9/18/2020 Connecting with Government: Public Forums with Minnesota's Elected Officials with Congressman Jim Oberstar | Humphrey School of Public Affairs Humphrey School of Public Affairs Connecting with Government: Public Forums with Minnesota's Elected Officials with Congressman Jim Oberstar Transportation Pollicy and America''s Future The Center for the Study of Pollitics and Governance hosted a series of publlic tallks by prominent government lleaders as part of our ongoing commitment to fostering informed and substantive discussion on important matters of publlic pollicy.. Connecting with Government willl allllow Minnesota''s ellected officialls the opportunity to rise above the tallking points and fractious back-and- forth of the llegisllative process to make substantive statements about issues of importance for Minnesotans.. It allso creates a forum for students and citizens to llisten and raise questions with their ellected officialls.. CONGRESSMAN JIM OBERSTAR Jim Oberstar is a member of the United States House of Representatives,, first ellected in 1974 and currentlly serving his 18tth term as the representative of the Eighth District of Minnesota.. Congressman Oberstar is chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,, and an internationalllly recognized expert on aviation and aviation safety and a champion of creating trails for cyclling and hiking.. In 2005 he authored the Safe Routes to Schoolls Act,, a $200 milllion program that hellps schooll districts build biking and wallking paths to schoolls,, hire crossing guards and promote safety programs.. Most recentlly,, the Transportation Committee passed the Transportation Energy Security and Cllimate Change Mitigation Act of 2007,, a broad-ranging llaw to hellp promote energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.. Prior https://hhh-d7.prd.umn.edu/event/connecting-government-public-forums-minnesotas-elected-officials-congressman-jim-oberstar 1/3 9/18/2020 Connecting with Government: Public Forums with Minnesota's Elected Officials with Congressman Jim Oberstar | Humphrey School of Public Affairs to serving in publlic office,, Oberstar was chief staff assistant to U..S.. Rep.. John Bllatnik and administrator for the House Publlic Works Committee.. Oberstar hollds degrees from the Collllege of St.. Thomas and the Collllege of Europe in Bellgium.. Parkiing + Diirections (/contact/parking.html)(/contact/parking.html) More Information For more information and disability accommodations,, pllease callll (612) 625-5340 or e-mail [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])(mailto:[email protected]).. June 25,, 2007 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Cowlles Auditorium,, Humphrey Schooll of Publlic Affairs https://hhh-d7.prd.umn.edu/event/connecting-government-public-forums-minnesotas-elected-officials-congressman-jim-oberstar 2/3 9/18/2020 Connecting with Government: Public Forums with Minnesota's Elected Officials with Congressman Jim Oberstar | Humphrey School of Public Affairs © 2020 Regentts off tthe Uniiversiitty off Miinnesotta.. Allll riightts reserved. The Uniiversiitty off Miinnesotta iis an equall opporttuniitty educattor and employer.. Priivacy Sttattementt https://hhh-d7.prd.umn.edu/event/connecting-government-public-forums-minnesotas-elected-officials-congressman-jim-oberstar 3/3.