Former Congressman and Ret. Admiral Joe Sestak: A Timeline


 Age on Inauguration Day 2021:  69 years, 1.3 months.







2020
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May 18 - Wins Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, def. Sen. Arlen Specter by 53.9% to 46.1%.
Nov. 2 - Defeated by Pat Toomey (R) by 51.0% to 49.0%.



Mar. - Launches campaign for U.S. Senate by walking 422 miles across Pennsylvania.
Co-author of Walking in Your Shoes to Restore the American Dream.
 Apr. 26 - Defeated in the Democratic primary: Katy McGinty (42.5%), Joe Sestak (32.6%), John Fetterman (19.5%) and Joseph Vodvarka (5.5%).

June 22 - Announces candidacy for president, becoming the 24th major Democrat to enter the race.
Dec. 1 - Ends campaign.
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2011
2012
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2015
2016
2017
2018
2019




Commander of George Washington Aircraft Battle Group.
Appointed Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs.
 Summer -
Administratively removed from position; reassigned as special assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations.
 Jan. 1 - Retires after 31 years in the Navy, including six sea tour.
Nov. 7 - Elected to Congress in PA-7, def. ten-term inc. U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon (R).
 "most productive freshman member of Congress in 2007"
 Nov. 4 - Re-elected, def. Wendell Craig Williams (R) by 59.6% to 40.4%.
 Aug. 4 - Announces candidacy for U.S. Senate, challenging U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D).
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Aug. 30 - Commander of guided missile frigate USS Samuel Roberts.
July - Head of Strategy and Concepts Branch in officee of Chief of Naval Operations.
 Nov. 1994 - Director for Defense Policy on the National Security staff at the White House.

May 1997 - Commander of Destroyer Squadron 14.

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M.P.A. from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.


Ph.D. in political economy and government from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Jan. 1986 - Executive officer of guided missile frigate USS Underwood.


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B.S. in American political systems from the U.S. Naval Academy.




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Born Dec. 12, 1951 in Secane, PA (Delaware Co.).







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