1. Peter John Visclosky is an American politician who served as the US representative for from 1985 until his retirement in 2021.
19 Facts About Pete Visclosky
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Pete Visclosky is a member of the Democratic Party and was the dean of the Indiana congressional delegation before his retirement in 2021.
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On November 6,2019, Visclosky announced that he would not seek re-election in 2020.
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Pete Visclosky was born in Gary, Indiana, the son of John and the late Helen Pete Visclosky.
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Pete Visclosky was educated at Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana.
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Pete Visclosky earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana and went on to earn his juris doctor from Notre Dame Law School.
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At Georgetown University in Washington, DC, Pete Visclosky earned a Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law.
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Pete Visclosky worked as a lawyer and staff member of United States Representative Adam Benjamin before entering the House.
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In 1984, Pete Visclosky ran for Congress in Indiana's 1st congressional district.
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Pete Visclosky was reelected 17 times from a district that has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1931.
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Pete Visclosky serves as Chair of the Congressional Steel Caucus when the Democrats have control of the House, and serves as Vice Chair when they don't.
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Pete Visclosky is a former Chair of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee and the current Ranking Member.
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Pete Visclosky is one of the 126 Democrats who voted against the Iraq War Resolution.
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Pete Visclosky is a supporter of high tech solutions as a way to revive the American blue collar work force, and as a way to decrease crime.
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In 2019, Pete Visclosky added a measure making Indiana Dunes a United States National Park to an appropriations bill, which passed into law.
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Pete Visclosky managed to help secure federal funding for a number of improvements to the South Shore Line throughout his tenure, including funding for new overpasses and bridges.
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The Washington Times reported in March 2009 that Pete Visclosky had received, over ten years, $1.36 million in campaign donations from clients of the PMA Group.
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In 2007 and 2008, the United States House Committee on Appropriations, of which Pete Visclosky is a member, directed $137 million in government purchasing to PMA's clients.
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In May 2009, Pete Visclosky received subpoenas in the grand jury investigation into PMA Group, the first member of Congress to be subpoenaed in the investigation.