John F. Tierney

John F. Tierney

John F. Tierney (born September 18, 1951 in Salem , Massachusetts ) is an American politician . From 1997 to 2015 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Tierney attended Salem High School and then until 1973 Salem State College . He then studied law at Suffolk University in Boston until 1976 . He then worked as a lawyer in a law firm. From 1976 to 1996 he was a member of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, serving as its President in 1995. From 1992 to 1997 he was a curator at Salem State College . At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1994 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress.

In the 1996 congressional election , Tierney was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Republican Peter G. Torkildsen on January 3, 1997 . After eight re-elections, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until 2015. There he was a member of the Committee on Education and Labor and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, as well as three sub-committees. During his time as a congressman, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , the Iraq war and the military operation in Afghanistan fell . He was considered a liberal MP. In 2010, he was confirmed with 56.9% of the vote, despite his wife Patrice being charged with tax fraud at the time.

In September 2014, he reapplied for his party's nomination, but was defeated in primary by the politically inexperienced Seth Moulton with 40:51 percent of the vote. A gambling scandal involving his wife and brother-in-law was believed to be the reason. Tierney had to leave the Congress on January 3, 2015; he was succeeded by Moulton.

Web links

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• John F. Tierney in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John F. Tierney in the nndb (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Politico: John Tierney out, Scott Brown wins as primary season closes (September 10, 2014)