Matthew F. McHugh

Matthew F. McHugh

Matthew Francis McHugh (born December 6, 1938 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American politician . Between 1975 and 1993 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Matthew Francis McHugh attended St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School in Brooklyn . Graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1956 . He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg ( Maryland ) in 1960 and his Juris Doctor degree in 1963 from Villanova Law School in Villanova (Pennsylvania). After receiving his bar license in 1964, he began practicing in New York City . In 1968 he was a prosecutor ( city ​​prosecutor ) in Ithaca and between 1969 and 1972 district attorney in Tompkins County . Politically, he belongs to the Democratic Party . Between 1972 and 1974 he sat on the New York State Democratic Committee .

In the 1974 congressional election for the 94th Congress , McHugh was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 27th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Howard W. Robison on January 4, 1975 . He was re-elected three times in a row. In 1982 he ran in the 28th constituency of New York for the 98th Congress . After a successful election, he succeeded Samuel S. Stratton on January 4, 1983 . He was re-elected four times in a row. Since he on a run again in 1992 renounced, he left the after January 3, 1993 Congress of.

He currently lives in Falls Church ( Virginia ).

Web links

• Matthew F. McHugh in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)