Pete Visclosky

Visclosky was born in Gary, Indiana, the son of John and the late Helen (née Kauzlaric) Visclosky. He is of Croatian-Slovak descent.[https://web.archive.org/web/20020202134220/http://www.svu2000.org/cs_america/legislators.htm] U.S. legislators

with Czech-Slovak roots at Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences. He was educated at Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana and went on to earn his juris doctor from Notre Dame Law School. At Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Visclosky earned a Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law. He worked as a lawyer and staff member of United States Representative Adam Benjamin before entering the House.

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In 1984, Visclosky ran for Congress in Indiana's 1st congressional district. In the Democratic primary, he defeated incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Katie Hall, Jack Crawford, and Sandra Smith 34%-33%-31%-1%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=373791|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 - D Primary Race - May 08, 1984|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} In the general election, he defeated Republican Joseph Grenchik 71%-29%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=51726|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 Race - Nov 06, 1984|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} He was reelected 17 times from a district that has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1931.

In 1986, he won the Democratic primary again with 57%, defeating Hall and three other candidates.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=513762|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 - D Primary Race - May 06, 1986|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} He won the general election with 73% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38235|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 Race - Nov 04, 1986|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} In 1988, he won the Democratic primary 84%-16% against Sandra Smith.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=556539|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 - D Primary Race - May 03, 1988|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} He went on to win the general election with 77% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37613|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 Race - Nov 08, 1988|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

In 1990, Hall challenged Visclosky for the third time and was defeated 51%-30%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=419946|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 - D Primary Race - May 08, 1990|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} He won the general election with 66% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=33987|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 Race - Nov 06, 1990|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} In 1992, he won the Democratic primary with 72%{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=749124|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 - D Primary Race - May 05, 1992|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=March 29, 2023}} and the general election with 69%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27890|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 Race - Nov 03, 1992|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} In 1994, he won the Democratic primary with 77% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=554291|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 - D Primary Race - May 03, 1994|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} In the general election, he defeated Republican John Larson 56%-44%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28809|title=Our Campaigns - IN District 1 Race - Nov 08, 1994|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

For the rest of his career, he never won a primary with less than 71% and he only once won a general election with less than 60% of the vote - in 2010, when Republicans re-took control of the House of Representatives.

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Visclosky is pro-union[https://archive.today/20130129114026/http://www.nationaljournal.com/almanac/2010/person/peter-visclosky-in/ Indiana District 1: Rep. Peter Visclosky (D)] National Journal and anti-free trade.[http://visclosky.house.gov/press-release/visclosky-statement-opposition-free-trade-agreements Visclosky Statement in Opposition to Free Trade Agreements] October 11, 2011 Reinstating the steel tariff, fighting against illegal actions known as "Steel Dumping", in which countries undercut American steel prices by subsidizing steel production, and/or producing steel through nationalized steel companies, which artificially manipulates the market price of steel produced in this manner, a violation of trade agreements, free markets, and certain international laws, and fighting to save American manufacturing jobs have long been priorities of Visclosky. He serves as Chair of the Congressional Steel Caucus when the Democrats have control of the House, and serves as Vice Chair when they don't. He is also a former Chair of the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee and the current Ranking Member. Congressman Visclosky also opposed actions that would have certain components of advanced U.S. Military weapons and hardware made in foreign countries, most notably in China, which caused the closing of U.S.-based manufacturing centers, such as "Magnequench" in Valparaiso, Indiana, which was covered heavily in the media, most notably in printed media from his district, namely "The Times" [http://www.nwitimes.com/] "The Times of Northwest Indiana" and "The Post Tribune",[http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/] "The Post-Tribune" both servicing Northwest Indiana. In this particular case, the component was a sophisticated, high-tech magnet, made of rare earth metals, that is an integral part of U.S. smart-bombs and guided missile systems, including the "Joint Direct Attack Munition" or "JDAM".{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

Visclosky is one of the 126 Democrats who voted against the Iraq War Resolution. He is also a supporter of high tech solutions as a way to revive the American blue collar work force, and as a way to decrease crime.

Visclocsky was a prime proponent of expanding Gary/Chicago International Airport's runway, and played a role in the securing of $58 million in federal funding to do so in 2006.{{cite web |last1=Carson |first1=Carole |title=Holcomb names Visclosky to lead Gary airport authority |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-gary-airport-board-visclosky-st-0130-20220129-d2wd3cupbradpmnybowqiv7y4q-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=12 February 2023 |date=January 28, 2022}}

During his tenure, one of Visclosky's focuses had been improving Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline.{{cite web |last1=Zorn |first1=Tim |title=Pete Visclosky brought South Shore Line improvements, Marquette Greenway to region |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-visclosky-projects-st-1107-20191106-zcrikv7ot5bktcocokfwetv65u-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |access-date=24 January 2021 |date=6 November 2019}}

In 1985, during his first term, Visclosky proposed the "Marquette Plan", which would have seen 75% of Northwest Indiana's industrial shoreline reclaimed for public uses. Two decades later, he revived the proposal in a revised form, as the "Marquette Greenway", which would have seen bike trails built along the lakefront. While the overall "Marquette Plan" has not been realized, a number of projects have reclaimed some of the industrial lakefront, such as the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk.

