(Dem.), 5th Congressional District Born Milwaukee, December 8, 1953; married; 4 children. Graduate Marquette U. H.S. 1972; B.A. in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa, UW-Madison 1976; J.D. with honors UW-Madison 1980. Attorney. Former law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Robert Warren and assistant bank examiner for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Member: Citizens Utility Board; Democratic Party of Wis. Former member: Sojourner Truth House Home for Battered Women (bd. of dir.); Shalom High School and Transcenter Home for Youth (bd. of dir.); Commission on Uniform Laws, 1987-89. Recipient: Environmental Decade Clean 16 Award 1985-90. State legislative service: Elected to Assembly in April 1984 special election and reelected 1984-88. Elected to Senate in December 1989 special election and reelected 1990. Former member: Council of State Governments Committee on Transportation. Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1992; reelected since 1994. Committee assignments: 107th Congress - Energy and Commerce Committee. 106th Congress - Commerce Committee; Judiciary Committee. 105th Congress - Banking and Financial Services Committee (formerly Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs) (also 104th Congress); Government Reform and Oversight Committee (also 104th Congress). Telephones: Washington office: (202) 225-3571; District office: (414) 297-1331. Internet address: http://www.house.gov/barrett/ E-mail address: tell.tom@mail.house.gov Voting addresses: 5030 West Washington Blvd., Milwaukee 53208. Mailing addresses: Washington office: 1214 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-4905; District office: 135 West Wells Street, Suite 618, Milwaukee 53203. (Blue Book 2001-02)

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[Source: Blue book]