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Representative Peter 'Pete' T. King

Biographical

Current Office: U.S. House (NY) - District 3, Republican
First Elected: 11/03/1992
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2012
On The Ballot: None, Republican, Conservative, Independence for U.S. House - District 2
Potential, Republican for President
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Rosemary; 2 Children: Sean, Erin
Birth Date: 04/05/1944
Birth Place: Manhattan, NY
Home City: Seaford, NY
Religion: Roman Catholic

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Recent Key Votes

HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Legislation (Yea)

May 18, 2012

H Amdt 1140 - Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Amendment (Yea)

May 18, 2012

H Amdt 1127 - Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Amendment (Nay)

May 18, 2012

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Recent Public Statements

Rogers on Aviation Security

May 15, 2012 - The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security, chaired by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), will hold a hearing entitled "Access Control Point Breaches at Our Nation's ...

CNN "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" - Transcript

May 13, 2012 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT CROWLEY: Joining me now are the chairmen of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committees, independent Senator Joseph Lieberman and Republican Congressman ...

King Declines Request to Meet with Colombian Prostitute

May 13, 2012 - Today, Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security issued the following statement on the ongoing Committee investigation into misconduct ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2006 National Journal Composite Liberal Score 33.8%
2005 National Journal Composite Conservative Score 64%
2005 National Journal Composite Liberal Score 36%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $977,257.39
Total Spent $467,871.67
Cash On Hand $2,345,172.98
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 03/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Pete King refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Peter 'Pete' T. King's Congressional Election 1996 National Political Awareness Test

Contact Information

Campaign Website
http://www.peteking.com

Campaign
Post Office Box 1428
Seaford, NY 11783
Phone: 516-459-5007

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://peteking.house.gov/email.shtml

Washington, D.C. Website
http://peteking.house.gov/

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/RepPeteKing

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/reppeteking

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/RepPeterKing

Washington, D.C.
339 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-7896
Fax: 202-226-2279

District
1003 Park Boulevard
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
Phone: 516-541-4225
Fax: 516-541-6602

Key Staff
339 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3203
Phone: 202-225-7896
Fax: 202-226-2279

Key Staff
339 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3203
Phone: 202-225-7896
Fax: 202-226-2279

Key Staff
339 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3203
Phone: 202-225-7896
Fax: 202-226-2279

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