Peter J. Visclosky

	Peter J. Visclosky
	U.S. House, Indiana, District 1
	Incumbent
	In office
	January 3, 1985-Present
	Term ends
	January 3, 2015
Years in position	28
Party	Democratic
Predecessor	Katie Hall (D)
	Compensation
Base salary	$174,000/year
	Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 1984
Next election	November 4, 2014
Campaign $	$6,324,099
Term limits	N/A
	Education
High school	Andrean High School
Bachelor's	Indiana University Northwest
Master's	Georgetown University
J.D.	Notre Dame Law School
	Personal
Birthday	August 13, 1949
Place of birth	Gary, Indiana
Profession	Attorney
Net worth	$1,156,511
Religion	Roman Catholic
Websites
	Office website
	Campaign website
	Peter J. Visclosky campaign logo

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Peter John "Pete" Visclosky (b. August 13, 1949) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Visclosky was elected by voters from Indiana's 1st congressional district.

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Visclosky is a "centrist Democrat".^[1]

He won re-election on November 6, 2012.^[2]

Biography

Visclosky was born in Gary, Indiana and graduated from Andrean High School in Merrillville. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Indiana University Northwest, a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame, and a Masters in International and Comparative Law from Georgetown University. ^[3]

Career

1985-Present: United States House of Representatives, Indiana's 1st Congressional District

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Visclosky serves on the following committees:^[4]

Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Defense (Ranking member)
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies

2011-2012

Committee on Appropriations^[5]
- Subcommittee on Defense
- Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Visclosky voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 16 Democrats that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.^[6]

Elections

2012

See also: Indiana's 1st congressional district elections, 2012

Visclosky ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Indiana's 1st District. Visclosky was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Joel Phelps in the November 6 general election.^[7]

U.S. House, Indiana, District 1 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky Incumbent	67.3%	187,743
	Republican	Joel Phelps	32.7%	91,291
Total Votes				279,034
Source: Indiana Secretary of State "House of Representatives Election Results"

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Peter J. Visclosky, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Leyva (R) and Jon Morris (L) in the general election.^[8]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	58.6%	99,387
	Republican	Mark Leyva	38.6%	65,558
	Libertarian	Jon Morris	2.8%	4,762
Total Votes				169,707

2008

On November 4, 2008, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Leyva (R) and Jeff Duensing (L) in the general election.^[9]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	70.9%	199,954
	Republican	Mark Leyva	27.2%	76,647
	Libertarian	Jeff Duensing	1.9%	5,421
Total Votes				282,022

2006

On November 7, 2006, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Leyva (R) and Charles E. Barman (I) in the general election.^[10]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	69.6%	104,195
	Republican	Mark Leyva	26.8%	40,146
	Independent	Charles E. Barman	3.5%	5,266
Total Votes				149,607

2004

On November 2, 2004, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Leyva (R) in the general election.^[11]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	68.3%	178,406
	Republican	Mark Leyva	31.7%	82,858
Total Votes				261,264

2002

On November 5, 2002, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mark Leyva (R) and Timothy P. Brennan (L) in the general election.^[12]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	66.9%	90,443
	Republican	Mark Leyva	31%	41,909
	Libertarian	Timothy P. Brennan	2%	2,759
Total Votes				135,111

2000

On November 7, 2000, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jack Reynolds (R) and Christopher Nelson (L) in the general election.^[13]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	71.6%	148,683
	Republican	Jack Raynolds	27%	56,200
	Libertarian	Christopher Nelson	1.4%	2,907
Total Votes				207,790

1998

On November 3, 1998, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Petyo (R) and Michael Crass (L) in the general election.^[14]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	72.5%	92,634
	Republican	Michael Petyo	26.2%	33,503
	Libertarian	Michael Crass	1.3%	1,617
Total Votes				127,754

1996

On November 5, 1996, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Edward Petyo (R) and Michael Crass (L) in the general election.^[15]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	69.2%	133,553
	Republican	Michael Edward Petyo	29.2%	56,418
	Libertarian	Michael Crass	1.6%	3,142
Total Votes				193,113

1994

On November 8, 1994, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Larson (R) in the general election.^[16]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 1994
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	56.5%	68,612
	Republican	John Larson	43.5%	52,920
Total Votes				121,532

1992

On November 3, 1992, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David J. Vucich (R) in the general election.^[17]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	69.6%	147,954
	Republican	David J. Vucich	30.4%	64,770
Total Votes				212,724

1990

On November 6, 1990, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William Bill Costas (R) in the general election.^[18]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	66%	68,920
	Republican	William Bill Costas	34%	35,450
Total Votes				104,370

1988

On November 8, 1988, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Owen W. Crumpacker (R) in the general election.^[19]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	77.1%	138,251
	Republican	Owen W. Crumpacker	22.9%	41,076
Total Votes				179,327

1986

On November 4, 1986, Peter Visclosky won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William Costas (R), Tracy E. Kyle (Worker's League) and James E. Willis (L) in the general election.^[20]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky incumbent	73.4%	86,983
	Republican	William Costas	25.7%	30,395
	Libertarian	James E. Willis	0.6%	660
	Worker's League	Tracy E. Kyle	0.3%	408
Total Votes				118,446

1984

On November 6, 1984, Peter Visclosky won election to the United States House. He defeated Joseph B. Grenchik (R) and James Elliott Willis (L) in the general election.^[21]

