John Kline

John Kline
Chairman of the House Education Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	George Miller
Succeeded by	Virginia Foxx
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Mark Kennedy
Succeeded by	Jason Lewis
Personal details
Born	John Paul Kline, Jr. (1947-09-06) September 6, 1947 (age 77) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Christine Lewis (Divorced) Vicky May Sheldon
Children	Kathy Dan
Alma mater	Rice University Shippensburg University
Awards	Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal (3) Vietnam Campaign Medal Presidential Service Badge Navy Commendation Medal
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1969–1994
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Vietnam War Operation Restore Hope

John Paul Kline, Jr. (born September 6, 1947) is an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Kline was the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Other websites

• Congressman John Kline Archived 2006-03-15 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House site
• John Kline for Congress
• John Kline at the Open Directory Project
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack.us
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Profile at Notable Names Database
• Profile at Ballotpedia
• Profile Archived 2015-10-19 at the Wayback Machine at SourceWatch
• Campaign 2006: John Kline profile from Minnesota Public Radio