Carper attended Ohio State University on a Naval ROTC scholarship and was graduated in 1968 with a bachelor of arts in economics.
Carper was esteemed and congratulated by his colleagues in the House for his efforts to strike compromises in these legislative debates; they thought he showed tenacity and genuine interest in passing legislation for the good of the American people.
Carper identified the major issues in his first congressional campaign to be reversing a faltering national economy, balancing the federal budget, supporting the military but avoiding overspending on development of ineffective weapons, avoiding the proliferation of nuclear arms, supporting higher education, and addressing unemployment, social security, and crime.
A Democrat, TomCarper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 before becoming Governor of Delaware in 1993.
As a Senator, TomCarper has been noted as a moderate and is a member of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), the so-called "third way." Senator Carper currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the DLC.
Senator Carper announced in February 2005 that he was open to the consideration of President Bush's plans for Social Security overhaul through private accounts, but gave no indication of actual support for the plans.
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