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"Peter "Pete" Hoekstra" is a Dutch-American politician who is a former member United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2011. Hoekstra is a member of the Republican Party (United States)/Republican Party.
Born in Groningen, Netherlands, Hoekstra is a graduate of Hope College and the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. In 1992, Hoekstra ran for the U.S. House, defeating 13-term incumbent Guy Vander Jagt in the Republican primary, and Democratic Party (United States)/Democratic opponent John H. Miltner, in the general election. After the appointment of Congressman Porter Goss as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency/Director of the CIA, Hoekstra became the Chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence/House Intelligence Committee, serving from 2004 to 2007. He was a candidate for Governor of Michigan in Michigan gubernatorial election, 2010/Michigan's 2010 gubernatorial election, but came in second to Rick Snyder in the republican primary. Hoekstra was also a candidate for the United States Senate in 2012. He won the Republican primary with 54% of the vote, but later lost to Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow in the United States Senate election in Michigan, 2012/general election.
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We can produce ethanol at roughly a buck a gallon and that's going to be going down. We can produce soy diesel, biodiesel, at around $2 a gallon. That's probably going to get less expensive, ... These products in the ag community become very, very competitive against traditional fossil fuels and I think that means nothing but good things for ag in Michigan.
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