Peter W. Barca
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| In office 1993–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Les Aspin |
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| Succeeded by | Mark Neumann |
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| In office 1985–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Wimmer |
| Succeeded by | James Kreuser |
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| In office 2009 – Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | James Kreuser |
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| Born | August 7, 1955 Kenosha, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen Barca |
Peter Barca (born August 7, 1955) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. His political career includes a stint in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Barca was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After attending graduate school at Harvard University, he worked as a teacher of the emotionally disturbed and a director of a camp for handicapped children. He entered politics in 1985, winning a state in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Barca was a member of the Assembly until 1993.
In early 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed longtime Democratic U.S. Representative Les Aspin to the post of Secretary of Defense, and a special election was called to fill his seat. Aspin had represented Wisconsin's 1st congressional district for 22 years, and had easily won re-election time and time again.
Despite this, Barca barely managed to defeat Republican challenger Mark Neumann, winning by only 675 votes; in the 1992 election, Aspin had won with 58% of the vote. Barca would serve out the remainder of Aspin's term. In the 1994 election, however, Neumann ran again, and this time defeated Barca by a slim margin.
[edit] Post-Congress career
After leaving the House, Barca was appointed the Midwest Administrator for the Small Business Administration. In 2002 he joined Aurora Associates International, a consulting firm, which he served as Vice-President and President. In November 2008, Barca was elected again to the State Assembly after a 15-year absence, where he was again elected as the Assembly Democratic Caucus Chairman.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Les Aspin |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district 1993–1995 |
Succeeded by Mark Neumann |
| Representatives to the 103rd United States Congress from Wisconsin (ordered by seniority) | ||
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| 103rd | Senate: H. Kohl | R. Feingold | House: D. Obey | T. Roth | J. Sensenbrenner | T. Petri | S. Gunderson | J. Kleczka | S. Klug | T. Barrett | P. Barca |
