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Pete Visclosky's Biography

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Full Name:

Peter 'Pete' J. Visclosky

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Joanne; 2 Children: John, Timothy

Birth Date:

08/13/1949

Birth Place:

Gary, IN

Home City:

Merrillville, IN

Religion:

Roman Catholic

ML, International and Comparative Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982

JD, University of Notre Dame Law School, 1973

BS, Accounting, Indiana University Northwest, 1970

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 1984-2021

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, District 1, 2018

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Congressional Buy American Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Member, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Congressional Fire Caucus

Member, Congressional French Caucus

Member, Congressional Macedonian Caucus

Member, Congressional National Parks Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Serbian Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Slovak Caucus

Vice-Chair, Congressional Steel Caucus

Member, Congressional Wine Caucus

Member, Congressional Wire and Wire Products Caucus

Member, Friends of Switzerland Caucus

Member, Great Lakes Task Force

Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Member, Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children Caucus

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Defense, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives

Congressional Aide, United States Representative Adam Benjamin, 1977-1982

Associate Staff, United States House of Representatives, 1977-1980

No organizational membership information on file.

Astrological Sign:

Leo

Favorite Book:

Sherlock Holmes
"The Civil War: A Narrative"
"American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968"
Science fiction, including books by Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, and many more.

Favorite Movie:

"Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein"
"Robin Hood" (with Errol Flynn)
"The Godfather"
"The French Connection"
"Alien"

Favorite TV Shows:

History and NFL channels

Favorite Type of Music:

Baroque music, Rolling Stones, 60's rock and roll

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Reading, hiking, biking, Notre Dame football

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