Peter T. King

A Representative from New York. Born in New York, New York County, N. Y. , April 5, 1944. B. A. , St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, N. Y. , 1965. J. D. , Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind. , 1968. New York Army National Guard, 1968-1973. Lawyer, private practice. Nassau County, N. Y. Deputy attorney, 1972-1974. Member of the Hempstead, N. Y. , town council, 1977-1981. Nassau County, N. Y. Comptroller, 1981-1993. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993- January 3, 2021). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020. Chair, Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred Ninth and One Hundred Twelfth Congresses).