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{{Short description|American politician (born 1940)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Tom Petri
| image               = Tommypetri.jpeg
| state               = [[Wisconsin]]
| district            = {{ushr|Wisconsin|6|6th}}
| term_start          = April 3, 1979
| term_end            = January 3, 2015
| predecessor         = [[William A. Steiger|Bill Steiger]]
| successor           = [[Glenn Grothman]]
| state_senate1       = Wisconsin
| district1           = [[Wisconsin's 2nd Senate district|2nd]]
| term_start1         = January 8, 1973
| term_end1           = April 3, 1979
| predecessor1        = [[Myron P. Lotto|Myron Lotto]]
| successor1          = [[Don Hanaway]]
| birth_name          = Thomas Evert Petri
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1940|5|28}}
| birth_place         = [[Marinette, Wisconsin|Marinette]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse              = [[Anne D. Neal|Anne Neal]]
| children            = [[Alexandra Petri|Alexandra]]
| education           = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| module              = {{Listen |pos=center |embed=yes |filename=Rep. Tom Petri Honors Retiring House Parliamentarian Charles W. Johnson.ogg |title=Petri's voice |type=speech |description=Petri honoring Charles Johnson, retiring [[Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives|House parliamentarian]].<br>Recorded May 20, 2004}}
}}
'''Thomas Evert Petri''' (born May 28, 1940) is an American attorney and politician who was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|WI|6}} from 1979 to 2015; he is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]].

== Early life ==
Petri was born in [[Marinette, Wisconsin]]. When he was a toddler, his father, a Navy flyer and lieutenant during [[World War II]], was lost during a mission over the Atlantic. Petri, his infant brother, and his widowed mother moved to [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin|Fond du Lac]], where Petri's mother taught in the Fond du Lac public schools. He represented his high school as a delegate to the youth government and leadership program [[Badger Boys State]] in 1957.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

He graduated from [[Fond du Lac High School|Goodrich High School]] in Fond du Lac. Petri then attended [[Harvard University]], where he received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees. After graduating from law school he served as a [[law clerk]] to federal district judge [[James Edward Doyle|James Doyle]].

He was one of the founders of the [[Ripon Society]], a public policy organization aligned with the Republican Party.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.riponsociety.org/ |title = The Ripon Society |website = The Ripon Society |access-date = 2016-03-01}}</ref>

He served as a volunteer with the [[Peace Corps]] in Somalia from 1966 to 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1933&keyword=petri|title=Wisconsin History|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> From 1969 to 1970 he served as a White House aide during the [[Presidency of Richard Nixon]].

==Early political career==

===Wisconsin Senate===
Petri served in the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] from 1973 to 1979.<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1979-1980, Biographical Sketch of Thomas Petri, pg. 15</ref>

===1974 U.S. Senate election===
{{See also|1974 United States Senate election in Wisconsin}}
Petri ran for the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] in 1974. He easily won the Republican primary with 85% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=336237|title=Our Campaigns – WI US Senate- R Primary Race – Sep 10, 1974|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> During the campaign, Petri walked across the state of Wisconsin as part of his grassroots strategy.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://new.scenenewspaper.com/2015/05/the-gentleman-from-fond-du-lac/ | title = The Gentleman from Fond du Lac | newspaper = Scene Newspaper | access-date = 2016-03-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160307222711/http://new.scenenewspaper.com/2015/05/the-gentleman-from-fond-du-lac/ | archive-date = 2016-03-07 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the general election, incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] U.S. Senator [[Gaylord Nelson]] defeated Petri 62%–36%. Petri took five of 72 counties in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6359|title=Our Campaigns – WI US Senate Race – Nov 05, 1974|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1975,' pg. 779, 815</ref>

==U.S. House of Representatives==

===Elections===
In 1979, he won a special election to finish the term of the late U.S. Congressman [[William A. Steiger]], who had died shortly after being re-elected in 1978. He defeated fellow state senator [[Gary Goyke]] by only 1,200 voters. He won the seat in his own right in 1980, taking 57 percent of the vote in a rematch with Goyke.

