Joe Sestak

2020 Dem. presidential candidate, former US Representative from Pennsylvania, retired 3-star vice admiral

A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Secane, Delaware County, Pa., December 12, 1951; graduated from Cardinal OHara High School, Springfield, Pa.; B.S., United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1974; M.P.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1980; Ph.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1984; United States Navy, 1974-2005; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2011); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 2010.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Greg Berlin co-founder of Mothership Strategies

• staff assistant (Mar '08→Jun '08)

Donors

Sestak for Congress

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Joe Sestak 2020 Dem. presidential candidate, former US Representative from Pennsylvania, retired 3-star vice admiral

• 18 contributions · 26,988 USD ('06→Dec 30 '09)

Pennsylvania House Victory 2006

• 3 contributions · 12,600 USD ('06→Oct 17 '06)

Lois Murphy

• 2 contributions · 4,200 USD ('06→Nov 1 '06)

Patrick Murphy former US Representative from Pennsylvania

• 2 contributions · 4,200 USD ('06→Oct 17 '06)

Bruce Braley US Representative from Iowa

• 1 contribution · 2,000 USD (Oct 28 '14)

Forward Together PAC Leadership political action committee based in Alexandria, Virginia

• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('06)

Campaign Donors

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Leo W Pierce, Jr Wayne Pennsylvania

• 44 contributions · 31,150 USD (May 12 '06→Jun 1 '16)

Stanley O Roth Vice President, International Government Relations, Boeing

• 19 contributions · 30,598 USD ('06→Jun 1 '16)

Cathy Lasry Wife of billionaire Marc Lasry

• 16 contributions · 28,900 USD ('07→Jun 1 '16)

William Q Derrough Managing Director, Moelis & Company

• 22 contributions · 28,044 USD (Jun 30 '07→Jul 27 '15)

Joe Sestak 2020 Dem. presidential candidate, former US Representative from Pennsylvania, retired 3-star vice admiral

• 18 contributions · 26,988 USD ('06→Dec 30 '09)

Howard Morgan Cofounder of First Round Capital; chairman, B Capital

• 11 contributions · 26,000 USD (Jun 30 '06→Mar 29 '13)

Richard A Clarke Former National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism

• 10 contributions · 25,900 USD ('06→'09)

Christopher Heinz Son of Teresa Heinz; private equity investor

• 20 contributions · 25,800 USD ('07→Jun 1 '16)

Michael F Fink Lockheed Martin, Huntington Valley

• 13 contributions · 25,700 USD (Jun 29 '06→Apr 12 '15)

William Loftus Accenture, former CEO Gestalt LLC

• 13 contributions · 25,100 USD (Jul 30 '08→Jun 1 '16)

Memberships

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Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 4 '07→Jan 3 '11)

Regulations, Health Care, and Trade Subcommittee

• Member

Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee

• Member

Finance and Tax Subcommittee

• Member

Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee

• Member

House Education and Labor Committee

• Member

Contracting and Technology Subcommittee

• Member

House Small Business Committee

• Member

Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Oversees Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force programs that help the U.S. project power across the globe, including naval vessels, long-range aircraft such as C-17s, tankers, and bombers.

• Member

Family

Richard J Sestak Attorney, political operative

• brother

Schools

Harvard University Elite private university located in Cambridge, MA

• PhD (?→'84) [+1]

• Master of Public Administration (?→'80)

United States Naval Academy

• BS (?→'74)