Bart Stupak

Infobox_Congressman
name =Bart Stupak


date of birth=birth date and age |1952|02|29
place of birth =Milwaukee, Wisconsin
state = Michigan
district = 1st
term_start = January 3, 1993
preceded = John Conyers [Congressional districts in Michigan underwent major changes following the 1990 census. Prior to 1990, the 1st district had been in the Metro Detroit area. After 1990, the 1st district encompassed the Upper Peninsula and much of Northern Michigan, areas that were formerly part of the 11th district. The previous representative for these areas was Robert Davis.]
succeeded = Incumbent
party =Democratic Party
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse = Laurie Ann Stupak
children = Ken Stupak
Bartholomew Thomas Stupak, Jr.
residence= Menominee, Michigan
alma_mater= Northwestern Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, Thomas Cooley Law School
occupation= police officer, attorney

Bartholomew Thomas "Bart" Stupak (born February 29, 1952), American politician, has been a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing ushr|Michigan|1| ( [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/mi01_109.gifmap] ).

Biography

Stupak was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and graduated from Gladstone High School, in Gladstone, Michigan in 1970. He earned his Associate's degree from Northwestern Michigan College, a community college in Traverse City in 1972. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Saginaw Valley State University in 1977, graduating magna cum laude, and heearned a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan in 1981.

Stupak began his career in public service as an Escanaba police officer in 1972. Stupak later served as a Michigan State Police Trooper from 1973 to 1984. He also practiced law as an attorney. Stupak served as a Michigan State Representative from 1989 to 1990, representing Menominee, Delta, and Dickinson counties.

He is currently one of several strongly pro-life Democrats in the House (others include Tim Holden, Tim Ryan, James Oberstar, Dan Boren, and Jim Marshall); his 2004 congressional campaign was endorsed by the National Right to Life committee.

Stupak is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, his only committee assignment. He serves on the Telecommunications & the Internet; Commerce, Trade & Consumer Protection; Environment and Hazardous Materials subcommittees; and as the Chairman of the Oversight and Investigation subcomittee. Because of the 1st District's extensive amount of Great Lakes shoreline (over 1,600 miles), Stupak has been very active on issues related to the protection of the Great Lakes, including opposing sale or diversion of Great Lakes water and drilling for oil and gas under the lakes.

Stupak defeated Republican Don Hooper of Iron River in the 2002, 2004 and 2006 elections. In 2008, attorney Linda Goldthorpe and State Representative Tom Casperson will challenge Stupak for the 1st District House Seat.

Stupak lives in Menominee, Michigan, with his wife, Laurie, who is a former mayor of Menominee. Their son, Ken, graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law in 2006 and resides in California. The Stupaks also had a son, Bart Jr., who committed suicide in May 2000.

Stupak officially endorsed John Edwards for President on 21 April 2007 at the Michigan Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.

Committee assignments

*Committee on Energy and Commerce
**Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Chairman)
**Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
**Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
*Founder and Co-chair of the Law Enforcement Caucus
*Co-chair of the Congressional Northern Border Caucus

Notes

External links

* [http://www.house.gov/stupak/ U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak] , official U.S. House site
* [http://www.stupakforcongress.com Bart Stupak for Congress] , official campaign site
* [http://www.michiganliberal.com/tag.do?tag=CD01 Michigan Liberal's 1st Congressional District section]
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#R9M0JEEIG The Political Graveyard]