Petri was reelected 16 times. The only time he faced a race anywhere near as close as his 1979 contest came in 1992. That year, he defeated State Representative [[Peg Lautenschlager]] 53% to 47%. It would be the only reelection contest in which he won less than 65 percent of the vote. He won ten of the district's thirteen counties. He lost [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc]], [[Brown County, Wisconsin|Brown]], and [[Outagamie County, Wisconsin|Outagamie]] counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28468|title=Our Campaigns – WI District 6 Race – Nov 03, 1992|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> He ran unopposed in 1990, 1994, 2002, and 2006. He faced no major-party opposition in 1986 and 1998. In April 2014, Petri announced he would not seek re-election in November 2014.<ref>'U.S. Rep. Tom Petri won't seek re-election,' ''Milwaukee Sentinel Journal,'' Jason Stein, Patrick Marley, Don Walker, April 11, 2014</ref>

===Tenure===
Petri was a member of the [[Republican Main Street Partnership]] and supports [[stem-cell research]], although he generally opposes [[abortion]]. He called for a moratorium on the [[capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]], but voted against other restrictions on it.<ref name="Tom Petri on the Issues">{{cite web | url = http://ontheissues.org/House/Tom_Petri.htm | title = Tom Petri on the Issues | publisher = OnTheIssues.org | access-date = 2008-07-05}}</ref> Petri was a member of the moderate<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nationalreview.com/article/351534/tuesday-group-still-lives-jonathan-strong | title = The Tuesday Group Still Lives | publisher = National Review Online | access-date = 2014-03-10| date = 2013-06-20 }}</ref> [[Republican Governance Group|Tuesday Group]] conference of Republicans, and received $10,000 from the group in 2008<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/expenditures.php?cmte=C00433060&cycle=2008 Tuesday Group PAC Expenditures] OpenSecrets.org. Accessed January 20, 2012</ref> and $5,000 in 2012.<ref name="OpenSecrets"/>

Petri was the author and sponsor of three surface transportation laws. He supported the laws that eliminated the 55-miles-per-hour speed limit and eliminated the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Aaron |title=Petri won't seek re-election |url=http://riponadvance.com/news/petri-wont-seek-re-election/7317 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421033346/http://riponadvance.com/news/petri-wont-seek-re-election/7317 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2014 |access-date=16 April 2014 |newspaper=The Ripon Advance |date=15 April 2014 }}</ref>

Petri's three largest contributors in the 2012 campaign cycle were labor unions.<ref name="OpenSecrets">[http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2012&cid=N00004426&type=I&newmem=N Top 20 Contributors – Representative Tom Petri 2011 – 2012] OpenSecrets.org. Accessed January 17, 2012</ref> He voted for [[Project Labor Agreement]]s (PLAs)<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll396.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 396] House Clerk. June 3, 2011. Accessed January 14, 2012</ref> and twice voted to allow the use of PLAs in government contracts.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll126.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 126] House Clerk. February 19, 2011. Accessed January 14, 2012</ref><ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll413.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 413] House Clerk. June 13, 2011. Accessed January 14, 2012</ref><ref>[http://culberson.house.gov/red-state-dozens-of-republicans-vote-for-handouts-to-big-labor/ Red State: Dozens of Republicans Vote for Handouts to Big Labor] June 14, 2011. Accessed January 14, 2012. Archived December 21, 2013 at [https://web.archive.org/web/20130221120146/http://culberson.house.gov/red-state-dozens-of-republicans-vote-for-handouts-to-big-labor/].</ref> Petri also voted to permit the use of taxpayer funds to comply with the [[Davis-Bacon Act]],<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll395.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 395] House Clerk. June 2, 2011. Accessed January 17, 2012</ref> voted to use federal funds for collective bargaining by the [[Transportation Security Administration]],<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll403.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 403] House Clerk. June 2, 2011. Accessed January 17, 2012</ref> and voted in favor of $233 million in taxpayer funding for the [[National Labor Relations Board]].<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll075.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 75] House Clerk. February 17, 2011. Accessed January 17, 2012</ref>

In 1994, Petri introduced H.R. 4469, "The Multicare Act of 1994". This bill would have established federally funded government-run health insurance programs, and would have authorized states to require an individual to purchase insurance from one of these government-run insurance plans.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/103/hr4469 H.R. 4469 (103rd): Multicare Act of 1994] GovTrack.us. Accessed June 24, 2012</ref> Petri continued to push for the passage of Multicare until 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.petripeople.org/issues.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040607185534/http://www.petripeople.org/issues.htm|title=Tom Petri for Congress – Legislative Issues|archive-date=7 June 2004|access-date=5 January 2015}}</ref>

In 2005, Petri voted to fund the "[[Gravina Island Bridge]]",<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll065.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 65] House Clerk. March 10, 2005. Accessed January 14, 2012</ref> and voted to prevent the [[Arctic Refuge drilling controversy|drilling for oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge]].<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll122.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 122] House Clerk. April 20, 2005. Accessed January 14, 2012</ref>

