Joe Sestak
American politician and U.S. Navy officer · United States · On the map · Politicians · Born 1951 · age 74
Joseph Ambrose Sestak Jr. is an American politician and retired U.S. Navy officer. He represented Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2010.
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Sestak commanded the USS Samuel B. Roberts to the title of best surface vessel in the Atlantic Fleet in the 1993 competition for the Battenberg Cup.
Sestak as a vice admiral and serving as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs
Sestak as a rear admiral
Sestak and Senator Chris Dodd at a children's issues talk in August 2006
Sestak at a campaign event in October 2008
Sestak speaking at an "Employee Free Choice Act Rally" at the Pennsylvania State Democratic Convention in Pittsburgh in June 2009
Sestak ran against Arlen Specter.Awards
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A three-star admiral, he was the highest-ranking military official ever elected to the United States Congress at the time of his election. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2020 election, launching his campaign on June 23, 2019, and ending it on December 1, 2019, subsequently endorsing Amy Klobuchar.
