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词条 Sean Casten
释义

  1. Education

  2. Early career

  3. Civic advocacy

  4. U.S. House of Representatives

      Tenure   Committee assignments   Caucus memberships  

  5. Personal life

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Sean Casten
| image = Sean Casten, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg
| alt = 3/4 view portrait of Casten in a blue collared shirt. Parts of signs, others' heads, and background plant life are visible behind him.
| state = Illinois
| district = {{ushr|IL|6|6th}}
| term_start = January 3, 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = Peter Roskam
| successor =
| birth_name = Sean Thomas Casten
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|23}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| relations = Tom Casten (Father)
| party = Democratic
| education = Middlebury College (BA)
Dartmouth College (MSEM, MS)
| website = {{url|casten.house.gov|House website}}
}}

Sean Thomas Casten[1] (born November 23, 1971) is an Irish-born American entrepreneur and Democratic politician serving as the U.S. Representative for {{ushr|Il|6}}. The district includes many of Chicago's inner western suburbs, such as Wheaton, Palatine, and Barrington.

Education

Born in Dublin, Ireland,[2][3] Casten earned a bachelor of arts in molecular biology and biochemistry from Middlebury College in 1993, and then worked for two years as a scientist at the Tufts University School of Medicine in a laboratory investigating dietary impacts on colon and breast cancer.[4] In 1998, he earned a Master of Engineering Management and a Master of Science in biochemical engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. While at Dartmouth, he worked to develop technologies for alternative heat and power generation technologies including the production of fuel grade ethanol.[4] Casten is a member of Thayer School of Engineering’s Corporate Collaboration Council.[5]

Early career

Casten began his career working as a clean energy consultant and manager at Arthur D Little, an energy practice with a focus on clean technology. From 2000 to 2006, he served as the president and CEO of Turbosteam Corporation, which focused on utilizing energy recycling technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emission by generating heat and power from previously wasted energy.[6]

In 2006, Casten founded Recycled Energy Development (RED) and served as CEO along with his father Tom Casten, who served as Chairman. Casten moved to Illinois in 2007.[7] RED focused on recycling wasted energy and converting energy facilities to cleaner, more economic uses.[8][9][10] RED was a leading company in the United States in the attempt to make profitable use of waste heat capturing technology, an avenue of electricity generation that has been attracting interest from a number of startup companies looking to find a "breakthrough" in the technology, including Alphabet.[11][12] The company was acquired by Ironclad Energy Partners in 2016.[13][14]

Civic advocacy

Casten was a founding chairman of the Northeast CHP Initiative,[15] a nonprofit advocacy organization with a mission to advance policies that favor energy efficiency in the northeast United States.[16] He also participated in crafting the bill that became the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a program in the northeast United States that attempts to use market forces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.[17] For his advocacy of clean energy policies and technology, Casten was named to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Emerging Leaders Class of 2011.[18]

Casten has authored a number of articles on clean energy technologies and the United States electricity grid[19][20][21] as well as energy policy and regulation.[22][23][24][25]

U.S. House of Representatives

Casten announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in {{ushr|IL|6}} in September 2017.[26] He defeated six other contenders in the 2018 Democratic primary to become the party's nominee against incumbent Republican Peter Roskam.[27]

On November 6, 2018, Casten won the election, unseating Roskam after the latter had been elected for six consecutive terms. Casten ran on a platform focused on climate change mitigation and political transparency; before his win, he said that his legislative goals in response to his district's main needs were to support health care access (criticizing Roskam's votes against the Affordable Care Act and against individual mandates), to work against the tax bill Roskam sponsored, and to reform student loan and bankruptcy codes.[28]

This race was viewed as one that Democrats needed to win in order to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since the 2010 elections.[29] Illinois's 6th congressional district supported Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton by about 7 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election.[30] This was one of 25 GOP-held seats in the U.S. Representatives that Clinton carried in 2016;[31] Democrats flipped 23 of them in 2018.[32][33]

Tenure

Upon his swearing-in, Casten became the first Democrat to represent this district since it assumed its present configuration in 1949. The district had been numbered as the 10th from 1949 to 1967, and has been the 6th since 1967. The district is best known as the seat of former House Judiciary Committee chairman Henry Hyde, who held it from 1973 until his retirement in 2007.