In 2005, Petri introduced the Direct Loan Reward Act,<ref>{{cite news |url = http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/467/2028192.html |last = Mathews |first = Charlie |newspaper=  Herald Times |title =  Tom Petri Touted his Direct Loan Reward Act |access-date = 2008-07-05 |date = 2005-02-07}}</ref> and in 2006 introduced the Student Aid Reward (STAR) Act.<ref>{{cite web | url =  http://peacecorpsonline.org/messages/messages/467/2093057.html | title = Petri receives education honor | date = 2007-03-13}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2016}}

On November 2, 2005, Petri voted against the Online Freedom of Speech Act.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll559.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 559] House Clerk. November 2, 2005. Accessed January 14, 2012</ref>

On January 18, 2007 Petri voted in favor of HR 6, which made it more difficult to obtain a lease to drill for oil domestically.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll040.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 40] House Clerk. January 18, 2007. Accessed June 27, 2012</ref>

Petri endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] in the 2008 GOP presidential primary.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.newsbull.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51040 |publisher=Mitt Romney Campaign |date=2007-08-27 |title=U.S. Representative Tom Petri Endorses Governor Mitt Romney |access-date=2008-07-05 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He subsequently endorsed [[John McCain]] in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]].

In 2011, Petri sponsored an amendment to allow Michigan-based [[SS Badger|Badger Ferry]] to continue operating on Lake Michigan dumping more than 500 tons of coal ash a year into the lake.<ref>Bergquest, Lee. "[http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/groups-oppose-badger-ferrys-effort-for-pollution-exemption-ug2vln8-133503043.html Groups oppose Badger ferry's effort for pollution exemption]". ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'', November 8, 2011. Accessed January 20, 2012.</ref> He had received $14,751 in campaign donations from executives of Lake Michigan Carferry,<ref>[http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/can_ind/H0WI06061/A-E/ Individuals Who Gave To: PETRI, THOMAS – Whose Last Name Begins With 'A-E'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018231056/http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/can_ind/H0WI06061/A-E/ |date=2015-10-18 }} FEC.gov. Accessed January 20, 2012</ref><ref>[http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/can_ind/H0WI06061/K-O/ Individuals Who Gave To: PETRI, THOMAS – Whose Last Name Begins With 'K-O'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018231056/http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/can_ind/H0WI06061/K-O/ |date=2015-10-18 }} FEC.gov. Accessed January 20, 2012</ref> the owner of Badger Ferry. The [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]] and Badger Ferry came to agreement in 2013 to modifying coal-dumping procedures within two years. Badger Ferry, the oldest continuously operating coal ferry in the United States, announced in 2015 that is would continue operating without dumping coal in Lake Michigan.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/ssbadger16-b99500581z1-303891681.html |title = S.S. Badger will no longer dump coal ash into Lake Michigan |last = Bergquist |first = Lee |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date = 2016-03-01}}</ref>

On August 1, 2011, Petri voted for the [[Budget Control Act of 2011]], which raised the nation's [[debt limit]] and created the [[United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction]].<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll690.xml FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 690] House Clerk. August 1, 2011. Accessed April 5, 2012</ref>

Petri headed the Congressional British-American Parliamentary Exchange Group, which coordinated annual meetings between members of Congress and Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=323026|title=DC Wrap column: Pocan knocks Ryan's "policy wonk" image|website=WisPolitics.com|access-date=2016-03-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309031259/http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=323026|archive-date=2016-03-09}}</ref>

In the 112th Congress and the 113th Congress, Petri introduced the ExCEL Act,<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr1716 |title = Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2013 (2013 - H.R. 1716) |website = GovTrack.us |access-date = 2016-03-01 }}</ref> which would have created a universal income-contingent student loan repayment process, where students repaid loans based on their after college earnings.<ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2014/06/elizabeth_warren_student_debt_crisis_it_s_actually_tom_petri_who_has_the.html |title = Forget Elizabeth Warren |last = Weissmann |first = Jordan |date = 2014-06-10 |newspaper = Slate |access-date = 2016-03-01}}</ref> Petri's bill received bipartisan and bicameral support.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.cnbc.com/2014/04/10/a-vision-for-reforming-student-loansmarco-rubiotom-petricommentary.html |title = Our plan for student-loan reform: Rubio and Petri |website = CNBC |access-date = 2016-03-01|date = 2014-04-10 }}</ref>

