Peter W. Barca

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Peter Barca
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st district
In office 1993–1995
Preceded by	Les Aspin
Succeeded by	Mark Neumann
Born	August 7, 1955 (1955-08-07) (age 53) Kenosha, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Kathleen Barca

Peter Barca (born August 7, 1955) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. His political career includes a stint in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Barca was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After attending graduate school at Harvard University, he worked as a teacher of the emotionally disturbed and a director of a camp for handicapped children. He entered politics in 1985, winning a state in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Barca was a member of the Assembly until 1993.

In early 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed longtime Democratic U.S. Representative Les Aspin to the post of Secretary of Defense, and a special election was called to fill his seat. Aspin had represented Wisconsin's 1st congressional district for 22 years, and had easily won re-election time and time again.

Despite this, Barca barely managed to defeat Republican challenger Mark Neumann, winning by only 675 votes; in the 1992 election, Aspin had won with 58% of the vote. Barca would serve out the remainder of Aspin's term. In the 1994 election, however, Neumann ran again, and this time defeated Barca by a slim margin.

[edit] Post-Congress career

After leaving the House, Barca was appointed the Midwest Administrator for the Small Business Administration. In 2002 he joined Aurora Associates International, a consulting firm, which he served as Vice-President and President. In November 2008, Barca was elected again to the State Assembly after a 15-year absence, where he was again elected as the Assembly Democratic Caucus Chairman.

[edit] External links

• Peter W. Barca at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Les Aspin	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district 1993–1995	Succeeded by Mark Neumann

Representatives to the 103rd United States Congress from Wisconsin
103rd	Senate: H. Kohl | R. Feingold	House: D. Obey | T. Roth | J. Sensenbrenner | T. Petri | S. Gunderson | J. Kleczka | S. Klug | T. Barrett | P. Barca