Tom Carper | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 07/12/2018

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Tom Carper


00:02:11 1 Early years and personal life
00:03:31 2 Professional and early political career
00:04:43 3 U.S. House of Representatives
00:07:37 4 Governor of Delaware
00:11:05 5 United States Senate
00:11:14 5.1 Elections
00:11:23 5.1.1 2000
00:12:51 5.1.2 2006
00:13:23 5.1.3 2012
00:14:30 5.1.4 2018
00:15:24 5.2 Tenure
00:16:15 5.3 Political positions
00:16:46 5.3.1 Abortion
00:17:31 5.3.2 Gun law
00:18:03 5.3.3 Finance and economy
00:19:25 5.3.4 Environment
00:20:07 5.3.5 Technology
00:21:19 5.3.6 Consumer regulations
00:21:53 5.3.7 Employment
00:23:04 5.3.8 Same-sex marriage and LGBT issues
00:23:36 5.3.9 Iraq War
00:23:49 5.4 Committee assignments
00:24:45 5.5 Caucus membership
00:24:56 6 Personal life
00:26:08 7 Almanac



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Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the 71st Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001. 
A native of Beckley, West Virginia, Carper graduated from Ohio State University. Serving as a Naval Flight Officer in the U.S. Navy from 1968 until 1973, he flew the P-3 Orion as a Tactical Coordinator/Mission Commander and saw active duty in the Vietnam War. After leaving the active duty Navy, he remained in the U.S. Naval Reserve for another 18 years and eventually retired with the rank of Captain (O-6). Upon receiving his MBA from the University of Delaware in 1975, Carper went to work for the State of Delaware in its economic development office. He was elected State Treasurer, serving from 1977 to 1983 and leading the development of Delaware's first cash management system.
Encouraged by local politicians, Carper successfully ran for Delaware's only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982. He served five terms in the House, where he chaired the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization. In 1992 he arranged a swap with term-limited Governor Michael Castle, and the two were easily elected to each other's seats. Carper governed for two terms as a moderate, business-oriented New Democrat, following the lead of the two previous Republican governors.
Carper was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, beating Republican incumbent William V. Roth, Jr.. He was re-elected by landslides in 2006, 2012 and 2018. As senator, he serves as one of four Deputy Democratic Whips, serves as the ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and also serves on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on Finance. Carper is currently senior senator in the Delaware congressional delegation.