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| + | |name=Tom Carper | ||
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| + | |party=[[Democrat]] | ||
| + | |spouse=Diane Isaacs (1978 – 1983)<br>Martha Stacy (1985 – present) | ||
| + | |religion=[[Presbyterian]] | ||
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| + | {{Officeholder/senator | ||
| + | |state=Delaware | ||
| + | |terms=January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2025 | ||
| + | |preceded=Bill Roth | ||
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| + | |succeeded=[[Lisa Blunt Rochester]] | ||
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| − | == | + | '''Thomas Richard “Tom” Carper''', born January 23, 1947 (age {{age|1947|1|23}}), is a [[leftist]] [[Democrat]]ic Senator from [[Delaware]]. Carper served in the [[United States Navy]] (1968-1973), and in the Navy Reserve (1973 to present). His political career has included five terms as a Congressman and two terms as governor of Delaware. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000. |
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| + | ==Admits to woman beating== | ||
| + | Carper has confessed to woman beating in court papers.<ref>Mielionis, Lukas (September 21, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/21/anti-kavanaugh-voices-hirono-feinstein-took-campaign-cash-from-dem-colleague-who-admitted-hitting-his-wife.html Anti-Kavanaugh voices Hirono, Feinstein took campaign cash from Dem colleague who admitted hitting his wife]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 22, 2018.</ref> Carper has ignored calls from Women Against Domestic Violence to resign.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alice-butler-short-tom-carper-domestic-violence/2018/10/11/id/885976/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
*[http://carper.senate.gov/ Official Senate homepage] | *[http://carper.senate.gov/ Official Senate homepage] | ||
| − | *[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Tom_Carper.htm Tom Carper on the Issues] | + | *[http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Tom_Carper.htm Tom Carper on the Issues] (other than [[domestic violence]]) |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carper, Tom}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Carper, Tom}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:29, January 7, 2025
| Tom Carper | |
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| Former U.S. Senator from Delaware From: January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Predecessor | Bill Roth |
| Successor | Lisa Blunt Rochester |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Isaacs (1978 – 1983) Martha Stacy (1985 – present) |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Thomas Richard “Tom” Carper, born January 23, 1947 (age 79), is a leftist Democratic Senator from Delaware. Carper served in the United States Navy (1968-1973), and in the Navy Reserve (1973 to present). His political career has included five terms as a Congressman and two terms as governor of Delaware. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000.
Admits to woman beating
Carper has confessed to woman beating in court papers.[1] Carper has ignored calls from Women Against Domestic Violence to resign.[2]
References
- ↑ Mielionis, Lukas (September 21, 2018). Anti-Kavanaugh voices Hirono, Feinstein took campaign cash from Dem colleague who admitted hitting his wife. Fox News. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alice-butler-short-tom-carper-domestic-violence/2018/10/11/id/885976/