staff.--Jonathon Jones. FAX: 228-2190 Legislative Director.--Sheila Murphy. Office Manager.--Judy Rainey. Communications Director.--Bill Ghent. 2215 Federal Building, 300 South New Street, Dover, DE (302) 674-3308 19904............................
born in Wilmington, July 2, 1939
education: graduate of Tower Hill School, 1957
B.S., economics, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1961
J.D., Georgetown University Law School, 1964
attorney
admitted to the District of Columbia and Delaware bars, 1964
commenced practice in Wilmington
Delaware House of Representatives, 1966-67
Delaware Senate, 1968-76
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1981-85
Governor, 1985-92
awarded honorary degrees: Wesley College, 1986
Widener College, 1986
Delaware State University, 1986
Hamilton College, 1991
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1992
active in the National Governors Association, serving three years as chairman of the Human Resources Committee
co-vice chairman for NGA's Task Force [[Page 55]] on Health Care with President Clinton
past president of the Council of State Governments
past chairman of the Southern Governors Association
chaired the Republican Governors Association, 1988
American Diabetes Association's C. Everett Koop Award for Health Promotion and Awareness, 1992
member: Delaware Bar Association, American Bar Association
former member: National Governors Association, Republican Governors Association, National Assessment Governing Board, Council of State Governors, Southern Governors Association
honorary board of directors, Delaware Greenways
task forces: co-chairman, Congressional Task Force to the National Campaign to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
House Social Security Task Force
House Tobacco Task Force
married: Jane DiSabatino, 1992
committees: Education and the Workforce
Financial Services
subcommittees: Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises
Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology
chairman, Education Reform
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
21st Century Competitiveness
 
 
 
 
Caucuses:
Chair, National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices, 2000-2001
Democratic Policy Committee
Trustee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Senate Centrist Coalition
Co-Chair, Senate New Democrat Coalition.
 
 
 
 
 
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