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Representative Jim Himes (CT)


Current Office: U.S. House
Current District: 4
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2010
Party: Democratic



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary
2 Children: Emma, Linley.
Birth Date: 07/05/1966
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Home City: Greenwich, CT
Religion:

Education:
Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University.
BA, Harvard University.

Professional Experience:
Employee, Enterprise Community Partners
Vice President, Goldman Sachs and Company
Commissioner/Chairman, Greenwich Housing Authority.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present
Elected Member, Greenwich Finance Board.


Organizations:
Advisory Board, Bridgeport-Based Family Assets, Incorporated
Former Chair, Board, Bridgeport-Based Aspira of Connecticut
Chairman, Democratic Town Committee
Board Member, Fairfield County Community Foundation.


Committees:
Financial Services, Member
Homeland Security, Member
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Member
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Member
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Member




Photo for Representative Jim  Himes (CT)



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Website:
http://himes.house.gov/
Capitol Webmail:
https://forms.house.gov/himes/ ...

Washington, D.C. Address
214 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5541
Fax: 202-225-9629
District Address
888 Washington Boulevard
10th Floor
Stamford, CT 06901
Phone: 866-453-0028
Fax: 203-333-6655
District Address
211 State Street
2nd Floor
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: 866-453-0028
Fax: 203-333-6655





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