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James Louis "Jim" Oberstar (September 10, 1934 – May 3, 2014) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011.〔 A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he represented northeastern , which included the cities of Duluth, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Hibbing. He was chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from 2007 to 2011, and ranking minority member prior to that. In November 2010, he was defeated by a margin of 4,407 votes by Republican Chip Cravaack. ==Early life, education and career== Oberstar was born in Chisholm, Minnesota, and at his deathbed still owned his original family home in Chisholm. His father, Louis of German ancestry, was an iron ore miner and the first card-carrying member of the USW on the Iron Range of Minnesota.〔 Oberstar also had some Slovenian ancestry.〔(RTVSLO.si - Umrl nekdanji ameriški kongresnik slovenskih korenin Jim Oberstar )〕 Oberstar graduated from Chisholm High School in 1952, and went on to the College of St. Thomas (now the University of St. Thomas) in St. Paul, Minnesota where he received his B.A. degree in 1956.〔 He received a Master's degree in European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium in 1957,〔 with further study at Université Laval in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He spent four years as a civilian language teacher in the United States Marine Corps, teaching English to Haitian military personnel and French to American Marine officers and noncommissioned officers.〔 He served on the staff of Minnesota's 8th District U.S. Representative John Blatnik for 12 years, from 1963 to 1974,〔 rising to chief of staff. He was also administrator of the Committee on Public Works for the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1974.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Oberstar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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