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American politician (born 1951)

For other people named John Tierney, see [John Tierney (disambiguation)](/source/John_Tierney_(disambiguation)).

John Tierney Official portrait, 2009 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th district In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 Preceded by Peter G. Torkildsen Succeeded by Seth Moulton Personal details Born (1951-09-18) September 18, 1951 (age 74) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. Party Democratic Spouse Patrice Eremian ​ (m. 1997)​ Education Salem State College (BA) Suffolk University (JD) Occupation Attorney

**John F. Tierney** (born September 18, 1951) is an American politician who served as a [U.S. Representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts) from 1997 to 2015. He is a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) who represented the state's [6th district](/source/Massachusetts's_6th_congressional_district), which includes the state's [North Shore](/source/North_Shore_(Massachusetts)) and [Cape Ann](/source/Cape_Ann).

Born and raised in [Salem](/source/Salem%2C_Massachusetts), Massachusetts, Tierney graduated from [Salem State College](/source/Salem_State_College) and [Suffolk University Law School](/source/Suffolk_University_Law_School). He worked in private law and served on the Salem [Chamber of Commerce](/source/Chamber_of_Commerce) from 1976 to 1997. Tierney first ran for the House of Representatives in 1994 against [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) incumbent [Peter G. Torkildsen](/source/Peter_G._Torkildsen), losing by a small margin. He defeated Torkildsen in a rematch in 1996.

A [liberal](/source/Liberalism_in_the_United_States) member of Congress, Tierney voted along with other Democratic Representatives from Massachusetts. He sat on the [House Committee on Education and Labor](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_Education_and_Labor), where his priorities included [green energy](/source/Green_energy) and increased college access. He co-authored several pieces of legislation, including the [Green Jobs Act of 2007](/source/Green_job#USA_Green_Jobs_Act_2007) and the College Affordability and Accountability Act of 2008. He is the former chairman of the [Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs](/source/United_States_House_Oversight_and_Government_Reform_Subcommittee_on_National_Security_and_Foreign_Affairs), where he helped establish the [Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan](/source/Commission_on_Wartime_Contracting_in_Iraq_and_Afghanistan). From 1998 to 2010, Tierney comfortably won re-election in each cycle. He faced tougher challenges after his wife Patrice was convicted of felony [tax fraud](/source/Tax_fraud) in 2010, narrowly defeating his Republican opponent [in 2012](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts%2C_2012#District_6). In the [2014 election](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts%2C_2014#District_6), he lost the Democratic primary to [Seth Moulton](/source/Seth_Moulton), who went on to hold the seat in the general election.[1] In February 2016, Tierney was appointed the executive director of the [Council for a Livable World](/source/Council_for_a_Livable_World) and the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation,[2] the council's affiliated education and research organization.

## Early life, education, and career

John F. Tierney was born September 18, 1951, in [Salem, Massachusetts](/source/Salem%2C_Massachusetts). His mother, Doris H. (née Gelineau) Tierney, was a Salem native who worked a split shift at the New England Telephone Company, where she remained for 42 years. His father, Albert R. Tierney, was a bookkeeper for [Nabisco](/source/Nabisco) and a local fuel company.[3][4] Tierney was one of three children, along with his brother Michael A. and sister Catherine.[4] His father was of Irish descent and his mother was of half French-Canadian and half Irish ancestry.[5] He moved with his family to his grandmother's home when he was five years old. He began working at the Kernwood Country Club in Salem as a [caddie](/source/Caddie) when he was 8 and soon adopted a paper route.[6] He later attended [Salem High School](/source/Salem_High_School_(Massachusetts)). When he was young, Tierney campaigned for his uncle, a [Peabody](/source/Peabody%2C_Massachusetts) [ward councilor](/source/Wards_of_the_United_States), and he ascribes his political interest in part to this experience.[7][8]

Tierney attended [Salem State College](/source/Salem_State_College), majoring in [political science](/source/Political_science). While in college he performed [work study](/source/Federal_Work-Study_Program), while also stocking shelves at a grocery store, working in sales at a clothing store, and performing deliveries. For three years he was president of his class, and in his final year he served as President of the Salem State Student Government Association (SGA). As SGA president Tierney responded to racial incidents on campus by organizing a school-wide meeting leading to several days of discussion. He graduated in 1973, and returned in 2009 to give a [commencement address](/source/Commencement_address), receiving an [honorary degree](/source/Honorary_degree).[6]

