Peter King (American politician)

Peter King
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Robert J. Mrazek
Succeeded by	Andrew Garbarino
Constituency	3rd district (1993–2013) 2nd district (2013–2021)
Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Bennie Thompson
Succeeded by	Michael McCaul
In office August 2, 2005 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Christopher Cox
Succeeded by	Bennie Thompson
Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Bennie Thompson
Succeeded by	Bennie Thompson
Comptroller of Nassau County
In office January 1, 1982 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Hallstead Christ
Succeeded by	Alan Gurein
Personal details
Born	Peter Thomas King (1944-04-05) April 5, 1944 (age 80) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Rosemary Wiedl ​ (m. 1967)​
Children	2
Residence(s)	Seaford, New York, U.S.
Education	St. Francis College (BA) University of Notre Dame (JD)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1968–1974
Rank	Specialist 5[1]
Unit	69th Infantry Regiment New York
Peter King's voice King, as chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, speaks in support of H.R.4942, the Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International Cooperation Act Recorded September 26, 2006

Peter Thomas King (born April 5, 1944) is an American former politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented a South Shore Long Island district that includes parts of Nassau County and Suffolk County and was numbered as the 3rd and later the 2nd district.

King was formerly chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security. He stepped down because of Republican conference term limits, but remained a member of the committee. On November 11, 2019, King announced he would not seek re-election in the 2020 elections and would retire after his current term expired.^[2] He resigned from the Financial Services Committee on January 15, 2020. King also previously served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.