- U.S. Representative (D-PA).
- He graduated second in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in American Political Systems. He retired from the Navy as a Rear Admiral in 2005.
- He earned a master's degree in public affairs and a PhD in political economy from Harvard University in 1984.
- In the summer of 2005, his 3-year-old daughter Alex was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. His daughter's cancer has since gone into remission.
- He is the son of Kathleen L. (Schlichte) and Joseph Sestak. His father was a Slovak emigrant, from the village Dolne Lovcice. His mother is of half German and half Irish descent.
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