Difference between revisions of "Peter King"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Default Sort) |
Chippeterson (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | + | {{Officeholder | |
| + | |name=Peter King | ||
| + | |image=PeterKing.jpg | ||
| + | |party=[[Republican]] | ||
| + | |spouse=Rosemary Weidl | ||
| + | |religion=Roman Catholic | ||
| + | |offices= | ||
| + | {{Officeholder/representative | ||
| + | |state=New York | ||
| + | |district=3rd | ||
| + | |terms=January 3, 1993 - Present | ||
| + | |preceded=Robert Mrazek | ||
| + | |former=n | ||
| + | |succeeded= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
'''Peter T. King''' (born April 5, 1944) is a [[Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for the [[New York]] state's 3rd Congressional District, which represents most of [[Staten Island]]. King is Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the Financial Services Committee. Despite being a [[conservative]] congressman in a moderate district, King remains popular with his constituents and has been reelected numerous times by large margins. Congressman King is well known for being a leader in the ongoing effort to have Homeland Security funding based on threat analysis and is a strong supporter of the war against international [[terrorism]]. | '''Peter T. King''' (born April 5, 1944) is a [[Republican]] [[U.S. Representative]] for the [[New York]] state's 3rd Congressional District, which represents most of [[Staten Island]]. King is Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the Financial Services Committee. Despite being a [[conservative]] congressman in a moderate district, King remains popular with his constituents and has been reelected numerous times by large margins. Congressman King is well known for being a leader in the ongoing effort to have Homeland Security funding based on threat analysis and is a strong supporter of the war against international [[terrorism]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:36, February 25, 2009
| Peter King | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| U.S. Representative from New York's 3rd Congressional District From: January 3, 1993 - Present | |||
| Predecessor | Robert Mrazek | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary Weidl | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
Peter T. King (born April 5, 1944) is a Republican U.S. Representative for the New York state's 3rd Congressional District, which represents most of Staten Island. King is Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the Financial Services Committee. Despite being a conservative congressman in a moderate district, King remains popular with his constituents and has been reelected numerous times by large margins. Congressman King is well known for being a leader in the ongoing effort to have Homeland Security funding based on threat analysis and is a strong supporter of the war against international terrorism.