Peter I. Blute

Infobox_Congressman
name =Peter Blute


date of birth=Birth date and age|1956|1|28|mf=y
place of birth =Worcester, Massachusetts
state = Massachusetts
district = 3rd
term = 1993–1997
preceded = Joseph Early
succeeded = James P. McGovern
party =Republican
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse = Roberta "Robi" Blute; 2 children

Peter I. Blute (born January 28 1956) is a former American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He served two terms, between January 3 1993 and January 3 1997, representing the Third District of Massachusetts.

Early life and career

Blute was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, one of 11 siblings. He grew up and currently lives in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, where he attended St. John's High School. He earned his B.A. at Boston College in 1978. He was the owner of a sports promotion and marketing firm, and then a marketing representative for The Burdett School.

Blute was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1986 and served until 1993 when he was elected as a Republican to the 103rd Congress and then reelected to the 104th Congress. A Republican, he defeated 9-term incumbent Joseph Early in 1992. After two terms in the House, Blute was defeated by current Congressman James P. McGovern in 1996 in a reelection bid for the 105th Congress.

After Congress

From 1997 to 1999, Blute served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Port Authority (MassPort). His tenure at MassPort came to an end following revelations of a workday "booze cruise", originally paid for with Massport funds and billed as a "survey" of Boston Harbor, during which a female passenger, actress Gidget Churchill, aboard the vessel with Blute exposed her breasts to a work=WGBH|WGBH|date=2001-11-16|publisher=WGBH Boston|url=http://www.greaterboston.tv/features/btp_wrko_111601.html|title=Beat the Press: Blute and Carr/WRKO]

He was then a radio talk show host for WRKO Boston from 5:30 to 9 AM, co-hosting with Andy Moes from 1999 to 2001, John Osterlind from 2001 to 2003, and Scott Allen Miller from 2003 until his retirement from the show on October 3 2005.

Current activities

Currently he is host of The Peter Blute Show on AM 830 WCRN Worcester from 6 to 10AM.

Family

In 2005 "Boston" magazine ranked the Blute family the 10th out of 50 families "that run [Boston] ". [cite news|work=Boston magazine|Boston magazine] |date=2004-05|publisher=Boston magazine|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/the_fifty_families_part_1|title=The Fifty Families (Part 1)]

Electoral history

*1992 Race for 3rd Massachusetts US Congressional District
**Rep. Joseph Early (D), 44.3%
**Peter Blute (R), 50.4%
**Others, 5.3%
*1994 Race for 3rd Massachusetts US Congressional District
**Rep. Peter Blute (R), 54.6%
**Kevin O'Sullivan (D), 44.2%
**Others, 1.2%
*1996 Race for 3rd Massachusetts US Congressional District
**Rep. Peter Blute (R), 45.4%
**James P. McGovern (D), 52.9%
**Others, 1.7%

References

External links

*CongLinks|congbio=B000576
* [http://www.greaterboston.tv/features/btp_wrko_111601.html 2001-11-16 Episode of WGBH's "Greater Boston"] detailing the MassPort "booze cruise" incident.
* [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/02/24/blute_says_he_wont_challenge_kennedy/ "Blute says he won't challenge Kennedy"] Boston Globe, 2006-02-24USRepSuccessionBox
state=Massachusetts
district=3
before=Joseph D. Early
after=James P. McGovern
years=1993–1997