Albert Wynn (politician)

Albert Wynn

Albert Russell Wynn (born September 10, 1951 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American politician . Between 1993 and 2008 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Albert Wynn attended DuVal High School in Lanham (Maryland) until 1970 and then the University of Pittsburgh until 1973 . He then studied political science at Howard University . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he founded his own law firm in 1982. From 1977 to 1982 he headed the Consumer Protection Commission in Prince George's County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He served in the Maryland House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987 ; from 1987 to 1993 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1992 congressional election , Wynn was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Charles Thomas McMillen on January 3, 1993 . After seven re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation in May 2008 . During his time as a congressman, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , the Iraq war and the military operation in Afghanistan fell . Wynn was at times a member of the Energy and Trade Committee. In 2002 he voted for the Iraq war.

In 2008, he lost in his party's primary to Donna Edwards . On May 31, 2008, he prematurely resigned from his mandate. He then worked for a lobbying firm that represents the interests of various industries in Washington.

Web links

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• Albert Wynn in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Albert Wynn in the nndb (English)