Joe Sestak
| Joe Sestak | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Curt Weldon |
| Succeeded by | Pat Meehan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Joseph Ambrose Sestak, Jr. December 12, 1951 Secane, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Clark |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater |
United States Naval Academy (BS) Harvard University (MPA, PhD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1974–2005 |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral(Retired as a Rear Admiral) |
| Commands | Director of Navy Operations Group |
| Awards |
 Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) Meritorious Service Medal (2) Joint Service Commendation Medal
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Joseph Ambrose "Joe" Sestak, Jr. (born December 12, 1951) is an American politician and retired U.S. Navy officer. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2010, losing to Republican nominee Pat Toomey. A two-star admiral, he was the highest-ranking military official ever elected to the United States Congress at the time of his election.
Graduating near the top of his class at the United States Naval Academy, Sestak served in the United States Navy for over 30 years and rose to the rank of three-star admiral. He served as the Director for Defense on the National Security Council staff under President Bill Clinton and held a series of operational commands, including commanding the USS George Washington carrier strike group during combat operations in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean in 2002.
Sestak was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006 and reelected in 2008. He declined to run for reelection in 2010, instead running for the Senate. In the Democratic primary he defeated incumbent Senator Arlen Specter (who had recently switched from the Republican Party), 54 percent to 46 percent. In the general election, he was defeated by Republican nominee Pat Toomey, 51 percent to 49 percent, a margin of 80,229 votes out of almost four million cast. Sestak sought a rematch with Toomey in the 2016 election but lost the Democratic primary to Katie McGinty.
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