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Thomas 'Tom' E. Petri

Representative Thomas 'Tom' E. Petri's Biography

Full Name: Thomas 'Tom' E. Petri
Office: U.S. House (WI) - District 6, Republican
First Elected: 04/03/1979
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Anne; 1 Child: Alexandra
Birth Date: 05/28/1940
Birth Place: Marinette, WI
Home City: Fond du Lac, WI
Religion: Lutheran

JD, Harvard University Law School, 1965
BA, Harvard University, 1962

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1979-present
Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, 1973-1979
Candidate, United States Senate, 1974

Member, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, United States House of Representatives, 1987-1990
Member, House British-American Parliamentary Group, present
Member, Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Bike Caucus
Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Grace Caucus
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Member, Congressional Older Americans Caucus
Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
Member, Congressional Savings and Ownership Caucus
Member, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus
Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
Member, Porkbusters Coalition
Member, Public Pension Reform Caucus
Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

Attorney, 1970-1979
Director of Crime Studies, White House Advisory Council on Executive Reorganization, 1969-1970
Executive Director, Ripon Society, 1968
Law Clerk, United States Judge James Doyle, Western District of Wisconsin, 1965-1966
Author
Founder, Ripon Society

Volunteer, United States Agency for International Development, Somalia, 1966-1967
Volunteer, United States Peace Corps, Somalia, 1966-1967
Volunteer, Operation Crossroads, 1961
Member, Fond du Lac Bar Association
Member, National Guard and Reserve Component Organization
Member, Wisconsin State Bar Association
Former Chair, House British-American Parliamentary Group
Former Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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Washington, D.C.
2462 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-225-2476
Fax: 202-225-2356

District
490 West Rolling Meadows Drive
Suite B

Fond du Lac, WI 54937

Phone: 920-922-1180
Fax: 920-922-4498
Toll Free: 800-242-4883

District
2390 State Road 44
Suite B

Oshkosh, WI 54904

Phone: 920-231-6333
Fax: 920-231-0464

Key Staff
Debbie Gephardt
Chief of Staff
2462 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4906

Phone: 202-225-2476
Fax: 202-225-2356

Key Staff
Lydia Oppe
Scheduler
2462 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4906

Phone: 202-225-2476
Fax: 202-225-2356

Key Staff
Neil Wright
Press Secretary
2462 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4906

Phone: 202-225-2476
Fax: 202-225-2356

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