Thomas Petri

Thomas Evert "Tom" Petri  has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing the Sixth Congressional District of Wisconsin.

Iraq War
Petri voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

Environmental record
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Background
Petri was born May 28, 1940, 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 attended Harvard University, graduating with a degree in Law. During 1966 and 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 before his election to the U.S. House in 1978.

Money in politics
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Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

 * House Committee on Education and Labor
 * Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness
 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Aviation - Ranking Member
 * Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines
 * Subcommittee on Railroads

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

 * House Committee on Education and the Workforce
 * Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness
 * House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 * Subcommittee on Aviation
 * Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines - Chair
 * Subcommittee on Railroads

Coalitions and Caucuses

 * The Republican Main Street Partnership
 * Army Caucus
 * Congressional Coalition on Adoption
 * Congressional Fire Services Caucus
 * Congressional Grace Caucus
 * Congressional Human Rights Caucus
 * Congressional Older Americans Caucus
 * Congressional Rural Caucus
 * Congressional Sportsman's Caucus
 * Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
 * Law Enforcement Caucus
 * Porkbusters Coalition
 * Public Pension Reform Caucus
 * Rural Health Care Coaliton
 * Surface Transporation Subcommittee
 * Water Resources Subcomittee

Boards and other Affiliations

 * Fond du Lac Bar Association
 * National Guard and Reserve Component Organization
 * Wisconsin State Bar Association
 * Former President of the Sabre Foundation
 * Council Member, E-Parliament

2008 Campaign Contact Information
Official Petri for Congress campaign website

Citizens for Tom Petri P.O. Box 270 Fond du Lac, WI 54936-0270

Phone: 920.923.4050

[mailto:tompetri@vbe.com tompetri@vbe.com]

Articles and resources

 * Official website
 * Peace Corps biography of Thomas Petri

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * The Xoff Files
 * Bain-Blog