Pete Visclosky

Pete Visclosky

Peter John "Pete" Visclosky (born August 13, 1949) is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 1st congressional district, serving since 1985. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The District lies in Northwest Indiana and includes all of Lake, Newton, Jasper, and Benton counties, as well as a major portion of Porter County. Redistricting passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2011 will change the district's boundaries, effective January 2013, to include all of Lake and Porter counties as well as the western and northwestern townships of LaPorte County, while shifting Benton, Newton, and Jasper counties out of the district. Much of the population is based in the Chicago Metropolitan Area.