Thomas Peter Lantos was a Hungarian-born American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1981 until his death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state's 11th congressional district until 1993, and from then the 12th congressional district, which both included the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and a portion of the southwestern part of San Francisco after redistricting.
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Lantos
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Tom and Annette Lantos
Presenting the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal, 2007
California's 12th congressional district
California's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in northern California. Barbara Lee, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2023.
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