Robert Borski
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Robert Borski | |
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Born | Robert Anthony Borski October 20, 1948 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Karen |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | University of Baltimore (BA) |
Robert Anthony Borski Jr. (born October 20, 1948) is an American politician. He was a Democratic Party state representative and later a Congressman from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1983 until 2003, representing the state's 3rd congressional district.
Biography
Borski was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he graduated from the University of Baltimore in 1971. He was a member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives from 1977 to 1982.
Congress
In 1982, he took on GOP Representative Charles F. Dougherty in the 3rd Congressional District, which had been renumbered from the 4th after the 1980 Census. 1982 was a rough year for Republicans due to a recession and Borski would be a beneficiary of the public discontent. He also was helped by some friendly redistricting that shifted some heavily Democratic wards to the 3rd. Borski scored a narrow victory of less than 3,000 votes—in the process, ousting the last Republican to represent a significant portion of Philadelphia in the House.[1] The Borski-Dougherty battles would be fought out in this district three more times in 1992, 1998, and 2000 with Borski victorious each time.
In his 20 years in Congress, Borski rose to become the second-ranking Democrat on the
On October 10, 2002, Robert Borski was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq. In 2003, the post office where Borski's father once carried mail was renamed in his honor.[2]
Redistricting
In 2002, the Republican-controlled
Later career
After retiring, Borski formed his own lobbying firm, Borski Associates. Governor Ed Rendell hired Borski in 2003 to help lobby for the state of Pennsylvania in Congress.
In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the most influential Democrats in Pennsylvania.[3]
References
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37461
- ^ "Robert A. Borski Post Office Building". U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2003-04-01.Archive index at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Roarty, Alex; Sean Coit (January 2010). "Pennsylvania Influencers" (PDF). Politics Magazine. pp. 44–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29.
External links
Media related to Bob Borski at Wikimedia Commons
- United States Congress. "Robert Borski (id: B000644)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "Congressman Bob Borski Biography". house.gov/borski/. Archived from the original on 2002-11-02.Archive index at the Wayback Machine
- Congressman Robert Borski's Homepage at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- PA redistricting lawsuit
- Appearances on C-SPAN