Tom Tancredo - Five term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district

Tom Tancredo is a five term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district. He retired from Congress in 2008, choosing not to seek re-election.

Tancredo rose to national prominence for opposing illegal immigration. The district includes most of Denver's southern suburbs. He was a declared candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination and was known for his opposition to illegal immigration and excessive immigration in general.

Tom graduated from Holy Family High School in Broomfield, CO in 1964; received his B.A.from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO in 1968; and served as a member of the Colorado State Legislature from 1976-1981

Tancredo was appointed by President Reagan to be the regional representative in Denver for the Department of Education in 1981. He stayed on through the first Bush administration in 1992, and pared the office's staff from 225 to 60 employees. He became president of the Independence Institute in 1993, a conservative think tank based in Golden, Colorado, serving there until his election to Congress. He has been a leader in the Colorado term limits movement.

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