Tom Lantos

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Thomas Peter Tom Lantos (February 1 1928 – February 11 2008) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California serving from 1981 until his death as the representative from a district that included the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a portion of southwestern San Francisco. Lantos had announced in early January 2008 that he would not run for reelection because of cancer of the esophagus but died before finishing his term.

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active years end date

1993-01-03, 2008-02-11

active years start date

1981-01-03, 1993-01-03, 2007-01-03

alma mater

University of California Berkeley, University of Washington

birth date

1928-02-01

birth name

Lantos Tamás Péter

birth place

Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)

death date

2008-02-11

death place

Bethesda Maryland, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

order in office

Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations

party

Democratic Party (United States)

region

California, California's 11th congressional district, California's 12th congressional district

religion

Jewish atheism

successor

Howard Berman