Members of Congress / Peter King

KING, Peter T., a Representative from New York; born in New York, N.Y., April 5, 1944; B.A., St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., 1965; J.D., Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind., 1968; United States National Guard, 1968-1973; lawyer, private practice; deputy attorney, Nassau County, N.Y., 1972-1974; member of the Hempstead, N.Y., town council, 1977-1981; comptroller, Nassau County, N.Y., 1981-1993; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-present); chair, Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred Ninth Congress). (Source.)

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· 110th Congress: Representative, New York (Dist. 3), Republican. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, New York (Dist. 3), Republican. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, New York (Dist. 3), Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, New York (Dist. 3), Republican. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, New York (Dist. 3), Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, New York (Dist. 3), Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, New York (Dist. 3), Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, New York (Dist. 3), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.

See how Peter King voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Peter King has missed 43 votes (2.9%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Peter King has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 88.3% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which King did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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• 2006
• 2005