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Peter Visclosky

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Peter Visclosky currently serves the 1st Congressional district of Indiana

Peter Visclosky has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's First Congressional District since 1984. His district lies in northwest Indiana and includes all of Lake, Newton, Jasper and Benton counties as well as a major portion of Porter County. (map)

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Record and controversies

General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's articles on legislation. You can add information you find on how Peter Visclosky voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to cite your sources!

Iraq War

Visclosky voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Background

Visclosky was born August 13, 1949, in Gary, Indiana and is serving his ninth term. He was educated at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and was a lawyer and staff member of the House of Representatives before entering the House. This is his first elected office.

Congressional career

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Mark J. Leyva to face Visclosky in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Visclosky retained his seat.

2008 elections

 This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the Indiana superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.


Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Peter Visclosky, as a superdelegate, had not endorsed a candidate for President.

  • For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.

Positions and Views

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00003813&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata>

Links to more campaign contribution information for Peter Visclosky
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2006 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2006 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2006 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

Caucuses and Coalitions

  • Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
  • Congressional Children's Working Group
  • Congressional Firefighters Caucus
  • Congressional Hellenic Caucus
  • Congressional Human Rights Caucus
  • Congressional Rural Caucus
  • Congressional Rural Health Caucus
  • Vice Chair, Congressional Steel Caucus
  • Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
  • Congressional Urban Caucus
  • Great Lakes Task Force
  • Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition
  • Public Pension Reform Caucus
  • Smoking Task Force
  • Women's Issues Caucus

Boards and other Affiliations

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Peter Visclosky. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC Office:
2256 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-1401
Phone: 202-225-2461
Fax: 202-225-2493
Web Email
Website

District Office- Merrilville:
701 East 83rd Avenue, Suite 9
Merrilville, IN 46410
Phone: 219-795-1844
Fax: 219-795-1850

Articles and Resources

Local blogs and discussion sites

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
Leadership Position:
 Committees Chaired:
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Ranking Member On:
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Committees:
110th Congress
Leadership Position:
None		 Committees Chaired:
House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Energy and Water		 Committees,
Ranking Member On:
 Caucuses:
Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus, Congressional Firefighters Caucus, Congressional Hellenic Caucus, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, Congressional Rural Caucus, Congressional Rural Health Caucus, Vice Chair of Congressional Steel Caucus, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, Congressional Urban Caucus, Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, Public Pension Reform Caucus, Women's Issues Caucus
Committees: House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, House Committee on Appropriations/Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office:
November 6, 1984		 First Took Current Office:
January 3, 1985		 Next Election:
November 2, 2010		 Term Ends:
Freshman Member?
No		 Previous Political Work?
None or Not Available		 Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
1. 701 East 83rd Avenue, Suite 9 Merrilville, IN 46410
Phone: 219-795-1844 / Fax: 219-795-1850
Campaign Contact:

Website:
Webform Email: / Email:

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Date of Birth: August 13, 1949







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