John M. McHugh

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John M. McHugh

John Michael McHugh (born September 29, 1948 in Watertown , Jefferson County , New York ) is a top American civil servant and former politician ( Republican Party ).

education

McHugh graduated from Watertown High School in 1966 . He then attended Utica College , where he received a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1970 . He later went to the Nelson A. Rockefeller Graduate School of Public Affairs at the State University of New York at Albany , where he received a Master of Public Administration in 1977 .

Political career

Early years

McHugh served as assistant to the senior mayor of Watertown between 1971 and 1977 . He then served as an advisor to Senator Hugh Douglas Barclay between 1977 and 1984 , and was subsequently his successor. He remained in the state parliament until his election to Congress .

Congressman

McHugh in his time as a Congressman

McHugh ran successfully for a seat in the US House of Representatives in 1992, displacing US MP David O'Brien Martin in the 24th constituency , which was renamed the 23rd constituency after the 2000 census. Historically, this part of New York was Republican at the congressional level, but it was last hotly contested in the presidential election. The constituency and its predecessors had been in Republican hands continuously since 1871, and some parts of the constituency had never been represented by a Democrat . McHugh was re-elected eight times, and in 2002 unopposed.

McHugh was the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee and also a senior member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee . He chaired the Oversight Committee's Post Office Subcommittee for six years, and in 2006 helped pass laws reforming the United States Postal Service (USPS). This was the first reform since the old US Postal Department lost its cabinet status with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PL 109-435) . He was then a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence between 2005 and 2007 .

McHugh defeated his Democratic opponent, Dr. Robert J. Johnson. During the election campaign, Dr. Johnson unable to fly as his name appeared on the No Fly List . At the time, Johnson speculated that he was included on the list because of his antiwar views and his opposition to McHugh. McHugh denied any involvement. Later CBS News research revealed that his name was used as an alias for a man who was later convicted of explosives in Toronto and was therefore put on the list. Several other men by the name of Robert Johnson were also affected.

McHugh was the only one of eight Republican incumbents in New York to get over 60% of the vote in 2006. The other seven were either defeated or took less than 60% of the vote against their Democratic challengers. McHugh prevailed again in 2008 with 65.3% of the vote against the Democrat Mike Oot.

Secretary of the Army

On June 2, 2009, he was nominated by US President Barack Obama for the position of Secretary of the Army . He was sworn in as the 21st Secretary of the Army on September 21, 2009. His congressional mandate fell after a by-election to Democrat Bill Owens . Until May 2016, McHugh held the office of Secretary of the Army.

Web links

Commons : John M. McHugh  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Why's a Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel on the "No-Fly" List?
  2. ↑ Dr. Robert Johnson "no fly" controversy
  3. ^ Obama Selects Republican for Army Secretary, Despite Gitmo Closure Criticism , Fox News . June 2, 2009. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009. 
  4. ^ McHugh Becomes Secretary Of The Army, Resigns Congressional Seat , September 21, 2009 ( February 23, 2012 memento on the Internet Archive ).
personal data
SURNAME McHugh, John M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McHugh, John Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Republican)
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Watertown , New York