Delaware Democratic Party

U.S. Senator, Delaware

Thomas Carper

Contact Information

Thomas Carper
http://carper.senate.gov/

Occupation: United States Senator
Committees:

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Subcommittees:

-Federal Financial Management, Government Information and International Security
-Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia
-Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

Subcommittees:

-Financial Institutions
-Housing and Transportation
-Securities and Investment

Committee on Environment and Public Works

Subcommittees:

-Clean Air, Climate Change and Nuclear Safety
-Transportation and Infrastructure

Special Committee on Aging

Issues Include: Social Security, Medicare, Assisted Living, Fraud and Abuse

About

U.S. Senate Offices

Washington, DC: United States Senate 513 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 phone: 202-224-2441 fax: 202-228-2190	Wilmington, DE: 301 North Walnut Street Suite 102L-1 Wilmington, DE 19801 phone: 302-573-6291 fax: 302-573-6434
Dover, DE: 300 South New Street Ste. 2215 Dover, DE 19904 phone: 302-674-3308 fax: 302-674-5464	Georgetown, DE: 12 The Circle Georgetown, DE 19947 phone: 302-856-7690 fax: 302-856-3001

Carper for Senate

PO Box 2882
Wilmington, DE 19805
phone: 302-328-5774
fax: 302-328-6877

http://www.carperforsenate.com/

E-mail Senator Carper:

http://carper.senate.gov/contact/

Bio

Tom Carper began his Senate career in 2001 as Delaware’s junior senator, and was re-elected in 2006, marking his 12^th time being elected to state-wide public office. When Senator Biden stepped down to become vice president in January 2009, Carper became Delaware's senior senator. Senator Carper holds seats in the Senate Finance Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and also chairs the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety and the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security.

Prior to the Senate, Senator Carper began his public service career by serving three terms as Delaware’s state treasurer and five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning in 1982. He became the 78^th governor of Delaware in 1993, serving two terms during which he was selected by his colleagues to serve as chairman of the National Governors’ Association. Before joining Delaware politics, Senator Carper attended The Ohio State University on a Navy R.O.T.C. scholarship, graduating in 1968 with a B.A. in economics. He completed five years of service in the U.S. Navy as a naval flight officer and continued to serve in the Naval Reserve until retiring from military service in 1991 with the rank of captain.