From a press release by the American Motorcyclist Association
AMA supporter Tom Petri to retire from Congress
Wisconsin representative has served since 1979
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) recently announced that he will not seek reelection.
The announcement came during a town meeting at the Neenah, Wis., City Council Chambers. Petri has served in Congress since 1979.
The American Motorcyclist Association honored Petri in 2013 as a Supporter of the AMA in the 112th Congress.
His political career also includes serving in the Wisconsin State Senate from 1973 through 1979 and running as a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 1974.
"Tom Petri has served his constituents and the motorcycling community well during this many years in Congress and on the Congressional Motorcycle Caucus," said Wayne Allard, AMA's vice president for government relations. "We are sorry to learn he is retiring. But we wish him well in his future endeavors."
Petri is a current member of both the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Committee on Education and the Workforce. [end of press release]
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Exactly what a Republican does on the Committee on Education and the Workforce does is beyond me.
This is a prime example of short sighted special interest endorsements. The AMA has a lot of members who ride off road and are upset that their favorite riding areas get closed due to environmental degredation, vandalism to First Nation sites and danger to endangered species. This put the AMA in the same camp as oil and mining interests- who, if they were to get access to the public lands, would immediately close those areas to off road motorcyclists.