Frank Wolf
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| In office 1981 - present |
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| Preceded by | Joe Fisher |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | January 30, 1939 (age 68) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Carolyn Stover |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Frank Rudolph Wolf, born January 30, 1939, American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981. He represents Northern Virginia's 10th congressional district. He is the most senior of Virginia's eleven Congressmen.
[edit] Early life
Wolf was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Pennsylvania State University where he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity and earned a degree in political science. He received a law degree from Georgetown University.
After graduating from college, Wolf joined the United States Army as a reservist and became a lawyer for the military. He got his start in politics when he became a legislative assistant to Representative Edward Biester, beginning in 1968. From 1971 to 1975, Wolf served as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior.
[edit] Congressional career
Wolf first ran for Congress in 1976, losing in the Republican primary. He won the Republican nomination, but lost the election in 1978. In 1980, Wolf was finally elected to Congress by narrowly defeating Democrat Joseph L. Fisher, and then won the rubber match in 1982.
The Tenth District has seen extensive changes since Wolf took office. Initially a purely Northern Virginia district covering Fairfax, Arlington, and Loudoun, the 1990 redistricting by a Democratic Virginia General Assembly moved the district away from Arlington to the west and south to allow for the creation of a new congressional district and also to gerrymander Wolf and Congressman George Allen into the same District. Allen chose not to challenge Wolf, instead running for and winning the Virginia Governorship in 1993. The Tenth kept approximately the same complexion after the 2000 apportionment by a Republican Virginia General Assembly, but lost territory in the outlying areas of the district to allow for population growth in Fairfax and Loudoun. Today (November 2006) the Fairfax portion of the district holds about 40% of the population, with Loudoun at 30% and the remainder of the district at 30%.
He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. In his bid for re-election in 2006, he faced Democrat Judy Feder, and was once again re-elected 57%-41%, in spite of predictions ranging from a close race to that of his political demise.
Wolf has vocally criticized the disreputable human rights record of Communist China [1]. He was one of the leading congressman trying to stop the grant of MFN status to China in 1999 [2].
In March 2006, Congress, at Wolf's suggestion, announced the creation of the Iraq Study Group to reassess the US strategy in Iraq.
[edit] External links
- U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf official House site
- Frank Wolf for Congress official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission - Frank R Wolf campaign finance reports and data
- GovTrack entry
- Frank Wolf at the Notable Names Database
- On the Issues - Frank Wolf issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - Frank R. Wolf campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA) profile
- Frank Wolf at SourceWatch Congresspedia
- Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
- Appearance at YouTube at Ethnic Community Campaign Rally, VA, September 9, 2006
- Appearance at YouTube at GOP Civic Picnic at Vint Hill, September 16, 2006
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| Preceded by Joseph L. Fisher |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th congressional district 1981 – present |
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| Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: John Warner (R), Jim Webb (D)
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