Ed Towns

Edolphus "Ed" Towns (* 21st July 1934 in Chadbourn , Columbus County , North Carolina ) is an American politician of the Democratic Party and was from 1983 to 2013 member of the US House of Representatives for the State of New York .

biography

After attending the Chadbourn West Side High School , he studied from 1952 at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in 1956 . He then did his military service from 1956 to 1958 and then worked as a lecturer at Fordham University in New York City . He later completed postgraduate studies in social work at Adelphi University in New York City, graduating in 1973 with a Master of Social Work (MSW).

His political career began Towns 1976 as vice president of the New York County Brooklyn ( Borough of Brooklyn ). He held this position until 1982.

In 1982 he was elected to the US House of Representatives for the first time and represented there after 13 subsequent re-elections from January 3, 1983 to January 11, and from January 3, 1993 to the tenth congressional electoral district of New York. From 2009 to 2011 Towns was also chairman of the US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , but was pushed out of office by his fellow party members; he was succeeded by Darrell Issa . At times he was one of the supporters of the idea of an independent state of the Sikhs in India and Pakistan with the name Khalistan .

In April 2012, Towns announced that it would not run for re-election. He left the Congress on January 3, 2013 .

Web links

Commons : Edolphus Towns - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Edolphus Towns - Sources and full texts (English)

Ed Towns in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
Ed Towns in the nndb (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Kate Nocera: Controversial Charles Barron endorsement may be Ed Towns's revenge. In: Politico , June 12, 2012.
↑ Rep. Edolphus Towns, a New York Democrat, will not seek reelection. In: Washington Post (online edition), April 16, 2012.

personal data
SURNAME	Towns, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Towns, Edolphus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	July 21, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chadbourn , North Carolina

[1] Kate Nocera: Controversial Charles Barron endorsement may be Ed Towns's revenge. In: Politico , June 12, 2012.

[2] Rep. Edolphus Towns, a New York Democrat, will not seek reelection. In: Washington Post (online edition), April 16, 2012.