Committee assignments

  • Committee on Financial Services
    • Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets
    • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
  • Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
    • Subcommittee on Energy
    • Subcommittee on Environment
  • Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Caucus memberships

  • New Democrat Coalition

Personal life

Casten and his wife, Kara, live with their two daughters in Downers Grove, Illinois.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} His father is Tom Casten.[34]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?201604140200101752 |title=FEC Itemized Reports for McGinty for Senate |publisher=Docquery.fec.gov |date= |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/castenforcongress/posts/did-you-know-that-sean-was-born-in-dublin-irelandhappy-st-patricks-day/2062372990675386/ | title=Sean Casten for Congress}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.aaro.org/illinois/757-district-06-sean-casten | title=District 06, Sean Casten - AARO - Association of Americans Resident Overseas}}
4. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180207/submitted/302079523/ | title=Sean Casten: Candidate Profile| date=February 7, 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web |title=Corporate Collaboration Council |url=https://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/graduate/mem/industry/ccc |website=engineering.dartmouth.edu}}
6. ^{{cite web |last1=Steiner |first1=Christopher |title=Gray Is The New Green |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0915/054.html#6f8ebcdd6d66 |website=www.forbes.com}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=https://castenforcongress.com/about/ |title=About Sean |website=Sean Casten for Congress |access-date=January 3, 2019}}
8. ^{{cite web |last1=Van |first1=Jon |title=Cash infusion heats up prospects for recycled-energy business |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-11-16/business/0711150938_1_recycled-renewable-energy |website=www.chicagotribune.com/}}
9. ^{{cite web |last1=Lydersen |first1=Kari |title=Q&A: Why combined heat and power is a 'no-brainer' |url=https://energynews.us/2014/06/06/midwest/qa-why-combined-heat-and-power-is-a-no-brainer/ |website=energynews.us}}
10. ^{{cite web |last1=Kanellos |first1=Michael |title=Will Waste Heat Be Bigger Than Solar? |url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/will-waste-heat-be-bigger-than-solar-5577#gs.eR_yxFU |website=www.greentechmedia.com|date=January 24, 2009 }}
11. ^{{Cite news|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/100823-energy-electric-power-from-heat/|title=Tapping into the Electric Power of Heat|last=Garthwaite|first=Josie|date=August 25, 2010|work=National Geographic|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/07/20/tiny-antennas-waste-heat/|title=This Startup Is Using Tiny Antennas To Capture Waste Heat|last=Fehrenbacher|first=Katie|date=July 20, 2016|website=Forbes|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
13. ^{{cite web |title=Recycled Energy Development sells 121-MW tri-generation portfolio to Ironclad Energy Partners |url=https://strattonreport.com/news/recycled-energy-development-sells-121-mw-tri-generation-portfolio-ironclad-energy-partners/ |website=strattonreport.com}}
14. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160922006170/en/Recycled-Energy-Development-Completes-Sale-RED-Investment|title=Recycled Energy Development Completes Sale of RED Investment LLC Including Eastman Business Park Utilities to Ironclad Energy Partners|last=|first=|date=September 22, 2016|work=Business Wire|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nechpi.org/|title=NECHPI - Clean/Combined Heat and Power|website=Northeast Clean Heat and Power Initiative|language=en-US|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
16. ^{{cite web |title=Sean Casten: Executive Profile and Biography |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=53974561&privcapId=53973670&previousCapId=53973670&previousTitle=Recycled%20Energy%20Development%2C%20LLC |website=www.bloomberg.com/}}
17. ^{{Cite news|url=https://thinkprogress.org/clean-energy-candidates-80f26ef0a226/|title=Progressive candidates are embracing clean energy as a campaign issue|last=Romm|first=Joe|date=October 19, 2017|work=ThinkProgress|access-date=July 7, 2018|language=en-US}}
18. ^{{cite web |title=Emerging Leaders Class of 2011 |url=https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/about/fellowships/emerging-leaders/emerging-leaders-class-2011 |website=www.thechicagocouncil.org}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://grist.org/article/beyond-coal/|title=Coal is No Longer Cheap - So What Comes Next?|last=Casten|first=Sean|date=June 6, 2008|website=Grist|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
