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Encyclopedia > Frank Wolf
Frank Rudolph Wolf
Frank Wolf

In office
1981 - present
Preceded by Joe Fisher
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born January 30, 1939
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party Republican
Spouse Carolyn Stover
Religion Presbyterian

Frank Rudolph Wolf, born January 30, 1939, American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1981. He represents Northern Virginia's 10th congressional district. Of the 11 delegates from Virginia, he is the senior representative. Image File history File linksMetadata Frankwolf. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is the lower of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Virginias 10th Congressional District. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Lyman (Joe) Fisher (January 11, 1914-February 19, 1992) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... For other uses, see Republican Party (disambiguation) or GOP (disambiguation). ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Republican Party (disambiguation) or GOP (disambiguation). ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is the lower of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Virginias 10th Congressional District. ...


Wolf was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Pennsylvania State University where he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity and earned a degree in political science. He received a law degree from Georgetown University. Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Cradle of Liberty, the City That Loves You Back, the Quaker City, The Birthplace of America Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor... This article is about the U.S. State. ... It has been suggested that University Park, Pennsylvania be merged into this article or section. ... Alpha Sigma Phi (ΑΣΦ, commonly abbreviated to Alpha Sig) is a social fraternity with 68 active chapters, colonies, and interest groups. ... Georgetown University, incorporated as the The President and Directors of the College of Georgetown, is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded on January 23, 1789 by Archbishop John Carroll, it is both the oldest Roman Catholic and oldest...


After graduating from college, Wolf joined the United States Army as a reservist and became a lawyer for the military. He got his start in politics when he became a legislative assistant to Representative Edward Biester, beginning in 1968. From 1971 to 1975, Wolf served as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior. It has been suggested that United States Army values be merged into this article or section. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...


Wolf first ran for Congress in 1976, losing in the Republican primary. He won the Republican nomination, but lost the election in 1978. In 1980, Wolf was finally elected to Congress by narrowly defeating Democrat Joseph L. Fisher, and then won the rubber match in 1982. The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Joseph Lyman (Joe) Fisher (January 11, 1914-February 19, 1992) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. ...


In 1989, Wolf sponsored the District of Columbia Civil Contempt Imprisonment Limitation Act, which legal scholars are resigned to enduring for many decades to come. District of Columbia Civil Contempt Imprisonment Limitation Act was an act of Congress passed in 1989 to alter local law in Washington D.C.. An individual citizen, Elizabeth Morgan, was mentioned frequently during the deliberations. ...


The Tenth District has seen extensive changes since Wolf took office. Initially a purely Northern Virginia district covering Fairfax, Arlington, and Loudoun, the 1990 redistricting by a Democratic Virginia General Assembly moved the district away from Arlington to the west and south to allow for the creation of a new congressional district and also to gerrymander Wolf and Congressman George Allen into the same District. Allen chose not to challenge Wolf, instead running for and winning the Virginia Governorship in 1993. The Tenth kept approximately the same complexion after the 2000 apportionment by a Republican Virginia General Assembly, but lost territory in the outlying areas of the district to allow for population growth in Fairfax and Loudoun. Today (November 2006) the Fairfax portion of the district holds about 40% of the population, with Loudoun at 30% and the remainder of the district at 30%. The Virginia General Assembly is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. ... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ... George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is a former Republican United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the son of former NFL head coach George Allen. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... For other uses, see Republican Party (disambiguation) or GOP (disambiguation). ... The Virginia General Assembly is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. ...


He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. In his bid for re-election in 2006, he faced Democrat Judy Feder, and was once again re-elected 57%-41%, in spite of predictions ranging from a close race to that of his political demise. The Committee on Appropriations, or Appropriations Committee (often referred to as simply Appropriations, as in Hes on Appropriations) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Judy Feder is a Democrat who ran for the House of Representatives in Virginia during the 2006 elections. ...


In March 2006, Congress, at Wolf's suggestion, announced the creation of the Iraq Study Group to reassess the US strategy in Iraq. Cover of the report The Iraq Study Group (ISG), also known as the Baker-Hamilton Commission,[1] was a ten-person bipartisan panel appointed on March 15, 2006, by the United States Congress, that was charged with assessing the situation in Iraq and the US-led Iraq War and making...


External links

The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ... NNDB, ostensibly standing for Notable Names Database, produced by Soylent Communications, is a database of biographical details of notable people. ... SourceWatchs logo features a magnifying glass through which its name can be seen. ... ... Project Vote Smart (PVS) is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. ... YouTube is a popular free video sharing web site which lets users upload, view, and share video clips. ... YouTube is a popular free video sharing web site which lets users upload, view, and share video clips. ... YouTube is a popular free video sharing web site which lets users upload, view, and share video clips. ...

Pro web sites

  • Official website
  • http://www.wolfforcongress.com/
Preceded by
Joseph Lyman Fisher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 10th congressional district

1981 – present
Incumbent

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