Thomas J. Bliley Jr.

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Thomas J. Bliley Jr. is an American Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from Virginia who chaired the House Commerce Committee and played a key role in major financial deregulation legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States representative
human
lawyer
mayor
politician
alive true
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1932-01-28
educatedAt Benedictine High School
Georgetown University
University of Virginia
endTime 2001 (end as Chair of House Commerce Committee)
2001 (end of service in U.S. House of Representatives)
familyName Bliley
fieldOfWork financial regulation
public policy
telecommunications policy
givenName Thomas
hasChild Thomas J. Bliley Jr. self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thomas J. Bliley III (among others)
hasHonor named co-sponsor of Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
isFrom Richmond, Virginia
knownFor chairing the House Commerce Committee
role in financial deregulation legislation
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
name Thomas Jerome Bliley Jr.
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
surface form: Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act
occupation lawyer
politician
officeContested United States House of Representatives seat from Virginia
partyAffiliationDuringOffice Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
partySwitch switched from Democratic to Republican Party prior to congressional career
placeOfBirth Richmond, Virginia
surface form: Richmond, Virginia, United States
politicalParty Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party (United States)
positionHeld Chair of the United States House Committee on Commerce
Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
Member of the United States House of Representatives
precededBy Norman Sisisky (as representative for his district configuration)
religion Roman Catholicism
representedDistrict Virginia's 3rd congressional district
Virginia's 7th congressional district
residence Richmond, Virginia
surface form: Richmond, Virginia, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Virginia "Mimi" McCarthy Bliley
startTime 1981 (start of service in U.S. House of Representatives)
1995 (start as Chair of House Commerce Committee)
stateRepresented Virginia
succeededBy Eric Cantor

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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 primarySponsors Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
Public Law 106-102 primarySponsors Thomas J. Bliley Jr.
Thomas J. Bliley Jr. hasChild Thomas J. Bliley Jr. self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thomas J. Bliley III (among others)