In 2019, Visclosky added a measure making Indiana Dunes a United States National Park to an appropriations bill, which passed into law. Indiana Dunes thereby became the 61st National Park.{{cite web |last1=Lavalley |first1=Amy |title=Indiana Dunes sees huge growth in visitors in first year as a national park, but little else has changed |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-national-park-at-one-st-0215-20200214-xgcf6s62yzbjlex7sddm2ksvje-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=24 January 2021 |date=14 February 2020}}

A large focus of Visclosky during his tenure was improving the South Shore Line rail service. Visclosky managed to help secure federal funding for a number of improvements to the South Shore Line throughout his tenure, including funding for new overpasses and bridges. In his last term as a congressman, two major projects Visclosky had long advocated for to improve the South Shore Line, double tracking on the existing main branch and the construction of the new West Lake Corridor, received federal funding.

The Washington Times reported in March 2009 that Visclosky had received, over ten years, $1.36 million in campaign donations from clients of the PMA Group. In 2007 and 2008, the United States House Committee on Appropriations, of which Visclosky is a member, directed $137 million in government purchasing to PMA's clients. In May 2009, Visclosky received subpoenas in the grand jury investigation into PMA Group, the first member of Congress to be subpoenaed in the investigation.Bendavid, Naftali and Davis, Susan, "[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124362015474866997?mod=googlenews_wsj Indiana Congressman Receives Subpoena in Lobbying Probe]", Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2009. The Congressman was later cleared of all charges by the House Ethics Committee, who detailed in a 305-page report that "Simply because a member sponsors an earmark for an entity that also happens to be a campaign contributor does not, on these two facts alone, support a claim that a member's actions are being influenced by campaign contributions".{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/85636792.html |title=Ethics panel clears Murtha on donations |last=Salant |first=Jonathan |date=February 27, 2010 |publisher=Bloomberg News |access-date=March 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302141857/http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/85636792.html |archive-date=March 2, 2010 }}

Steven V. Roberts and Cokie Roberts called the Visclosky/PMA/Sierra Nevada Corporation relationship "a bribe by any other name".{{Cite web |title=A bribe by any other name |last1=STEVE |last2=ROBERTS |first2=COKIE |work=Arizona Daily Sun |date=11 March 2010 |access-date=22 May 2020 |url= https://azdailysun.com/news/opinion/columnists/article_90124e89-e1df-5377-ae3b-0ef3a796fc86.html |quote="Bribe" is a hard term to define legally. But we know a payoff when we see one. And that e-mail exchange could not have been clearer: Sierra Nevada delivers for Visclosky because Visclosky delivers for Sierra Nevada. }}

In 2011, the House Ethics Committee ended its investigation, clearing Visclosky and Republican former Representative Todd Tiahrt of Kansas. While "PMA's lobbyists pushed or directed company executives to maximize personal or Political Action Committee (PAC) campaign contributions and to attend specific fundraisers while pursuing earmarks," the report notes, "the evidence did not show that Members or their official staff were included in discussions or correspondence about, coordinated with PMA on, or knew of these strategies."{{Cite web|title=House ethics panel clears 'Murtha Method' representatives|url=https://publicintegrity.org/politics/house-ethics-panel-clears-murtha-method-representatives/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Center for Public Integrity|date=February 27, 2010 |language=en-us}}

• Committee on Appropriations
• Subcommittee on Defense (Chair)
• Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development

• Congressional Steel Caucus (Vice Chair)
• Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26851 |title=Project Vote Smart - Representative Peter J. 'Pete' Visclosky - Biography |publisher=Votesmart.org |date=August 13, 1949 |access-date=August 23, 2010}}
• Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Hellenic Caucus
• Congressional Serbian Caucus
• Great Lakes Task Force
• Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children Caucus
• Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition
• Buy America Caucus
• Dairy Farmers Caucus
• French Caucus
• Macedonian Caucus
• National Parks Caucus
• Slovak Caucus
• Friends of Switzerland
• Wine Caucus
• Wire and Wire Products Caucus
• Law Enforcement Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus{{cite web|title=Membership|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|access-date=13 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140644/https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
• U.S.-Japan Caucus{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://usjapancaucus-castro.house.gov/members| publisher=U.S. - Japan Caucus|access-date=9 January 2019}}

In January 2022, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb appointed Visclosky to serve as chairman of the Gary/Chicago Airport Authority.

