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  Lantos, Thomas P. "Tom"
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AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  2005-01-01  
 
NameThomas P. "Tom" Lantos
Address
San Mateo, California , United States
EmailNone
Websitehttp://www.lantos.org
Born February 01, 1928
DiedFebruary 11, 2008 (80 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifedChronicler
Jul 12, 2023 06:18am
Tags Caucasian - Jewish - Married - Judaism - Straight -
InfoRepresentative from California; born in Budapest, Hungary, February 1, 1928; came to the United States on an academic scholarship in 1947; B.A., University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 1949; M.A., University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 1950; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1953; professor of economics; television journalist; administrative assistant, economic and foreign policy adviser, United States Senate; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (1981-2008).


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 11, 2008 08:00am Obituary House Foreign Affairs Chairman Lantos Dies  Article New York Democrat 
Sep 11, 2007 09:00pm Op-Ed by Candidate A failed case for keeping our troops in Iraq  Article RP 
May 31, 2005 11:00pm News U.S. Official [Tom Lantos] Demands Russia’s Expulsion From G8 for Khodorkovsky Verdict  Article User 13 

DISCUSSION
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FAMILY
Daughter Annette Lantos Tillemann-Dick 0000-
Grandson Levi Tillemann 1981-
Daughter Katrina Swett 1955-

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/07/2006 CA - District 12 Won 76.05% (+52.09%)
  06/06/2006 CA District 12 - D Primary Won 82.82% (+73.20%)
  11/02/2004 CA - District 12 Won 68.03% (+47.21%)
  03/02/2004 CA - District 12 - D Primary Won 73.65% (+54.06%)
  11/05/2002 CA DIstrict 12 Won 68.13% (+43.37%)
  11/07/2000 CA District 12 Won 74.52% (+53.75%)
  03/07/2000 CA District 12 - All Party Primary Won 74.24% (+64.11%)
  11/03/1998 CA District 12 Won 73.98% (+52.87%)
  11/05/1996 CA District 12 Won 71.69% (+47.99%)
  11/08/1994 CA District 12 Won 67.42% (+34.83%)
  11/03/1992 CA District 12 Won 68.83% (+45.50%)
  11/06/1990 CA District 11 Won 65.90% (+37.15%)
  11/08/1988 CA District 11 Won 70.96% (+46.55%)
  11/04/1986 CA District 11 Won 74.08% (+48.17%)
  11/06/1984 CA District 11 Won 69.92% (+41.67%)
  06/05/1984 CA District 11 - D Primary Won 89.06% (+78.13%)
  11/02/1982 CA District 11 Won 57.08% (+17.34%)
  11/04/1980 CA District 11 Won 46.39% (+3.09%)
ENDORSEMENTS
CA District 12- D Primary - Jun 03, 2008 D Jacqueline "Jackie" Speier
CA US President - D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 D Hillary Clinton
US President - D Primaries - Jun 03, 2008 D Hillary Clinton
CA US President - D Primary - Jun 08, 1976 D Frank Church