Jim Oberstar
| Jim Oberstar | |
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| Chairman of the House Transportation Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Don Young |
| Succeeded by | John Mica |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John Blatnik |
| Succeeded by | Chip Cravaack |
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James Louis Oberstar September 10, 1934 Chisholm, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 2014 (aged 79) Potomac, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jo Garlick (Deceased) Jean Kurth |
| Alma mater |
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota College of Europe |
James Louis "Jim" Oberstar (September 10, 1934 – May 3, 2014) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he represented northeastern Minnesota's 8th congressional district, which included the cities of Duluth, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Hibbing. He was chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from 2007 to 2011, and ranking minority member prior to that. In November 2010, he was defeated by a margin of 4,407 votes by Republican Chip Cravaack. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Minnesota.
Oberstar was born in Chisholm, Minnesota, and at his deathbed still owned his original family home in Chisholm. His father, Louis of German ancestry, was an iron ore miner and the first card-carrying member of the USW on the Iron Range of Minnesota. Oberstar also had some Slovenian ancestry.
Oberstar graduated from Chisholm High School in 1952, and went on to the College of St. Thomas (now the University of St. Thomas) in St. Paul, Minnesota where he received his B.A. degree in 1956. He received a master's degree in European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium in 1957, with further study at Université Laval in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
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