- KING, PETER T. HON.
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- Experience: House: District 2, 1993-Present
- Home State: New York
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $747,943Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Peter 'Pete' T. King
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Rosemary; 2 Children: Sean, Erin
- Birth Date: 04/05/1944
- Birth Place: Manhattan, NY
- Home City: Seaford, NY
- Religion: Roman Catholic
Education
- JD, University of Notre Dame Law School, 1968
- BA, Saint Francis College, 1965
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 1992-present
- Comptroller, Nassau County, 1981-1993
- Republican Nominee, New York Attorney General, 1986
- Member, Hempstead Town Council, 1977-1981
Current Legislative Committees
- Financial Services, Member
- Homeland Security, Member
- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
- Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Chair
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, Member
- Subcommittee on NSA and Cybersecurity, Member
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), Member
- Subcommittee on the CIA, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Co-Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee for Irish Affairs, present
- Co-Chair, Albanian Issues Caucus, present
- Member, Army Caucus, present
- Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease, present
- Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption, present
- Co-Chair, Congressional Fire Caucus, present
- Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present
- Member, Congressional Older Americans Caucus, present
- Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, present
- Member, Law Enforcement Caucus, present
- Member, Long Island Congressional Caucus, present
- Member, Long Island Sound Caucus, present
- Chair, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 2005-2006, 2011-201
Professional Experience
- General Counsel, Nassau Off-Track Betting, 1977
- Executive Assistant, Nassau County, 1974-1976
- Deputy Attorney, Nassau County, 1972-1974
- Specialist, United States Army Reserve National Guard, 1968-1973
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, 69th Infantry Veterans Corps, present
- Member, American Legion, Post 1132, present
- Life Member, American Veterans (AMVETS), present
- Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians, present
- Member, Board of Visitors, United States Merchant Marine Academy, present
- Member, Catholic War Veterans, present
- Member, Knight of the Holy Sepulchre, present
- Member, Knights of Columbus, Memorare Council Number 3476, present
- Member, Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry, present
- Honorary Member, Nassau County Fire Fighters Emerald Society, present
- Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Organization, present
- Member, New York Bar Association, present
- Member, Order of Knights of Pythias, present
- Honorary Chief, Seaford Fire Department, present
- Member, Sons of Italy, Marco Polo Lodge Number 2214, present
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Notre Dame Law Association
Additional Information
Awards:
- Friend of Labor Award, Civil Service Employees Association
- Certificate of Honor, Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education
- Legislative Leadership Award, America Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- Honorary Chief, Seaford Fire Department
- Certificate of Honor, Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry
- Interfaith Understanding Award, Jewish Chatauqua Society of the Wantagh Suburban Temple
- Board of Visitors, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- Citizen of the Year, Knights of Columbus
- Alumni Achievement Award, St. Francis College
- First Annual 'Huey' Award, Veterans of the Vietnam War
- Board of Directors, Notre Dame Law Association
- Honorary Member, Nassau County Fire Fighters Emerald Society
- Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Businesses
- Spirit of Enterprise Award, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Patriot of the Year, Reserve Officers Association
- Distinguished Service Award, Institute for Public Affairs of the Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
- National Breast Cancer Coalition Perfect Score, 2003-2004
- Certificate of Achievement, Catholic War Veterans
General Survey
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