U.S. House, Indiana District 1 General Election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Visclosky	70.7%	147,035
	Republican	Joseph B. Grenchik	28.8%	59,986
	Libertarian	James Elliott Willis	0.5%	943
Total Votes				207,964

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Visclosky is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Visclosky raised a total of $6,324,099 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 7, 2013.^[22]

Peter J. Visclosky's Campaign Contribution History
Year	Office	Result	Contributions
2012	U.S. House (Indiana, District 1)		$785,240
2010	U.S. House (Indiana, District 1)		$891,338
2008	U.S. House (Indiana, District 1)		$1,763,060
2006	U.S. House (Indiana, District 1)		$1,374,303
2004	U.S. House (Indiana, District 1)		$127,315
2002	U.S. House (Indiana, District 1)		$935,506
2000	U.S. House (Indiana, District 1)		$447,337
Grand Total Raised			$6,324,099

2012

Breakdown of the source of Visclosky's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Visclosky won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Visclosky's campaign committee raised a total of $785,240 and spent $1,061,227.^[23]

U.S. House of Representatives, Indiana's 1st Congressional District, 2012 - Peter J. Visclosky Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$785,240
Total Spent	$1,061,227
Total Raised by Election Runner-up	$75,734
Total Spent by Election Runner-up	$75,871
Top contributors to Peter J. Visclosky's campaign committee
Northrop Grumman	$19,000
Renco Group	$15,500
NiSource Inc	$14,500
Boeing Co	$11,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Electric Utilities	$68,000
Building Trade Unions	$58,382
Industrial Unions	$40,000
Misc. Defense	$36,500
Misc. Manufacturing & Distributing	$34,000

2010

Breakdown of the source of Visclosky's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Visclosky won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Visclosky's campaign committee raised a total of $891,338 and spent $1,387,951 .^[24]

U.S. House of Representatives, Indiana's 1st Congressional District, 2010 - Peter J. Visclosky Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$891,338
Total Spent	$1,387,951
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$17,848
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$17,266
Top contributors to Peter J. Visclosky's campaign committee
General Dynamics	$13,800
Nuclear Energy Institute	$10,250
Bechtel Group	$10,000
Carpenters & Joiners Union	$10,000
Dominion Resources	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Electric Utilities	$73,750
Building Trade Unions	$73,500
Lawyers/Law Firms	$49,500
Lobbyists	$48,694
Health Professionals	$41,350

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Visclosky missed 322 of 17,184 roll call votes from Jan 1985 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 1.9%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.^[25]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Visclosky paid his congressional staff a total of $849,449 in 2011. He ranked 14th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranked 95th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Indiana ranked 35th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.^[26]

Staff bonuses

According to an analysis by CNN, Visclosky is one of nearly 25% of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Visclosky's staff was given an apparent $44,832.00 in bonus money.^[27]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Visclosky's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $607,023 and $1,706,000. That averages to $1,156,511, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth decreased by 5.59% from 2010.^[28]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Visclosky's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $664,024 and $1,786,000. That averages to $1,225,012, which was lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.^[29]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Visclosky ranked 129th in the liberal rankings in 2012.^[30]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Visclosky ranked 97th in the liberal rankings.^[31]

Political Positions

Percentage voting with the party

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Peter J. Visclosky voted with the Democratic Party 88 of the time, which ranked 162 among the 192 House Democratic members in November 2011.^[32]

Personal

Visclosky is married to Joanne Royce, and has two sons, John and Tim.^[3]

Recent news

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All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

Peter Visclosky News Feed

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Legislation:
- Congress.gov
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- Project Vote Smart
Voting record:
- Project Vote Smart
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References

Political offices
Preceded by Katie Hall	U.S. House of Representatives - Indiana District 1 1985–present	Succeeded by -

[0] Gov Track "Visclosky" Accessed May 24, 2012

[1] Politico "2012 Election Map, Indiana"

[biography-2] 3.0 ^3.1 Representative Pete Visclosky: Representing the 1st District of Indiana "About Pete" Accessed November 4, 2011

[3] CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"

[about-4] Pete Visclosky: Working for Northwest Indiana "Biography" Accessed November 4, 2011

[5] U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.

[sos-6] Indiana Secretary of State "2012 Primary Election Results," May 8, 2012

[7] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"

[8] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"

[9] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"

[10] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"

[11] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"

[12] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000"

[13] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998"

[14] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996"

[15] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994"

[16] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992"

[17] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990"

[18] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1988"

[19] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986"

[20] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1984"

[21] Open Secrets "Peter J. Visclosky" Accessed April 7, 2013

[22] Open Secrets "Peter Visclosky 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 20, 2013

[23] Open Secrets "Peter J. Visclosky 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 4, 2011

[24] GovTrack, "Peter Visclosky," Accessed April 1, 2013

[25] LegiStorm "Peter Visclosky"

[26] CNN Politics, "Congressional bonuses in a time of cuts," March 8, 2013

[27] [www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003813&year=2011 OpenSecrets.org, "Visclosky (D-Ind), 2011"]

[28] OpenSecrets.org, "Visclosky, (R-Indiana), 2010"

[29] National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013

[30] National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012

[31] Open Congress "Voting With Party"

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Peter J. Visclosky

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