Tom Carper
Tom Carper
Thomas Richard "Tom" Carperis the senior United States Senator from Delaware, serving since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the 71st Governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 January 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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