James Oberstar

<html> <head> <title>James Oberstar</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/082/000039962/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0>James Oberstar<img src="james-oberstar-1.jpg" height=241 width=197 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="James Oberstar">AKA James Louis OberstarBorn: <a href="/lists/771/000106453/" class=proflink>10-Sep</a>-<a href="/lists/933/000105618/" class=proflink>1934</a> Birthplace: <a href="/geo/045/000081799/" class=proflink>Chisholm, MN</a> Died: <a href="/lists/010/000106689/" class=proflink>3-May</a>-<a href="/lists/640/000378503/" class=proflink>2014</a> Location of death: <a href="/geo/511/000100211/" class=proflink>Potomac, MD</a> Cause of death: unspecified Gender: Male Religion: <a href="/lists/758/000094476/" class=proflink>Roman Catholic</a> Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Democratic <a href="#FN1">[1]</a>Nationality: United States Executive summary: Congressman from Minnesota, 1975-2011Worked on Rep <a href="/people/036/000122667/">John Blatnik</a>'s Congressional staff prior to running for office, and succeeded Blatnik in Congress in 1974. "Blue Dog" conservative Democrat, generally opposing abortion rights, gun control, and stem cell research. Supported 2008 auto industry bailout, 2008 Wall Street bailout, 2009 economic stimulus, 2010 health care reform. Opposed the 1991 Gulf War resolution, 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 2002 Iraq War resolution. Served 18 terms, longest stint in Congress in Minnesota history. Defeated for re-election in 2010 by Republican <a href="/people/199/000260416/">Chip Cravaack</a>.<hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1">[1] Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Father: Louis Oberstar (iron miner) Mother: Mary Grillo (shirt factory worker) Wife: Jo Garlick (Congressional staffer, m. 10-Oct-1963, d. 1991 breast cancer) Son: Ted Daughter: Noelle Daughter: Anne-Therese Daughter: Monica Daughter: Lindy Son: Charlie Wife: Jean Kurth (m. 27-Nov-1993)     High School: Chisholm High School, Chisholm, MN (1952)     University: <a href="/edu/723/000168219/">BA French/Political Science, University of St. Thomas Minnesota (1956)</a>     University: MA European Studies, College of Europe in Belgium (1957)     <a href="/gov/314/000052158/">US Congressman, Minnesota</a> 8th (3-Jan-1975 to 3-Jan-2011)     <a href="/gov/251/000122882/">Congressional Staff</a> for House Committee on Public Works (1971-74)     <a href="/gov/251/000122882/">Congressional Staff</a> for Rep. <a href="/people/036/000122667/">John Blatnik</a> (1963-74)     <a href="/org/090/000119730/">Close Up Foundation</a> Board of Advisors     <a href="/org/918/000055753/">Democratic National Committee</a>     <a href="/org/760/000111427/">Kennedy Center</a> ex-officio member     <a href="/org/327/000136916/">National Student Leadership Conference</a> Honorary Board of Advisors     <a href="/event/307/000111971/">Hip Replacement Surgery</a> Mar-2008 <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;">New! <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=39962"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=39962">James Oberstar</a></td> </tr> </table> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript. 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