Joseph Ambrose Sestak Jr. is an American politician and retired U.S. Navy officer. He represented Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2010. A three-star vice admiral, he was the highest-ranking military official ever elected to the United States Congress at the time of his election. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2020 election, launching his campaign on June 23, 2019 and ending it on December 1, 2019, subsequently endorsing Amy Klobuchar.
Joe Sestak
Sestak commanded the USS Samuel B. Roberts to the title of best surface vessel in the Atlantic Fleet in the 1993 competition for the Battenberg Cup.
Sestak as a vice admiral and serving as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs
Sestak as a rear admiral
Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district includes all of Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties; and parts of Monroe County. The district is represented by Democrat Susan Wild.
Image: Daniel Udree
Image: Joseph Hiester
Image: Daniel Udree
Image: Daniel Udree
