Tom Lantos
Democratic
| Date | Party | Office | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-04-1980 | Democratic | CD-11 | 85823 | Win |
| 11-02-1982 | Democratic | CD-11 | 109812 | Win |
| 11-06-1984 | Democratic | CD-11 | 147607 | Win |
| 11-04-1986 | Democratic | CD-11 | 112380 | Win |
| 11-08-1988 | Democratic | CD-11 | 145848 | Win |
| 11-06-1990 | Democratic | CD-11 | 105029 | Win |
| 11-03-1992 | Democratic | CD-12 | 157205 | Win |
| 11-08-1994 | Democratic | CD-12 | 118408 | Win |
| 11-05-1996 | Democratic | CD-12 | 149052 | Win |
| 11-03-1998 | Democratic | CD-12 | 128135 | Win |
| 11-07-2000 | Democratic | CD-12 | 158404 | Win |
| 11-05-2002 | Democratic | CD-12 | 105597 | Win |
| 11-02-2004 | Democratic | CD-12 | 171852 | Win |
| 11-07-2006 | Democratic | CD-12 | 138650 | Win |
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Candidate Biography:
Thomas Peter Lantos
Born: February 1, 1928 in Budapest, Hungary
Married: Annette Lantos
Children: Annette and Katrina*
Died (in office): February 11, 2008 in Bethesda, Maryland
1976: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1983: Founder, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
2008: Delegate, Democratic National Convention (Lantos died before the convention, a successor has not been chosen)
- Lantos was the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to Congress.
- Katrina Swett is the wife of Congressman Richard Swett (New Hampshire; 1991-1995) who was a candidate for a US Senate seat from New Hampshire in 1996 (losing narrowly) and the United States Ambassador to Denmark (1998-2001).
- AWARD: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2008)
- PLACENAME: The highway tunnel at Devil's Slide (in San Mateo County) on Route 1 the "Tom Lantos Tunnel at Devil's Slide".
Source: "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present" (U.S. Library of Congress) [http://bioguide.congress.gov/]