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James Kolbe's Biography

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Full Name:

James 'Jim' T. Kolbe

Gender:

Male

Family:

Divorced

Birth Date:

06/28/1942

Birth Place:

Evanston, IL

Home City:

Tucson, AZ

Religion:

Methodist

MBA, Economics, Stanford University, 1967

BA, Political Science, Northwestern University, 1965

Attended, International School of America, 1962-1963

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1985-2007

Senator, Arizona State Senate, 1976-1982

Republican Nominee, United States House of Representatives, 1982

Majority Whip, Arizona State Senate, 1979-1980

Experience, Arizona-Mexico Commission

Experience, Border Caucus

Co Chair, Competitiveness Caucus

Co Chair, Congressional Economic Leadership Institute

Co Chair, Congressional Study Group on Mexico

Co Chair, Economic Security 2001 Congressional Economic Leadership Institute

Experience, Homeland Security Caucus

Experience, House Page Board

Experience, House Wednesday Group

Experience, Impact Aid Coalition

Experience, Internet Caucus

Experience, Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus

Co Chair, National Commission on Retirement Policy

Experience, National Guard and Reserve Components Organization

Member, Pacific Council on International Policy

Experience, Policy Committee

Co Chair, Public Pension Reform Caucus

Co Chair, Task Force on US-China Policy

Chair, Transatlantic Policy Network

Experience, US-Mexico Caucus

Chair, US-Mexico Interparlimentary Group

Assistant, Illinois Building Authority Architect, 1970-72

Assistant, Illinois Governor's Office, 1972-73

Consultant, Real Estate Development and Political Affairs

Vice President, Wood Canyon Corporation

United States Navy Reserve, 1970-1977

Lieutenant, United States Navy, Vietnam, 1965-1969

Page, Senator Barry Goldwater, 1958-1960

Board Member, America-Isreal Friendship League

Board Member, Arizona Council for CASA Incorporated

Experience, Big Brothers Big Sisters

Experience, Casa de los Ninos Crisis Nursery

Member, Council on the Americas

Director, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

Experience, Friends of Kartchner Caverns

Member, HIV/AIDS Task Force

Member, House Page Board

Experience, Impact Aid Coalition

Member, Inter-American Dialogue

Board of Directors, International Republican Institute

Board of Trustees, Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts

Board of Trustees, Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts

Experience, Muscular Dystrophy Association

Member, National Campaign To Prevent Teenage Pregnancy

Member, Republican Main Street Partnership

Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

Advisory Board, Tucson Shalom House

Board Member, Tuscon Community Food Bank

Member, World Economic Forum

Board of Directors, Wright Flight Incorporated

Astrological Sign:

Cancer

Awards:

-National 4-H Hall of Fame, 2002

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