Tom Petri

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Tom Petri
Tom Petri
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 6th district
In office
1979-Present
Preceded by Bill Steiger
Succeeded by Incumbent
Born May 28, 1940 (age 66)
Marinette, Wisconsin
Political party Republican
Spouse Anne Neal Petri
Religion Lutheran

Thomas Evert Petri (born May 28, 1940), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district (map).

Born as Thomas Evert in Marinette, Wisconsin, his father was killed during World War II and he adopted the name Petri after his mother remarried when he was still a young child. He graduated from Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Petri then attended Harvard University where he received his bachelors of arts and law degrees. During 1966–1967, he worked with the Peace Corps and the United States Agency for International Development in Somalia.

Petri served in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1973 to 1979, when he entered the House of Representatives. Petri is Vice Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Education and the Workforce Committee. Petri is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership and supports stem-cell research, although he generally opposes abortion rights. Although he has also called for a moratorium on the death penalty, he has voted against other restrictions on it.[1]. Overall, he is generally viewed as a political centrist.

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Preceded by
Bill Steiger		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district
1979 – present		 Incumbent


Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators: Herb Kohl (D), Russ Feingold (D)

Representative(s): Paul Ryan (R), Tammy Baldwin (D), Ron Kind (D), Gwen Moore (D), Jim Sensenbrenner (R), Tom Petri (R), Dave Obey (D), Steve Kagen (D)

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