Peter T. King
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Israel |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Mrazek |
| Succeeded by | Steve Israel |
| Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bennie Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Michael McCaul |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Christopher Cox |
| Succeeded by | Bennie Thompson |
| Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Bennie Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Bennie Thompson |
| Comptroller of Nassau County | |
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In office 1981–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Hallstead Christ |
| Succeeded by | Alan Gurein |
| Personal details | |
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Peter Thomas King April 5, 1944 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary Wiedl |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
St. Francis College (BA) University of Notre Dame (JD) |
| Website | House website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1968–1974 |
| Rank |
 Specialist 5
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| Unit | 69th Infantry Regiment (New York) |
Peter Thomas "Pete" King (born April 5, 1944) is an American politician and current U.S. Representative for New York's 2nd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party and represents the South Shore Long Island district that includes parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties.
King was formerly chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security, where he drew attention in early 2011 for holding hearings on the extent of radicalization of American Muslims. He sits on the Financial Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He stepped down as Homeland Security Chairman because of self-imposed Republican term limits. He remains a member of the committee.
King was born in the New York City borough of Manhattan, and raised in the Sunnyside neighborhood in nearby Queens. He is the son of Peter E. King, a New York City police officer, and Ethel M. King (née Gittins). His paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants, from the island of Inishbofin in Galway. His maternal grandfather was Welsh, and his maternal grandmother was also Irish, from Limerick.
He graduated from St. Francis College in 1965 with a degree in political science, and earned his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in Indiana in 1968. That same year, he began service in the 165th Infantry Regiment of the New York Army National Guard. He worked for the Nassau County District Attorney's Office until 1974, when he was honorably discharged from the 165th Infantry Regiment.
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