Jim Himes, Recently Re-Elected Congressman of Connecticut’s 4th District, to be December 18th Guest on Summit Your Life Radio Program

Westport, CT, December 16, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Join hosts Garrison Leykam and Betty-Lynn White for the December 18th Summit Your Life radio program interview with Jim Himes, recently re-elected Congressman of Connecticut’s 4th District.

Born in Lima, Peru in 1966 to American parents, Jim Himes spent the early years of his childhood in Peru and Colombia while his father worked for the Ford Foundation and UNICEF. He graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School and then attended Harvard University. After completing his undergraduate work, Jim earned a Rhodes Scholarship, which enabled him to attend Oxford University in England where he continued his studies of Latin America, including research in El Salvador.

Prior to his service in Congress, Jim ran the New York City branch of The Enterprise Community Partners, a non-profit dedicated to addressing the unique challenges of urban poverty. Jim’s team led the way in financing the construction of thousands of affordable housing units in the greater New York metropolitan region, often using new green technologies to achieve energy efficiency and reduce utility costs.

Jim’s experience at Enterprise spurred his involvement in politics. Putting his expertise in affordable housing to work, Jim served as a Commissioner of the Greenwich Housing Authority, ultimately chairing the board and leading it through a much needed program of reforms. Jim went on to become an elected member of his town's finance board, setting tax and budget policy for Greenwich. Jim has also served as Chairman of his local Democratic Town Committee, organizing others in the community to become more active in the political process.

Jim began his professional career at Goldman Sachs & Co. where he worked his way up to Vice President over the course of a 12-year career. There he worked extensively in Latin America and headed the bank’s telecommunications technology group. He lives in Greenwich with his wife Mary and two daughters Emma and Linley.

The Summit Your Life radio programs airs Saturdays from 12-1pm EST on 1400 WSTC/1350 WNLK in Fairfield County, Connecticut and streams worldwide. Guests on Summit Your Life have recently included CNBC anchors Maria Bartiromo and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Lisa Kelly of Ice Road Truckers, Blind Descent author James Tabor, Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at SETI, Emmy-nominated filmmaker/mountaineer Chris Warner and history-making NASCAR racing twins Amber and Angela Cope.

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