Tom Carper

Thomas Richard Carper is an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the 71st governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Tom Carper has 1,479 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1983 House Proceeding as a Democratic Representative. The year with the most videos was 2017 with 93 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1984 with an average of 13,305 views per program. Most appearances with John M. Engler (19), Chuck Schumer (19), George V Voinovich (18). Most common tags: State Politics, Delaware, Education Policy.

Appearances by Title:December 1, 2000 - January 3, 2025 U.S. Senator, D-DE View Map


Videos: 1,251

Previously

Governor,
D-Delaware
c. August 17, 1993 - c. November 1, 2000 Videos: 84 U.S. Representative, D-DE January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993 Videos: 140

Recent Appearances

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    In a 79-18 vote, the Senate approved the $95.3 billion House-passed foreign aid package that includes money for Ukraine, Isra…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate continued work on House-passed legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…

  • Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

    Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request

    Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request before the Sena…

  • IRS 2024 Filing Season and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget

    IRS 2024 Filing Season and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget

    IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the 2024 tax filing season and President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request …

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate confirmed Ann Marie McIff Allen’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Utah. Members also approved a j…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate confirmed Jose Javier Rodriguez to be the assistant labor secretary for Employment and Training. Lawmakers also ap…

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Member of Congress Record

District Map
Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 29
    • Total Time Speaking: 4 hours
    • Common Floor Remark Topics:

Bills

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