Peter Hoekstra
Politician
Obama: Resist politics in shooting investigation...and others of concern to the United States. Hoekstra confirmed this week that government officials knew of about 10 to 20 e-mails between Hasan and the radical imam, beginning in December 2008. ASSOCIATED PRESS GOP: Democrats missed big... In this article: Barack Obama, Mark Kirk, Peter Hoekstra, Associated Press, GOP, Fort Hood, and Washington |
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thestar.com | October 29, 2009
Windsor police arrest son of imam killed in FBI gun battle
...Relations, said the imam opened the mosque to the homeless and ran a soup kitchen. Representative Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, told the Associated Press that the FBI was now trying...
In this article: FBI, Detroit, Islam, Allegation, and Associated Press
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Chicago Tribune | November 13, 2009
Fort Hood suspect could be paralyzed from waist down
...the U.S. and what they did with the information. Hoekstra confirmed this week that the government knew about 10 to 20 e-mails between Hasan and a radical imam, beginning in December 2008. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights...
In this article: Fort Hood, Texas, All rights reserved, Associated Press, and Barack Obama
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Michigan Live | October 29, 2009
Sunni Islam leader killed by FBI near Detroit told followers that U.S. government was the enemy
...possible homegrown jihadists. "Everybody wants to be hypersensitive. ... They want to be sure before anyone makes a claim like that," Hoekstra told The Associated Press. Abdullah's mosque is in a brick duplex on a residential street in...
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Fox News | July 14, 2009
AP Sources: House Readying for CIA Probe
...failure to brief congress violated the law. Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., the senior GOP member of the committee, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he would support an investigation. But from what he knows now, Hoekstra said, he...
In this article: CIA, Al-qaida, Nancy Pelosi, Leon Panetta, George W. Bush, GOP, and All rights reserved
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Congress probes CIA program
...Associated Press today that he would support an investigation. But from what he knows now, Hoekstra said, he does not believe the effort merited congressional notification. Like many other Republicans, Hoekstra believes the Democratic...
In this article: CIA, Al-qaida, Leon Panetta, George W. Bush, The White House, and Dick Cheney
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Officials say Standish site still option for Gitmo detainees
...said Pentagon officials recently told him the Standish prison was off the table. But he said he was waiting for confirmation from the administration. "I'm pretty confident in our sources," Hoekstra told The Associated Press. "But this...
In this article: Gitmo, Detainee, Bart Stupak, Jennifer Granholm, Pentagon, Barack Obama, Michigan, and GOP
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Peter "Pete" Hoekstra (born October 30, 1953) is a Dutch-born American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. A Republican, Hoekstra has represented the Michigan's 2nd congressional district since taking office in 1993 following his win in the 1992 election.
Born Cornelius Peter Hoekstra in Groningen in the Netherlands, Hoekstra emigrated to Holland, Michigan, U.S., at the age of three with his family when his first name was dropped . (Hoekstra's district has the largest concentration of Dutch Americans in the country.) Hoekstra attended Hope College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Business School in 1977.
Prior to running for Congress, Hoekstra worked for office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, eventually rising to vice president for marketing. In 1992, he ran in the Republican primary for the 2nd District, which had been renumbered from the 9th district after the 1990 Census.
The district had been held for twenty six years by Guy Vander Jagt, longtime chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Hoekstra rode his bicycle across the district, charging that Vander Jagt had served in Congress for too long. He promised to serve no more than six terms (12 years) in the House, and not to accept any money from political action committees. He scored a monumental upset, winning by almost six percent. This primary win was tantamount to election in the 2nd district, the "most Republican" district in Michigan (Republicans have held the district for all but four years since it was created in 1873).
- Birth Date:
- October 30, 1953
- Birthplace:
- Groningen, Netherlands
- Religion:
- Reformed Church
- Spouse:
- Diane M. Johnson
- Residence:
- Holland, Michigan
- University Attended:
- Hope College, University of Michigan
- Occupation:
- marketing executive
- Political party:
- Republican
- Represents:
- 2nd
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