Vin Weber

Vin Weber, 1991

John Vincent "Vin" Weber (born July 24, 1952 in Slayton , Murray County , Minnesota ) is an American politician ( Republican Party ). Between 1981 and 1993 he represented the state of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Vin Weber attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at the University of Minnesota until 1974 . He then became associate editor of a Murray County newspaper and then president of Weber Publishing Co. Between 1974 and 1975, Weber was press officer for Congressman Tom Hagedorn . Between 1977 and 1980 he worked on the staff of US Senator Rudy Boschwitz .

In the 1980 congressional election , Weber was elected to the Sixth Constituency of Minnesota in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Richard Nolan on January 3, 1981 . He represented this district but only until January 3, 1983 for one legislative period in Congress . Since the 1982 election , he was the successor to Tom Hagedorn representative of the second district of Minnesota. After several re-elections, he was able to exercise this mandate until January 3, 1993. This meant that he was able to complete a total of eleven consecutive terms in the House of Representatives. In 1992 he decided not to run again.

Weber briefly worked as a commentator for National Public Radio . In January 1998 he signed, along with several leading Republicans, sent a letter to President Bill Clinton , in which he deposition of Saddam Hussein demanded. Today Weber is the managing partner of a lobby company in Washington.

Web links

• Vin Weber in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)