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Joseph Ambrose "Joe" Sestak, Jr. (born December 12, 1951) is an American politician and former U.S. Navy three-star admiral. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented in the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2010, losing to Republican nominee Pat Toomey. He was and remains the highest-ranking military official ever elected to the United States Congress. Sestak was a member of the United States Navy for over 30 years. He served as the Director for Defense on the National Security Council under President Bill Clinton and held a series of operational commands, including commanding the USS ''George Washington'' carrier strike group during combat operations in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean in 2002. Sestak was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006 and re-elected in 2008. He declined to run for re-election in 2010, instead running for the Senate. He faced incumbent Senator Arlen Specter (who had recently switched from the Republican Party) in the Democratic primary and defeated him 54% to 46%. In the general election, he was narrowly defeated by Republican nominee Pat Toomey, 51% to 49%, a margin of 80,229 votes out of almost 4 million cast. He is seeking a rematch with Toomey in the 2016 election. ==Early life, education and early career== Sestak was born in Secane, Pennsylvania, the son of Kathleen L. and Joseph Sestak, Sr.〔http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2009/09/22/obituaries/doc4ab283192d5dc799232498.txt?viewmode=fullstory〕 His grandfather, Martin, came to America from the Slovak village of Dolné Lovčice in 1922, after World War I, while his father was sent to America in 1924 to join Martin. Sestak's father graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1942, and then fought in both the Atlantic and the Pacific during World War II, rising to the rank of captain.〔Fitzgerald, Thomas. (Sestak's tough fight for Senate seat. ) ''The Philadelphia Inquirer.'' 11 April 2010.〕 Afterwards, he continued his service as an engineering officer at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.〔(Joe Sestak Biography )〕 Sestak attended Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, Pennsylvania, where his mother worked as a math teacher. Sestak was deeply inspired by his father. He recalls the time Joseph Sr. spent five hours fixing the family car in the freezing cold of a Philadelphia winter: Following in his father's footsteps, Sestak was accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy immediately after graduating high school, during the Vietnam War. In 1974, Sestak graduated second in his class of over 900 midshipmen, with a Bachelor of Science degree in American political systems.〔VADM Joseph Sestak, USN Ret., Officer Bio File, United States Navy Operational Archives, U.S. Naval Historical Center, Washington Navy Yard, DC.〕 Between tours at sea, Sestak earned a Master of Public Administration and a Ph.D. in political economy and government from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1980 and 1984, respectively.〔Malloy, Daniel. (Sestak refuses to back down in race for Specter's seat. ) ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.'' 5 April 2010.〕 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「Joe Sestak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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