After four years of fighting the Trump administration on climate change and other environmental policies, Tom Carper now has the opportunity to shift from defense to offense as chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee. Carper says that as a former two-term governor, he realizes that pragmatism and bipartisanship are essential elements of governing. He served as a naval flight officer during the Vietnam War and after returning from Vietnam earned an MBA from the University of Delaware. Carper has served in elected office for four decades.

Learn what Tom Carper says about finding common ground