Gerry Sikorski

Gerry Sikorski
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 6th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Vin Weber
Succeeded by	Rod Grams
Personal details
Born	Gerald Edward Sikorski (1948-04-26) April 26, 1948 Breckenridge, Minnesota
Political party	Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Law School
Profession	lawyer, lobbyist

Gerald Edward Sikorski (born April 26, 1948) is a Minnesota politician and lawyer. He was the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district as a DFL member from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1993, in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, and 102nd Congresses, serving as Whip-at-Large and as a member of the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Post Office and Civil Service. Sikorski was defeated by Rod Grams in 1992 after he was revealed to have had 697 overdrafts on the House Bank, which he attributed to his and his wife's sloppy bookkeeping.

Sikorski graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1973; he was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1973 and commenced practice in Stillwater. He served in the Minnesota Senate from 1976 to 1982.^[1] After his departure from Congress, Sikorski became a Washington attorney and lobbyist.

Breckenridge High School commencement speech

In 1986, Sikorski gave the commencement address to the graduating class at Breckenridge High School in Breckenridge, Minnesota. His full speech is below:

References

Sources

• Gerry Sikorski at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress