Is Joe Sestak Married?

U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, a two-term Democratic incumbent from Pennsylvania's 7th District (since January 2007), is running for the U.S. Senate against Pat Toomey, a former Republican congressman who served from January 1999 to January 2005. As part of a Politics Daily series providing background about the major candidates in 2010, here are some answers to frequently asked questions about Sestak's life.

Is Joe Sestak married?

Yes.

Who is Joe Sestak's wife?

Susan L. Clark-Sestak.

What does Susan Clark-Sestak do for a living?

Susan is a defense-policy analyst and is now helping her husband campaign for the Senate.

How long have Joe Sestak and Susan Clark-Sestak been married?

They have been married for 12 years.

How and when did Joe Sestak and Susan Clark-Sestak meet?

Joe and Susan were both on assignment with a U.S. delegation in Russia, where they worked in Moscow, what was then Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and the coastal city of Sochi. He proposed to her two days later, in the rain, just as the ship they were on returned to Sochi. She told him then that she didn't know him well enough to marry him, but did marry him eight years later, on Aug. 22, 1998.

Were either Joe Sestak or Susan Clark-Sestak married before?

No.

Do the Sestaks have children?

They have a 9-year-old daughter, Alexandra. In 2005, toward the end of his stint as deputy chief of naval operations, their daughter was diagnosed with brain cancer. He was reassigned at the time and retired at the end of the year to be with his daughter, who, after a tough battle, is now in remission.

Do the Sestaks have grandchildren?

No.

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