Jim Oberstar
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Categories: 110th Congress | Minnesota Democrats
| Jim Oberstar | |
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| U.S. Representative – MN-08 | |
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| Party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Assumed office January 3, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | John Blatnik |
| Committees | |
| Born | September 10, 1934 |
| Spouse | Jean Kurth |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Representative James L. Oberstar, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, represents the 8th Congressional District of Minnesota, MN-08.
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Background
Born in Chisholm, Minnesota on September 10, 1934.
Rep. Oberstar graduated Summa Cum Laude from the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul in 1956, with a double major degree in French and Political Science. He went on to earn a Masters degree in European Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, 1957. [1]
Following graduation, he taught English to Haitian military personnel, and French and Creole to members of the U.S. Marine Corps military advisory group in Port-au-Prince, 1959 - 1963; then served as chief staff assistant to his predecessor, Congressman John Blatnik, 1963 - 1974. [2]
Rep. Oberstar began representing Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District in Congress in 1975, and is now in his 16th term, the longest service in the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Minnesota. [3]
He is the Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure which has jurisdiction over America's surface transportation; freight and passenger rail; the inland waterway system, including the St. Lawrence Seaway; international maritime commerce; the Economic Development Administration; the U.S. Corps of Engineers' support of the nation's water resources; and the federal clean water program.
He has been married to Jo Garlick, October 10, 1963 (D. July 1991) and is presently married to Jean Kurth. Oberstar has six children, is Roman Catholic and still lives in the town of his birth, Chisholm, Minnesota.
Committees
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Subcommittee on Aviation
- Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Caucuses
- Minority Whip at Large: Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, House Delegation
- Steel Caucus
- Renewable Energy Caucus
- Native American Caucus
- Sportsman Caucus
- House Trails Caucus
- Caucus for Sustainable Development
- Travel and Tourism Caucus
- Mississippi River Caucus
Other
- Co-Chair: Congressional Coalition on Adoption
- Co-Chair: Great Lakes Task Force
- Upper Mississippi Task Force
- Forestry 2000
- Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition
Contact
Washington DC Office
2365 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6211
Fax: (202) 225-0699
Duluth Office
Duluth Federal Building
Room 231
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
Phone: (218) 727-7474
TDD: (218) 727-7474
Fax: (218) 727-8270
Chisolm Office
Chisholm City Hall
316 Lake Street
Chisholm, Minnesota 55719
Phone: (218) 254-5761
Fax: (218) 254-5132
Brainerd Office
Brainerd City Hall
501 Laurel Street
Brainerd, Minnesota 56401
Phone: (218) 828-4400
Fax: (218) 828-1412
North Branch Office
38625 14th Avenue
Suite 300B
North Branch, Minnesota 55056
Phone: (651) 277-1234
Fax: (651) 277-1235
GovTrack link
External Links
- Official Site
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- Signed 2000 Letter Demanding ABM Test Inquiry
Related areas
Congress: MN-Sen, MN-01, MN-02, MN-03, MN-04, MN-05, MN-06, MN-07, MN-08,
State: MN-Gov, Minnesota Senate, Minnesota House, Minnesota elections, 2008
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