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|+ {{ushr|Indiana|1|}}: Results 1984–2018{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html|title=Office of the House Clerk – Electoral Statistics|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/electionresults.shtml|title=Election Results|publisher=Federal Election Commission }}{{cite web |url=http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2012?page=district&countyID=-1&officeID=5&districtID=1&candidate=|title=November 6, 2012 General Election |date=November 28, 2012 |publisher=Secretary of State of Indiana |access-date=June 6, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2014?page=district&countyID=-1&officeID=5&districtID=1&candidate=|title=November 4, 2014 General Election |date=March 11, 2015 |publisher=Secretary of State of Indiana |access-date=November 12, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2016?page=district&countyID=-1&officeID=5&districtID=1&candidate=|title=November 8, 2016 General Election |date=January 3, 2017 |publisher=Secretary of State of Indiana |access-date=April 12, 2017}}

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|1984

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |147,035

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |71%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Joseph Grenchik

|{{party shading/Republican}} |59,986

|{{party shading/Republican}} |29%

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|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |James Willis

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |943

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |0%

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|1986

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |86,983

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |73%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |William P. Costas

|{{party shading/Republican}} |30,395

|{{party shading/Republican}} |26%

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|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |James Willis

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |660

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |1%

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|! style="background:#FF3300; "|Tracy Kyle

|! style="background:#FF3300; "|Workers League

|! style="background:#FF3300; "|403

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|1988

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |138,251

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |77%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Owen Crumpacker

|{{party shading/Republican}} |41,076

|{{party shading/Republican}} |23%

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|1990

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |68,920

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |66%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |William P. Costas

|{{party shading/Republican}} |35,450

|{{party shading/Republican}} |34%

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|1992

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |147,054

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |69%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |David Vucich

|{{party shading/Republican}} |64,770

|{{party shading/Republican}} |31%

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|1994

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |68,612

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |56%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |John Larson

|{{party shading/Republican}} |52,920

|{{party shading/Republican}} |44%

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|1996

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |133,553

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |69%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Michael Petyo

|{{party shading/Republican}} |56,418

|{{party shading/Republican}} |29%

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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Michael Crass

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |3,142

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |2%

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|1998

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |92,634

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |73%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Michael Petyo

|{{party shading/Republican}} |33,503

|{{party shading/Republican}} |26%

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|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Michael Crass

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |1,617

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |1%

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|2000

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |148,683

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |72%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Jack Reynolds

|{{party shading/Republican}} |56,200

|{{party shading/Republican}} |27%

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|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Christopher Nelson

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,907

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |1%

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|2002

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |90,443

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |67%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Mark Leyva

|{{party shading/Republican}} |41,909

|{{party shading/Republican}} |31%

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|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Timothy Brennan

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |2,759

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |2%

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|2004

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |178,406

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |68%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Mark Leyva

|{{party shading/Republican}} |82,858

|{{party shading/Republican}} |32%

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|2006

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |104,195

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |70%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Mark Leyva

|{{party shading/Republican}} |40,146

|{{party shading/Republican}} |27%

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|{{Party shading/Independent}} |Charles Barman

|{{Party shading/Independent}} |Independent

|{{Party shading/Independent}} |5,266

|{{Party shading/Independent}} |4%

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|2008

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |199,954

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |71%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Mark Leyva

|{{party shading/Republican}} |76,647

|{{party shading/Republican}} |27%

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|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Timothy Brennan

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |5,421

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |2%

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|2010

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |99,387

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |59%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Mark Leyva

|{{party shading/Republican}} |65,558

|{{party shading/Republican}} |39%

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|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Jon Morris

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |4,762

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |3%

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|2012

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |187,743

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |67%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Joel Phelps

|{{party shading/Republican}} |91,291

|{{party shading/Republican}} |33%

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|2014

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |86,579

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |61%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} |Mark Leyva

|{{party shading/Republican}} |51,000

|{{party shading/Republican}} |36%

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|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Donna Dunn

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |4,714

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |3%

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|2016

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |207,515

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |82%

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|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |Donna Dunn

|{{Party shading/Libertarian}} |Libertarian

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |47,051

|{{party shading/Libertarian}} |18%

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|{{Party shading/Independent}} |John Meyer

|{{Party shading/Independent}} |Independent

|{{Party shading/Independent}} |17

|{{Party shading/Independent}} |0%

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|2018

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|{{party shading/Democratic}} |Pete Visclosky

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |159,611

|{{party shading/Democratic}} |65%

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|{{party shading/Republican}} | Mark Leyva

|{{party shading/Republican}} |85,594

|{{party shading/Republican}} |35%

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Visclosky is a Roman Catholic.{{cite web|url=https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2017/01/19161723/Member-affiliations-for-web.pdf|title=Religious affiliation of members of 115th Congress|website=PEW Research Center|date=January 2017}}

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