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Serving Delaware since 1976.

Tom Carper began his Senate career in 2001 as Delaware’s junior senator, and was re-elected in 2006. When Senator Biden stepped down to become vice president in January 2009, Carper became Delaware's senior senator. Senator Carper holds seats on the Senate Finance Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and also chairs the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety and the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security. Additionally, he continues to serve as co-chairman of the Senate Nuclear Caucus, the Senate Recycling Caucus and the Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Senator Carper began his public service career by serving three terms as Delaware’s state treasurer and five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning in 1982. He became the 78th governor of Delaware in 1993, serving two terms during which he was selected by his colleagues to serve as chairman of the National Governors’ Association. Before entering Delaware politics, Senator Carper attended The Ohio State University on a Navy R.O.T.C. scholarship, graduating in 1968 with a B.A. in economics. He completed five years of service in the U.S. Navy as a naval flight officer and continued to serve in the Naval Reserve until retiring from military service in 1991 with the rank of captain.

He and his wife Martha reside in Wilmington. They have two sons, Chris and Ben. He commutes by train to Washington, DC on a daily basis.

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