20. ^{{Cite journal|last=Casten|first=Sean|date=April 2010|title=Fuel Swap|url=https://www.fortnightly.com/fortnightly/2010/04/fuel-swap|journal=Fortnightly Magazine|volume=|pages=|via=}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=https://microgridknowledge.com/talking-talk-microgrids/|title=What We Should Be Talking About When We Talk About Microgrids|last=Casten|first=Sean|date=December 4, 2014|website=Microgrid Knowledge|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=https://grist.org/article/2011-12-16-us-electricity-20-years-prediction/|title=The U.S. electricity mix in 20 years: A prediction|last=Casten|first=Sean|date=December 19, 2011|website=Grist|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 7, 2018}}
23. ^{{Cite journal|last=Casten|first=Sean|date=November 2007|title=Deregulation, Phase II|url=https://www.fortnightly.com/fortnightly/2007/11/deregulation-phase-ii|journal=Fortnightly Magazine|volume=|pages=|via=}}
24. ^{{Cite journal|last=Casten|first=Sean|last2=Karegianes|first2=Myra|date=November 2007|title=The Legal Case Against Standby Rates|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040619007001145|journal=The Electricity Journal|volume=20|page=10|via=Elsevier Science Direct}}
25. ^{{Cite journal|last=Casten|first=Sean|last2=Meyer|first2=Joshua|date=December 2004|title=Cross-Subsidies: Getting the Signals Right|url=https://www.fortnightly.com/fortnightly/2004/12/cross-subsidies-getting-signals-right|journal=Fortnightly Magazine|volume=|pages=|via=}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-sean-casten-congress-roskam-st-0908-20170907-story.html|title=Downers Grove scientist is ninth Democrat to announce run for Roskam's seat|last1=Hegarty|first1=Erin|date=September 7, 2017|website=Chicago Tribune|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us--illinois-primary-news-guide-20180320-story.html|title=Democrats turn out in big numbers for Illinois primary|author1=Burnett, Sara|author2=Zimmerman, Sarah|date=March 20, 2018|website=Chicago Tribune|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
28. ^{{Cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sean-casten-6th-congressional-district-democratic-candidate-2018-general-election/|title=6th Congressional District Democratic nominee: Sean Casten|last=Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board.|first=|date=|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=November 7, 2018|language=en}}
29. ^{{cite web |last1=Sweet |first1=Lynn |title=Will Democrats Casten, Underwood beat Republicans Roskam, Hultgren? |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/casten-underwood-roskam-hultgren-republicans-democrats-2018-midterm-election-blue-wave-congress/ |website=Chicago Sun-Times |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |accessdate=November 20, 2018}}
30. ^{{cite web |last1=Brufke |first1=Julie-Grace |title=Dem Casten upsets Roskam to flip Illinois House seat |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/415337-dem-casten-upsets-roskam-to-flip-illinois-house-seat|date=November 7, 2018 }}
31. ^{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Jasmine C. |title=To Reclaim the House, Democrats Need to Flip 24 G.O.P. Seats. 25 Are in Clinton Territory. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/26/us/elections/house-races-midterms.html |newspaper=The New York Times |publisher=The New York Times Company |accessdate=November 20, 2018|date=March 26, 2018 }}
32. ^{{cite news |last1=Bowman |first1=Bridget |title=The Survivors: Three Republicans in Clinton Districts Hang On |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/survivors-three-republicans-clinton-districts-hang |newspaper=Roll Call |publisher=FiscalNote |accessdate=November 20, 2018|date=November 16, 2018 }}
33. ^{{cite news |last1=Nagourney |first1=Adam |title=David Valadao Concedes House Race in Another Setback for California Republicans |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/us/politics/tj-cox-california-david-valadao.html |website=The New York Times |publisher=The New York Times Company |accessdate=December 13, 2018}}
34. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-casten-business-background-20180927-story.html |title=Democrat Sean Casten's business background under microscope in 6th Congressional District race |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date= |accessdate=January 4, 2019}}

External links

  • [https://casten.house.gov/ Congressman Sean Casten] official U.S. House website
  • Sean Casten for Congress official campaign site
  • {{Conglinks|fec=H8IL06139|votesmart=176982|congbio=C001117|congress=sean-casten/C001117}}
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