James K. Coyne

James K. Coyne

James Kitchenman Coyne III (born November 17, 1946 in Farmville , Prince Edward County , Virginia ) is an American politician . Between 1981 and 1983 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Coyne attended Abington High School in Pennsylvania until 1964 and then studied at Yale University until 1968 . This was followed by studies at Harvard Business School until 1970 . In the following years he worked as a private businessman and business consultant. Between 1974 and 1979 he lectured at the Wharton School , which is part of the University of Pennsylvania . From 1971 to 1981 he also ran Coyne Chemical Corp. In 1980 he became mayor of Upper Makefield Parish . Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In the 1980 congressional election , Coyne was elected to the 8th constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Democrat Peter H. Kostmayer on January 3, 1981 , whom he defeated in the election. Since he lost to Kostmayer in 1982 and the latter also became his successor, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until January 3, 1983 .

Between 1983 and 1985, he served on President Ronald Reagan's extended staff as Director of the White House Office of Private Sector Initiatives . In 1985 and 1986 he was executive director of the American Consulting Engineers Council . Since 1994 he has been president of the National Air Transportation Association . He and his wife, Helen, have three grown children.

Web links

• James K. Coyne in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Peter H. Kostmayer	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (8th constituency) January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1983	Peter H. Kostmayer