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House Baltic Caucus
The House Baltic Caucus is a bipartisan registered Caucus of the House of Representatives since its inception in 1997 and is composed of members from both the Democratic and Republican Parties. The members of the House Baltic Caucus have a strong interest in promoting opportunities to strengthen the economic, political, and cultural relationships of the United States with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Purpose * Maintain strong relationships with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; * Promote democratic principles and human rights; * Assist in strengthening free market economies in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; * Work to support legislation bolstering the defense of the Baltic countries. Membership As of February 6, 2022, the House Baltic Caucus has 71 members from both the Democratic and Republican Parties. The House Baltic Caucus is led by Congressmen Don Bacon (R-NE) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Leadership * Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) * Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Past co- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Baltic Caucus
The House Baltic Caucus is a bipartisan registered Caucus of the House of Representatives since its inception in 1997 and is composed of members from both the Democratic and Republican Parties. The members of the House Baltic Caucus have a strong interest in promoting opportunities to strengthen the economic, political, and cultural relationships of the United States with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Purpose * Maintain strong relationships with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; * Promote democratic principles and human rights; * Assist in strengthening free market economies in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; * Work to support legislation bolstering the defense of the Baltic countries. Membership As of February 6, 2022, the House Baltic Caucus has 71 members from both the Democratic and Republican Parties. The House Baltic Caucus is led by Congressmen Don Bacon (R-NE) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Leadership * Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) * Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Past co- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran for governor of Ohio in the 2018 election, losing in the primary to Richard Cordray. From 1977 to 1979, Kucinich served as the 53rd mayor of Cleveland, a tumultuous term in which he survived a recall election and was successful in a battle against selling the municipal electric utility before being defeated for reelection by George Voinovich. Due to redistricting following the 2010 state elections, Ohio's 10th congressional district was redrawn in southern Ohio. Kucinich faced Representative Marcy Kaptur in the 2012 race for the U.S. House, Ohio's 9th congressional district having absorbed part of Cuyahoga County. Kaptur defeated Kucinich. In January 2013, he became a contributor on the Fox News Channel appearing on programs such as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cicilline
David Nicola Cicilline (; born July 15, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011, the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital. Cicilline chairs the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law. In this role, he has supported efforts to modernize antitrust law. On September 29, 2022, he was elected chair of the House Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism subcommittee, succeeding Ted Deutch, who resigned from the House on September 30, 2022. In November 2022, Cicilline announced he would run against outgoing Majority Whip Leader Jim Clyburn as Assistant Democratic Leader, the fourth senior position in the Democratic House caucus. Cicilline later dropped his bid for assistant minority leader. Early life, education, and legal career Cicilline was born July 15, 1961, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Chu
Judy May Chu (born July 7, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing until redistricting. Chu is the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress. – Seimage Chu was elected to the California Board of Equalization in 2007, representing the 4th district. She previously served on the Garvey Unified School District |
Steve Chabot
Steven Joseph Chabot ( ; born January 22, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009. In 2022, Chabot lost his reelection campaign to Democratic nominee Greg Landsman. Early life, education, and pre-political career Chabot was born in 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Gerard Joseph and Doris Leona (née Tilley) Chabot; paternally, he is of French-Canadian descent. He graduated from La Salle High School in Cincinnati in 1971, and then from the College of William and Mary in 1975, earning a Bachelor of Arts in physical education. He went on to obtain a Juris Doctor degree from Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1978. He worked as an elementary school teacher in 1975–76 while taking law classes at night. Chabot also taught political science at the University of Cincinnati and chaired the Boy Scout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Carter
Earl LeRoy "Buddy" Carter (born September 6, 1957) is an American pharmacist and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 1st congressional district since 2015. The district is based in Savannah and includes most of the state's coastal southern portion. A member of the Republican Party, Carter served as a Georgia state representative (2005–2009) and Georgia state senator (2009–2014).. Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013. Early life and education Carter graduated in 1975 from Robert W. Groves High School in Garden City, Georgia. He earned an associate degree from Young Harris College in 1977 and a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from the University of Georgia in 1980. Political career Carter served on the planning and zoning commission for the city of Pooler from 1989 to 1993 and on Pooler's city council from 1994 to 1995. He served as Pooler's mayor from 1996 to 2004. Carter was first elected to the state legislature in 2005, serving two terms in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Cardenas
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Salud Carbajal
Salud Ortiz Carbajal (; born November 18, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 24th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and his district covers Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. Early life and education Carbajal was born in Moroleón, Mexico, in 1964 and immigrated to the United States, initially to Arizona, later settling in Oxnard, California, with his family, where his father was a farmworker. Carbajal attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1990, and Fielding Graduate University Fielding Graduate University (previously Fielding Graduate Institute and The Fielding Institute) is a private graduate-level university in Santa Barbara, California. It offers postgraduate and doctoral studies mainly in psychology, education, an ..., where he earned a master's degree in organizational management. Early political care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Calvert
Kenneth Stanton Calvert (born June 8, 1953) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , and previously the 44th and 43rd, serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is part of the Inland Empire of Southern California. Early life, education, and business career Calvert was born in Corona, California, to Marceline Hamblen and Ira D. Calvert Jr., and still lives in Corona. In 1970, shortly after high school, he joined the congressional campaign of former state Assemblyman Victor Veysey. Calvert worked in Veysey's Washington, D.C., office as an intern after a 1972 victory. He graduated from Corona High School in 1971. Calvert received an Associate of Arts degree from Chaffey Community College in 1973 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Diego State University in 1975. After graduation, he managed his family's restaurant in Corona, the Jolly Fox, for five years. He then entered the real estate industry and ran K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Brownley
Julia Andrews Brownley (born August 28, 1952) is an American businesswoman and politician who has been the United States representative for California's 26th congressional district since 2013. A Democrat, she served in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012.Julia Brownley Councilmember 41st Assembly District juliabrownley.com; accessed November 15, 2014. Before her political career, she worked in marketing and sales. Early life, education, and career Brownley grew up in Virginia, and attended , a girls' boarding school in[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Brown (Maryland Politician)
Anthony Gregory Brown (born November 21, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, his district covers most of the majority-black precincts in Prince George's County, as well as a sliver of Anne Arundel County. Brown previously served two four-year terms in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Prince George's County from 1999 to 2007, as well as two terms as the eighth lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015.Anthony G. Brown, Lt. Governor . Political biography Maryland State Archives Retrieved February 14, 2007. He was elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Boyle
Brendan Francis Boyle (born February 6, 1977) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing a district in the Philadelphia area since 2015. He represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2019, serving much of northeast Philadelphia and most of suburban Montgomery County. Since 2019, he has represented the 2nd district, which includes the northeastern fourth of Philadelphia. He was previously a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 170th district from 2009 to 2015. Early life and education Boyle is the elder of two sons. His father, Francis (Frank), is an Irish immigrant who came to the United States in 1970 from Glencolmcille, a district in the south-west of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland, and works as a janitor for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). His late mother, Eileen, was the child of Irish immigrants from County Sligo; she worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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