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Revision as of 20:28, 26 August 2019
Gerry Sikorski | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Vin Weber |
| Succeeded by | Rod Grams |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 51st district | |
| In office January 4, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Robert J. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Donald J. Frank |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerald Edward Sikorski April 26, 1948 Breckenridge, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Law School |
| Profession | lawyer, lobbyist |
Gerald Edward Sikorski (born April 26, 1948) is a Minnesota politician and lawyer. He was the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district as a DFL member from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1993, in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, and 102nd Congresses, serving as Whip-at-Large and as a member of the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Post Office and Civil Service. Sikorski was defeated by Rod Grams in 1992 after he was revealed to have had 697 overdrafts on the House Bank, which he attributed to his and his wife's sloppy bookkeeping.
Sikorski graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1973; he was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1973 and commenced practice in Stillwater. He served in the Minnesota Senate from 1976 to 1982.[1] After his departure from Congress, Sikorski became a Washington attorney and lobbyist. He is Polish American.[2]
References
- ^ Minnesota Legislators-Past and Present-Gerry Sikorski
- ^ Magnus J. Krynski (September 1, 1984). "What's Wrong with the Voting Record of Polish- Americans in the 98th Congress?". Crisis Magazine. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Gerry Sikorski (id: S000407)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Breckenridge, Minnesota
- American people of Polish descent
- Minnesota Democrats
- Minnesota state senators
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota
- Minnesota lawyers
- University of Minnesota alumni
- University of Minnesota Law School alumni
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives