Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)
5th term Democrat from Pennsylvania.
Bio
Visit Sen. Arlen Specter's candidate bio page.
Residence: Philadelphia
Marital Status: Married (Joan)
Prev. Occupation: Attorney
Prev. Political Exp.: Philadelphia District Atty., 1966-74
Military: USAF, 1951-53
Education: BA University of Pennsylvania, 1951; LLB Yale University, 1956
Birthdate: 02/12/1930
Birthplace: Wichita, KS
Religion: Jewish
Percentage in Last Election: 53%
Major Opponent: Joseph Hoeffel
Contact
Current Elected Office Contact Information
Contact Sen. Arlen Specter via Web Form.
Website: specter.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. Office:
711 Hart Senate Office Building,District of Columbia 20510-3802
Phone: (202) 224-4254
Fax: (202) 228-1229
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Phone: (215) 597-7200
Fax: (215) 597-0406
Committee
Current Elected Office Committees:
Staff
Current Elected Office Staff Members:
- Chief of Staff: Scott Hoeflich
- Scheduler: Maria Plakoudas
Letters
Current Elected Office Letters to Leaders:
Recent messages sent to Sen. Arlen Specter by our constituents:
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Senate
- state college, PA - 02/09/2010 -
Kelsey Smith Act
- Carlisle, PA, PA - 02/09/2010 -
Scrap H.R. 2749 and S. 510
- Media, PA - 02/09/2010 -
Support for anti fracking bill S 1215
- Perkasie,, PA - 02/09/2010 -
PLEASE VOTE NO TO SEN. McCAIN'S DIETARY SUPPLEMENT SAFETY ACT!!!!!!
- Philadelphia, PA - 02/09/2010 -
Your defeat!
- East Stroudsburg, PA - 02/09/2010 -
GI Bill
- Easton, PA - 02/09/2010 -
Introduce the Congressional Reform Act of 2010. 2/9/10
- State College, PA - 02/09/2010 -
Democrats STILL Don't Get It!
- York, PA - 02/09/2010 -
Social Security
- Schaefferstown, PA - 02/09/2010 -
financial responsibility
- Langhorne, PA - 02/08/2010 -
deficit
- Schwenksville, PA - 02/08/2010 -
Raising the debt ceiling
- York, PA - 02/08/2010 -
Trashing Coal
- Thompson, PA - 02/08/2010 -
A Leader?
- Thompson, PA - 02/08/2010 -
"Council of Governeors"???
- Thompson, PA - 02/08/2010 -
Report Federal Corruption
- Philadelphia, PA - 02/08/2010 -
health care reform
- GETTYSBURG, PA - 02/08/2010 -
End the damn wars now. 2/7/10
- State College, PA - 02/07/2010 -
Ten Reasons to STOP ObamaCare 2/7/10
- State College, PA - 02/07/2010
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Recent Headlines
Members retrieve Haitian orphans
Some Members of Congress worked around the clock to help adoptive parents of Haitian orphans after January's devastating earthquake.
How four states handle voting rights
In Vermont, you can vote from prison. In Kentucky, you lose the right forever. In Alabama, you can apply to get it back. And a judge just overturned Washington's rules.
Should ex-felons vote?
Ex-felons lose the right to vote in many states, while in two others they can cast their ballot from prison. Should the federal government weigh in?
Alerts from Groups and Organizations
Urge CBS to stand firm on airing pro-life Tebow Super Bowl ad
by American Family Association on January 28
Senate Labor Committee is preparing to vote on radical union lawyer Craig Becker
by National Right to Work Committee on January 31
President should take long-term vision for health care
by RESULTS on January 29
Ask President Obama for a US Policy on the International Criminal Court
by United Nations Assn of the USA on January 29
A chance to CHANGE our nation's policies on nuclear weapons
by Women's Action for New Directions on January 29