In 2012, Petri introduced H.R. 4148, the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area Act of 2012, which would place 1,444 square miles of land in Wisconsin under the control of the federal government.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr4148/text H.R. 4148: Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway National Heritage Area Act of 2012] GovTrack.us. Accessed June 24, 2012</ref>

In 2014, Petri was investigated for advocating for a constituent company, [[Oshkosh Corporation]], in which he held stock.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/02/08/tom-petri-contractor-stock/5279629/ |title=Lawmaker holds stock in defense contractor he champions |last=Slack |first=Donovan |date=February 8, 2014 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=March 9, 2016}}</ref> He was also under scrutiny in regard to another Wisconsin-based business, [[The Manitowoc Company]], in which he had a financial interest.<ref>House, Billy. "[http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/ethics-committee-will-continue-investigation-of-tom-petri-20140930 Ethics Committee will Continue investigation of Tom Petri]". ''National Journal'', September 30, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.</ref> Although the [[Office of Congressional Ethics]] found reason to believe Petri violated House rules and standards, the [[United States House Committee on Ethics|House Ethics Committee]] disagreed, voting not to impose sanctions on him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/house-ethics-committee-clears-petri-on-conflict-issue-b99407479z1-285529761.html|title=House Ethics Committee clears Petri on conflict issue |last=Gilbert |first=Craig |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=December 11, 2014 |access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref>

===Committee assignments (2013–2015)===
* [[United States House Committee on Education and Labor|Committee on Education and Labor]]
** [[United States House Education Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education|Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education]]
** [[United States House Education Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training|Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training]]
* [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]]
** [[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation|Subcommittee on Aviation]]
** [[United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and Transit|Subcommittee on Highways and Transit]] (Chair)

;Caucus memberships
* Congressional Arts Caucus

==Electoral history==
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|+ {{ushr|Wisconsin|6|}}: Results 1980–2012<ref name="clerk">{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730201058/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |archive-date=2008-07-30 }}</ref><ref name="fedelect">{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/electionresults.shtml|title=Election Results|publisher=Federal Election Commission }}</ref><ref name="minnesota">{{cite web|url=http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/research/election_data_archive/pdf/WI_US_House_Election_Results.pdf|title=Wisconsin U.S. House elections 1848-2008|publisher=University of Minnesota|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405132933/http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/cspg/research/election_data_archive/pdf/WI_US_House_Election_Results.pdf|archive-date=2012-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/County%20by%20County_11.6.12%20Gen%20Election_Congress.pdf |title=2012 PRESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL ELECTION |publisher=[[Wisconsin Government Accountability Board]] |access-date=July 2, 2013}}</ref>
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|1979
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |71,715
|{{party shading/Republican}} |50%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Gary R. Goyke]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |70,492
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |50%
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|[[United States House election, 1980|1980]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |129,574
|{{party shading/Republican}} |57%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Gary R. Goyke
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |98,628
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |43%
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|[[United States House election, 1982|1982]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |111,348
|{{party shading/Republican}} |65%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Gordon Loeher
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |59,922
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |35%
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|[[United States House election, 1984|1984]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |170,271
|{{party shading/Republican}} |76%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |David Iaquinta
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |54,266
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |24%
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|[[United States House election, 1986|1986]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |124,328
|{{party shading/Republican}} |97%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |''No candidate''
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|{{Party shading/Independent}} |John Daggett
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |4,268
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |3%
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|[[United States House election, 1988|1988]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |165,923
|{{party shading/Republican}} |74%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Joseph Garrett
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |57,552
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |26%
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|[[United States House election, 1990|1990]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |111,036
|{{party shading/Republican}} |100%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |''No candidate''
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|[[United States House election, 1992|1992]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |143,875
|{{party shading/Republican}} |53%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |[[Peggy Lautenschlager]]
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |128,232
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |47%
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|[[United States House election, 1994|1994]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |119,384
|{{party shading/Republican}} |99%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |''No candidate''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |
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|{{party shading/Others}} |Scattering
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|{{party shading/Others}} |603
|{{party shading/Others}} |1%
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|[[United States House election, 1996|1996]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |169,213
|{{party shading/Republican}} |73%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Floyd Brenholt
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |55,377
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |24%
|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |James Dean
|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]
|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |4,494
|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |2%
|{{party shading/Constitution}} |Timothy Farness
|{{Party shading/Constitution}} |[[Constitution Party (United States)|U.S. Taxpayers]]
|{{party shading/Constitution}} |2,532
|{{party shading/Constitution}} |1%
|{{party shading/Others}} |Scattering
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|{{party shading/Others}} |103
|{{party shading/Others}} |0%
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|[[United States House election, 1998|1998]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |144,144
|{{party shading/Republican}} |93%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |''No candidate''
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|{{party shading/Constitution}} |Timothy Farness
|{{Party shading/Constitution}} |[[Constitution Party (United States)|U.S. Taxpayers]]
|{{party shading/Constitution}} |11,267
|{{party shading/Constitution}} |7%
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|[[United States House election, 2000|2000]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |179,205
|{{party shading/Republican}} |65%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Dan Flaherty
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |96,125
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |35%
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|[[United States House election, 2002|2002]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |169,834
|{{party shading/Republican}} |99%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |''No candidate''
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |
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|{{party shading/Others}} |Scattering
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|{{party shading/Others}} |1,327
|{{party shading/Others}} |1%
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|[[United States House election, 2004|2004]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |238,620
|{{party shading/Republican}} |67%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Jef Hall
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |107,209
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |30%
|{{party shading/Green}} |Carol Rittenhouse
|{{Party shading/Green}} |[[Green Party (United States)|Green]]
|{{party shading/Green}} |10,018
|{{party shading/Green}} |3%
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|[[United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2006#District 5|2006]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |201,367
|{{party shading/Republican}} |99%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |''No candidate''
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|{{party shading/Others}} |Scattering
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|{{party shading/Others}} |2,190
|{{party shading/Others}} |1%
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|[[United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2008#District 5|2008]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |221,875
|{{party shading/Republican}} |64%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Roger Kittelson
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |126,090
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |36%
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|[[United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2010#District 5|2010]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |183,271
|{{party shading/Republican}} |71%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Joe Kallas
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |75,926
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |29%
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|[[United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2012#District 6|2012]]
|{{party shading/Republican}} |'''Tom Petri'''
|{{party shading/Republican}} |223,460
|{{party shading/Republican}} |62%
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Joe Kallas
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |135,921
|{{party shading/Democratic}} |38%
|{{party shading/Others}}|Scattering
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|{{party shading/Others}}|364
|{{party shading/Others}}|0%
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==Honors==
Petri was honored by [[U.S. English (organization)|U.S. English, Inc.]] in May 2008 for his votes and co-sponsorships of official English legislation in the 110th Congress.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080516/FON0101/805160430/-1/archive | title = Rep. Tom Petri recognized for dedication to English language | publisher = Fond du Lac Reporter  | date = 2008-05-16 | access-date = 2008-07-05}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Petri had previously sponsored legislation declaring English an official language in 1999.<ref name="Tom Petri on the Issues"/>

