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Thomas Richard Carper (born January 23, 1947) is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001.
- 1968–1991
May 16, 2024. ICYMI: Senator Carper Announces Nearly $32 Million in Federal Funding to Protect and Restore Delaware Bay Beaches . May 16, 2024. Senator Carper Advocates for Improved Access to Health Care in Rural Communities . Office Locations. Washington, DC. 513 Hart Senate Office Building.
- Who Will Become Delaware's Next U.S. Senator?
- Tom Carper’s Political History
- Is Age A Factor in Carper's Retirement?
- What Carper Is Known For
For years, many have viewed Delaware’s lone congresswoman Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester as the heir apparent to Carper’s seat. Delaware has never elected a woman or person of color to the U.S. Senate. When he debated retiring around 2017, Carper said he thought Blunt Rochester, a former intern, could have succeeded him at the time. Now, he is publicly ...
Carper, born in West Virginia and raised in Virginia, first came to Delaware in 1973 as an M.B.A. student at the University of Delaware. He had served as a naval flight officer in the Vietnam War, making Carper the only remaining Vietnam veteran in the U.S. Senate. Three years later, at age 29, he was elected as Delaware’s state treasurer. TheDelaw...
Carper, at age 76, is not considered to be one of the older U.S. senators. The reelection bid of 80-year-old Biden and the health decline of 89-year-old U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-California, has put renewed scrutiny on the age and well-being of U.S. politicians. Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, 79, recently announced his retirement earlier this...
The senator is also known for his quirks. He famously drove a 2001 Chrysler Town & Country minivan, called the “Silver Bullet,” for two decades, racking up close to 600,000 miles. In his final 20 months in office, Carper said he plans to help implement the significant climate provisions he helped write that passed in the infrastructure and inflatio...
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Jan 3, 2001 · Senator Carper was a key author of the largest infrastructure investment in U.S. history. He led the Senate to pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, historic legislation to strengthen the nation’s water, transportation, and broadband infrastructure.
May 22, 2023 · By Luke Broadwater. Reporting from Washington. May 22, 2023. Senator Thomas R. Carper, a veteran Democrat from Delaware, announced on Monday that he would not seek re-election next year,...
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May 22, 2023 · Over the last two years, Tom’s leadership has been integral to securing passage of the historic Infrastructure Law, a once-in-a-generation investment in modernizing our nation’s roads, bridges,...
May 22, 2023 · Washington — Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware announced Monday that he will not seek a fifth term in the Senate, bringing to a close a nearly 50-year career in public office.
