Congressman Jim Kolbe (R) Arizona, Fifth Congressional District Jim Kolbe is currently serving his eighth consecutive term in the United States House of Representatives. He represents the people of Arizona's Fifth Congressional District, which includes Tucson and eastern Pima County as well as all of Cochise County and southern Graham and Pinal counties. The Fifth District is home to some of the most stunningly beautiful natural areas in the nation, including Saguaro National Park, Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, San Pedro National Conservation Area, and Coronado National Forest. World-renowned tourist attractions -- Tombstone and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum -- also are located in the Fifth District. Appropriations Committee Assignments Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government: Chairman of this committee, which funds, among other things, the Executive Office of the President; Office of Management and Budget; Internal Revenue Service; Customs Service; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Secret Service; United States Mint; and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Subcommittee on Interior: Second ranking Member of this subcommittee which provides funding for public lands in Arizona through agencies such as the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. The subcommittee is also charged with examining funding issues related to mining, grazing, and logging, as well as the preservation and enhancement of natural resources. Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary: Second ranking Member of this subcommittee which funds agencies that are particularly important to the Arizona-Mexico border region. They include the U.S. Border Patrol, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, International Boundary and Water Commission, and the U.S. Trade Representative. Chairman House Wednesday Group Border Caucus Co-Chairman U.S./Mexico Interparliamentary Meeting Congressional Study Group on Mexico Public Pension Reform Caucus National Commission on Retirement Policy Economic Security 2000 Congressional Economic Leadership Institute Task Force on U.S.-China Policy Member National Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy Council on the Americas Congressional Study Group on Latin America World Economic Forum Pacific Council on International Policy Rural Health Care Coalition Competitiveness Caucus HIV/AIDS Task Force Older Americans Caucus Internet Caucus International Republican Institute Board of Directors Inter-American Dialogue House Page Board Public Service and Voluntary Activities U.S. House of Representatives - Elected 1984; re-elected 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 Arizona State Senator - 1976-82: Chairman, Judiciary Committee; Majority Whip 1979-80 Director, Tucson Community Food Bank Tucson Shalom House, Advisory Board Director, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Advisory Board Arizona Town Hall 1997 Senior Olympic Festival, Tucson Organizing Committee Muscular Dystrophy Association, Advisory Committee Arizona-Mexico Commission Awards Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce 1998 Man of the Year National Federation of Independent Businesses Watchdogs of the Treasury, Inc. Citizens For A Sound Economy Jewish National Fund Citizens Against Government Waste Free Congress Foundation Retired Officers Association Personal History Born - June 28, 1942, Evanston, IL Moved to Santa Cruz County, AZ, 1947. Page for Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) 1958-60. B.A. Political Science, Northwestern University, 1965. M.B.A., concentration in Economics, Stanford University, 1967. United States Naval Reserve - Active duty, Vietnam: 1968-69. Navy commendation medal, "V" for valor.