=== Foreign honors ===
In 2014, Petri received the [[Order of the Rising Sun|Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star]], Japan's second highest civilian honor, for his work to improve relations between the United States and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/local/2014/11/07/petri-receives-japans-second-highest-civilian-honor/18659211/|title=Petri receives Japan's second-highest civilian honor|website=Action Reporter Media|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref>

In 2015, Petri was made an honorary officer in the [[Order of the British Empire|Order of the British Empire (OBE)]] for his work on trans-Atlantic issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wipps.org/news/congressman-petris-work-with-u-s-u-k-relations-earns-award-from-queen-elizabeth/|title=Congressman Petri's work with U.S.-U.K. relations earns award from Queen Elizabeth|website=WIPPS|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-08|date=2015-06-16}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Petri and his wife, nonprofit executive [[Anne D. Neal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petri.house.gov/about-me|title=Congressman Tom Petri Biography|publisher=[[United States House of Representatives]]|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211224945/http://petri.house.gov/about-me|archive-date=February 11, 2012}}</ref> are the parents of ''[[Washington Post]]'' humor columnist [[Alexandra Petri]].<ref name="washingtonian.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/07/18/the-washington-posts-new-comedienne/|title=The Washington Post's New Comedienne?|date=18 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harvardwood.org/mp201508|title=August 2015 - Alexandra Petri '10|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref>

=== Political reform ===
After leaving office, he became involved in political reform efforts, including joining nine other former members of Congress to co-author a 2021 opinion editorial advocating reforms of Congress.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/opinion/op_ed_commentaries/rahall-graves-we-know-congress-needs-reform-opinion/article_4d2ac1df-9a73-5d2d-8c84-bfdbf4277157.html | title=We Know Congress Needs Reform | newspaper=West Virginia Gazette| date=13 August 2021 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{CongBio|P000265}}
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