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'''Pete V. Domenici''' is a [[Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] from [[New Mexico]]. He was elected as a [[United States Senate]] in 1972 and has been reelected ever since; making him currently the longest serving senator.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gNgpZPbjWe5tazjIrOFqLYG0j00AD8S2MFD06</ref> Before his career in politics, Domenici worked in a private law practice. He earned a law degree from the [[University of Denver]] in 1958. <ref>http://domenici.senate.gov/about/index.cfm</reF> | '''Pete V. Domenici''' is a [[Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] from [[New Mexico]]. He was elected as a [[United States Senate]] in 1972 and has been reelected ever since; making him currently the longest serving senator.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gNgpZPbjWe5tazjIrOFqLYG0j00AD8S2MFD06</ref> Before his career in politics, Domenici worked in a private law practice. He earned a law degree from the [[University of Denver]] in 1958. <ref>http://domenici.senate.gov/about/index.cfm</reF> | ||
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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Revision as of 19:25, October 5, 2007
Pete V. Domenici is a Republican U.S. Senator from New Mexico. He was elected as a United States Senate in 1972 and has been reelected ever since; making him currently the longest serving senator.[1] Before his career in politics, Domenici worked in a private law practice. He earned a law degree from the University of Denver in 1958. [2]
In October 2007, Domenci announced that he would not seek another Senate term after his current term ends in January 2009 because of a degenerative brain disease.[3]
Early Life
Domenici was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Italian-American parents. He graduated in 1950 from St. Mary's High School in Albuquerque. After earning a degree in education at the University of New Mexico in 1954, he pitched for one season for the Albuquerque Dukes, a farm club for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He taught mathematics at Garfield Junior High in Albuquerque. He earned his law degree at the University of Denver in 1958 and returned to practice law in Albuquerque.
