Thomas Carper

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1. Official Site: Thomas Carper
2. Official Campaign Site: Thomas Carper
3. Wikipedia: Thomas R. Carper
4. UDaily: "Carper...speaker at Winter Commencement..." (November 20, 2007)
5. WMDT: "Senator Tom Carper Tours DAFB Aerial Port..." (November 6, 2007)
6. Official Site: Press Releases
7. Google News: Senator Thomas Carper

Thomas Carper Recent News

• New York Times: Thomas Carper
• WGMD: "...Carper speaks out about the importance of recycling" (November 14, 2007)
• Boston Globe: "Senate approves...higher auto-mileage plan" (June 21, 2007) 
• New York Times: "Roll-Call Vote on Troops" (March 16, 2007) 
• New York Times: "Bills on Climate Move to Spotlight..." (January 17, 2007) 

Thomas Carper Background and Profiles

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress: Carper, Thomas Richard
• Washington Post: Members of Congress/ Thomas Carper  

Political Background

• On The Issues: Tom Carper  
• Open Secrets: Tom Carper
• Project Vote Smart: Senator Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper
• GovTrack: Thomas Carper

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

• Committee Site: Democrats: Thomas Carper

U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

• Committee Site: Tom Carper
• Subcommittee on Financial Institutions: Democrat: Tom Carper
• Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation & Community...: Tom Carper
• Subcommittee on Economic Policy: Chairman: Tom Carper

U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation

• Committee Site: Thomas Carper
• Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security: Thomas Carper
• Subcommittee on Surface Transportation...: Democrat: Thomas Carper
• Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, & Coast Guard: Tom Carper
• Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, & Automotive Safety: Tom Carper

U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

• Committee Site: Thomas R. Carper
• Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety: Democrats: Thomas R. Carper
• Subcommittee on Public Sector Solutions to Global Warming...: Thomas R. Carper
• Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Thomas R. Carper

U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

• Committee Site: Tom Carper
• Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management...: Thomas R. Carper, Chairman
• Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management...: Thomas R. Carper
• Subcommittee on Investigations: Democrat: Thomas R. Carper
• Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery: Democrats: Thomas R. Carper

Thomas Carper Blogs and Commentaries

• Official Site: Carper's Corner
• Pharmalot: US Senators Bash Thailand Over Patents
• This Is Not->Delawareliberal: Why is Tom Carper such a Republican?
• On The Record: Delaware Gov. Tom Carper

Thomas Carper Photos

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• Flickr: Tom Carper

Thomas Carper Videos

• YouTube and Google Video Search: Thomas Carper
• YouTube: Tom Carper Announcement -- New Castle County (Time: 1:42)
• YouTube: The Unavoidable Challenge (Time: 100:1)
• YouTube: This Week on The Hill (Time: 2:12)

Thomas Carper Criticism and Controversy

• Federal Daily: "Postal Reform Bill Stirs Controversy" (2006)
• Delaware Grapevine: "A NEW POLITICAL COMBO" (September 28, 2007)
• National Ledger: ...Mistreatment of Attorney General...Backfires (Nov. 12, 2007) 
• Multichannel News: So Senators Don’t Read Every Line of Every Bill?  
• New York Times: "Death Penalty For Killing Of Mistress" (1999)

Thomas Carper Timeline

• 1947, January 23: Born
• 1968: Graduated from Ohio State University
• 1968-1973: Naval Flight Officer in the Navy
• 1974: Campaign Treasurer for James R. Soles
• 1975: Earned an MBA from the University of Delaware and started working for the State of Delaware
• 1977-1983: Delaware State Treasurer
• 1978-1983: Married to former Miss Delaware, Diane Beverly Isaacs
• 1983-1993: U.S. Representative from Delaware
• 1985: Married Martha Ann Stacy
• 1993-2001: Governor of Delaware
• 1996: Disappearance/Death of his personal scheduler, Anne Marie Fahey
• 2001: Assumed U.S. Senate office
• 2006: Re-elected to U.S. Senate