Nick Rahall

Nick Joe Rahall II ( born May 20, 1949 in Beckley, West Virginia) is an American politician. Since 1993 he represents the third electoral district of the state of West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives; previously he had been since 1977 Member of the fourth district.

Career

Nick Rahall attended Woodrow Wilson High School in his birthplace of Beckley and thereafter until 1971, the Duke University in Durham (North Carolina). Until 1972 he continued his education at George Washington University continued in the capital Washington. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1971 and 1974 he was a member of U.S. Senator Robert Byrd. In 1972 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach.

1976 Rahall was selected in the fourth district of West Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, where he became the successor of Ken Hechler on January 3, 1977. After he was confirmed in all subsequent elections, he is still a member of Congress. As in 1992, the electoral wards were reorganized into West Virginia, he represented since January 3, 1993, the newly formed third district; Bob Wise moved for it in the second district. Rahalls current term of office runs until 3 January 2011. Considered as moderate and liberal Democrat. Rahall since 2007, Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources; He also is a member and vice chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He is also represented in three sub-committees. With its now 33 years uninterrupted service in the House of Representatives he is, based on the state of West Virginia, the Congressman with the longest period of service.

Nick Rahall is married. Privately, he lives in his birthplace of Beckley.