Gerry Sikorski | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMinnesota's6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Vin Weber |
| Succeeded by | Rod Grams |
| Member of theMinnesota Senate from the 51st district | |
| In office January 4, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Brown |
| Succeeded by | Donald Frank |
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| Born | Gerald Edward Sikorski (1948-04-26)April 26, 1948 (age 77) Breckenridge, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Minnesota (BA,JD) |
Gerald Edward Sikorski (born April 26, 1948) is an Americanpolitician,lobbyist, andlawyer fromMinnesota. He served as theU.S. Representative forMinnesota's 6th congressional district for five terms, from 1983 to 1993, as a member of theDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
Sikorski graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degreesumma cum laude from theUniversity of Minnesota in 1970 and aJuris Doctor from theUniversity of Minnesota Law School in 1973; he was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1973 and commenced practice inStillwater. He served in theMinnesota Senate from 1977 to 1982.[1]
Sikorski first ran for Congress in1978, losing to incumbentArlen Erdahl. However, reapportionment following the1980 census moved Erdahl fromMinnesota's 1st congressional district to the6th district. Sikorski sought a rematch with Erdahl in1982, narrowly defeating him by a margin of 51%–49%. This would be Sikorski's closest election for Congress; he would win reelection by margins of at least 20 points in1984,1986,1988, and1990.
During his time in Congress, he served as Whip-at-Large and as a member of theCommittee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on the Post Office and Civil Service.
Sikorski was defeated by television news anchorRod Grams in1992, garnering 33% of the vote in a four-way race. Earlier that year, Sikorski had been implicated in theHouse banking scandal; he was revealed to have had 697 overdrafts on the House Bank, which he attributed to his and his wife's sloppy bookkeeping.
After his departure from Congress, Sikorski became an attorney andlobbyist inWashington, D.C..
He isPolish American.[2]
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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