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[[Image:PeteStark.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
[[Image:PeteStark.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
'''Pete Stark''', a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], was [[United States Representative]] for [[California]]'s 13th congressional district (1993-2013). Previously he represented the 9th district (1975-93) and the 8th district (1973-75). He is also noted for being Congress' first admitted [[atheist]].<ref>[http://www.secular.org/news/pete_stark_070312.html Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) is first Congress member in history to acknowledge his nontheism]</ref> He received a $1000 prize from the Secular Coalition for America for being the highest-level admitted atheist currently holding elected public office in the United States.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/14/MNG7BOKV111.DTL Stark's atheist views break political taboo] SFGate, March 14, 2007</ref> He claims to be "a [[Unitarian]] who does not believe in a Supreme Being."{{fact}}
'''Pete Stark''', a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], was [[United States Representative]] for [[California]]'s 13th congressional district (1993-2013). Previously he represented the 9th district (1975–93) and the 8th district (1973–75). He is also noted for being Congress' first admitted [[atheist]].<ref>[http://www.secular.org/news/pete_stark_070312.html Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) is first Congress member in history to acknowledge his nontheism]</ref> He received a $1000 prize from the Secular Coalition for America for being the highest-level admitted atheist currently holding elected public office in the United States.<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/14/MNG7BOKV111.DTL Stark's atheist views break political taboo] SFGate, March 14, 2007</ref> He claims to be "a [[Unitarian]] who does not believe in a Supreme Being."{{fact}}
He came under scrutiny for making a disparaging comment about President [[George W. Bush]], saying that the President was sending troops into [[Iraq]] to have their heads blown off for his amusement. Stark later apologized for his comments.
He came under scrutiny for making a disparaging comment about President [[George W. Bush]], saying that the President was sending troops into [[Iraq]] to have their heads blown off for his amusement. Stark later apologized for his comments.