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Bill Delahunt
Bill Delahunt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 1997
Preceded by Gerry Studds
Born July 18, 1941 (1941-07-18) (age 66)
Quincy, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic
Spouse divorced
Religion Roman Catholic

William D. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The Massachusetts 10th District is a political constituency that includes parts of the South Shore of Massachusetts and includes all of Cape Cod and the Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Gerry Eastman Studds ( May 12 1937 – October 14 2006) (ˈɡɛri was an American Democratic Congressman Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. (Bill) Delahunt (born July 18, 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 10th District of Massachusetts. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Massachusetts 10th District is a political constituency that includes parts of the South Shore of Massachusetts and includes all of Cape Cod and the

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Delahunt was educated at Thayer Academy, Middlebury College and Boston College Law School and later served in the United States Coast Guard Reserve. Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Thayer Academy (TA is a private, Co-educational, college- preparatory day school located in Braintree Massachusetts. Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, United States. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. The United States Coast Guard Reserve is the reserve component of the United States Coast Guard. He served a term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1973–75) before serving as a district attorney of Norfolk County for more than 20 years. The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals Norfolk County is a County located in the US state of Massachusetts.

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1996 Congressional election

Delahunt was first elected after a primary battle against Phil Johnston of Marshfield and Ian Bowles of Woods Hole. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates Marshfield is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on Massachusetts's South Shore. Woods Hole is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Johnston was initially declared the winner. A recount conducted in a handful of contested towns preserved Johnston's victory though by a narrower margin. An election recount takes place in the event that the initial vote tally during an Election is extremely close and that therefore a recount of the Ballots is Following the recount, Delahunt sought judicial review in the Massachusetts Superior Court and Judge Elizabeth Donvan conducted a de novo review of the contested ballots and declared Delahunt the victor by a 108-vote margin. The case appealed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which upheld the lower court ruling. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ( SJC) is the highest Court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The case is also noteworthy for the issue of "hanging chads" in punch-card voting machines. Chad refers to paper fragments created when holes are made in a paper card or similar synthetic materials typically computer Punched tape or Punch cards

Congressional career

Delahunt is a member of the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee; Judiciary Committee; and also serves as co-chair of the bipartisan Coast Guard Caucus, House Older Americans Caucus, and the Congressional Working Group on Cuba. The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary US House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly the House Judiciary Committee, is a Standing committee of In a Two-party system (such as in the United States) bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la

As one of his first initiatives in Congress, he created the bipartisan caucus on the United States Coast Guard, which he now co-chairs with two other Coast Guard veterans, Reps. A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea Howard Coble (R-NC) and Gene Taylor (D-MS). John Howard Coble, born March 18 1931 is a Republican Congressman representing the 6th district of North Carolina ( map North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Gary Eugene "Gene" Taylor (born September 17, 1953) is an American politician of the Democratic Party and a U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States This has benefited his district through getting the problems of outpaced resources and security recognized at the ports of Massachusetts.

In November 2005, he met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and engineered a deal in which Venezuela would supply winter home heating oil at a 40 percent price reduction to thousands of low-income Massachusetts residents. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. The deal was carried out via the Venezuelan owned Citgo, and brought accusations that Delahunt was assisting an anti-American leader. Citgo Petroleum Corporation (or Citgo) is a United States -incorporated Venezuela -owned refiner and marketer of Gasoline, lubricants Petrochemicals Delahunt, however, has sometimes criticized Chavez, such as in a September 2006 letter expressing "profound disgust" at a speech given by Chavez to the United Nations, in which he personally attacked President George W. Bush. September 2006 was marked by a controversy surrounding statements made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam, during the same week as the fifth anniversary The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. In the letter he urged that Chavez express disagreements "in a more constructive manner," and work with the US to solve problems such as drug trafficking. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs

Delahunt also participates occasionally in Speaker Nancy Pelosi's working group "30 Something," which aims to engage the next generation of Americans further in government and the political process. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26 1940 is the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

In the 110th Congress, Delahunt serves as Chairman of the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight. The US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations Human Rights and Oversight is a standing subcommittee within the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

He has been a consistent opponent of the war in Iraq. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign [1]

Committee Assignments

Personal life

While Congress is in session, Delahunt lives in a rented house with fellow Democratic politicians George Miller, Chuck Schumer, and Richard Durbin. George Miller III (born May 17 1945) is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior U [2]

Delahunt and his wife, Katharina E. Delahunt, divorced in 1986. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. They have one daughter, Kristin, and adopted another, Kara Mai (née Nguyen Mai Tai Trang), from Vietnam in 1975. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially

References

  1. ^ Bill Delahunt on the Issues
  2. ^ New York Times — Taking Power, Sharing Cereal, January 18, 2007

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Preceded by
Gerry Studds		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district
1997 – present		 Incumbent
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