James C. Greenwood

James C. Greenwood (2010)

James Charles Greenwood (born May 4, 1951 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American politician . Between 1993 and 2005 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Greenwood attended Council Rock High School in Newton until 1969 . He then studied sociology at Dickinson College in Carlisle until 1973 . Between 1972 and 1976 he worked for John Renninger , an MP in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . From 1977 to 1980 he was a youth welfare worker in Bucks County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . From 1981 to 1986 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and from 1987 to 1992 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the 1992 congressional election , Greenwood was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat Peter H. Kostmayer on January 3, 1993 . After five re-elections, he was able to complete six legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 2005 . The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , the Iraq war and the military operation in Afghanistan took place during this period . Greenwood served intermittently on the Energy and Trade Committee and the Education and Labor Committee. He was considered a moderate to liberal parliamentarian. During the later failed impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton , he voted with the Democrats for president on two of four counts.

In the middle of the 2004 election campaign, in which he had been participating until then, James Greenwood announced, completely surprisingly, that he would not stand again and stepped out of the race for re-election. Today he is CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). He and his wife Tina have four grown children.

Web links

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• James C. Greenwood in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James C. Greenwood in the nndb (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Peter H. Kostmayer	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (8th constituency) January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2005	Mike Fitzpatrick