While working as a law office clerk and a [State House](/source/Massachusetts_State_House) janitor, Tierney attended [Suffolk University Law School](/source/Suffolk_University_Law_School).[6] Tierney graduated with a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) in 1976, and was [admitted to the Massachusetts bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States). Tierney worked as a solo practitioner until 1981, when he became a partner at the [North Shore](/source/North_Shore_(Massachusetts)) community [law firm](/source/Law_firm) Tierney, Kalis, & Lucas. Tierney remained at the firm until taking office in 1997. Tierney served on the Salem Chamber of Commerce from 1976 to 1997, becoming the organization's president in 1995.[9]

## U.S. House of Representatives

### Elections

Tierney (right) debating [Peter Torkildsen](/source/Peter_Torkildsen) during their 1994 congressional election

Tierney first ran for Congress in 1994 against one-term [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) incumbent [Peter G. Torkildsen](/source/Peter_G._Torkildsen), having won a competitive Democratic primary with a plurality of 33.8 percent.[10] He ran on a platform promoting a stronger federal focus on drug abuse, federal aid to promote after-school programs, consideration of [means testing](/source/Means_test) for [Social Security](/source/Social_Security_(United_States)), and [single-payer health care](/source/Single-payer_health_care).[7][11] A primary issue in the campaign was crime: Tierney criticized Torkildsen for his vote against a 1994 crime bill, and advocated stronger gun control, while Torkildsen criticized Tierney's positions on gun control and drug legalization. Tierney was defeated in the general election by 4%.[8][12] Tierney successfully ran for Congress in 1996, defeating Torkildsen by a narrow margin and increasing his margin in a 1998 rematch.[13][14] Over the next five elections, Tierney won with over 68% of the vote.[13][14] In [2010](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts%2C_2010#District_6), he faced a stronger challenge from Republican candidate Bill Hudak, after his wife Patrice was convicted of felony tax fraud; he won with 57% of the vote.[15][*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

In his [2012 race](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts%2C_2012#District_6) for re-election, Tierney faced former [State Senator](/source/Massachusetts_Senate) and [2010 nominee](/source/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_election%2C_2010) for [Lieutenant Governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts) [Richard Tisei](/source/Richard_Tisei). Tisei, who is openly gay,[16] was endorsed by the [Log Cabin Republicans](/source/Log_Cabin_Republicans). He was also endorsed by *The Rainbow Times*, a [Boston](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts)-based [LGBT](/source/LGBT) newspaper.[17] Gay Democratic Congressman [Barney Frank](/source/Barney_Frank) endorsed Tierney, likening gay Republicans to [Uncle Tom](/source/Uncle_Tom).[18] Tierney narrowly won re-election on November 6, 2012, with 48% of the vote to Tisei's 47%.[19]

Tierney ran for re-election against four challengers for the Democratic nomination [in 2014](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts%2C_2014#District_6). With 27 percent of precincts reporting, Tierney trailed [Seth Moulton](/source/Seth_Moulton) 51 percent to 40 percent and conceded.[1]

### Tenure

Committee assignments 113th Congress (2013–15)[20] Education and the Workforce Higher Education and Workforce Training Employment, Labor, and Pensions Oversight and Government Reform National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations (Ranking member)

Tierney, described as "an unwavering liberal" by *[CQ's Politics in America](/source/Congressional_Quarterly)*, has consistently high approval ratings from Democratic and liberal interest groups such as [Americans for Democratic Action](/source/Americans_for_Democratic_Action), and low approval ratings from conservative groups such as the [American Conservative Union](/source/American_Conservative_Union). His votes have been closely aligned with the other Democratic representatives from his state.[21] Described as "a favorite of the House Democratic leadership,"[22] he maintains a close relationship with former [House Speaker](/source/Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives) [Nancy Pelosi](/source/Nancy_Pelosi); her daughter [Christine Pelosi](/source/Christine_Pelosi) served as his [chief of staff](/source/Congressional_staff) from 2001 to 2005.[21] Tierney was speculated as a candidate to succeed United States Senator [Ted Kennedy](/source/Ted_Kennedy) in a [special election](/source/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts%2C_2010) after Kennedy's death in 2009, but he decided not to run.[22] In 2010 [Washington](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) paper *[The Hill](/source/The_Hill_(newspaper))* published a speculation that Tierney, with a $1.3 million [war chest](/source/War_chest), was a likely candidate to run against Kennedy's successor [Scott Brown](/source/Scott_Brown_(politician)) in the [2012 election](/source/United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts%2C_2012).[23] Tierney later stated that he would not contest the Senate seat and would instead seek a ninth term as Congressman.

#### Domestic policy

Congressman John Tierney speaks at an [Olympic Dream for Darfur](/source/Olympic_Dream_for_Darfur) torch relay event in [Boston](/source/Boston), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts), in October 2007.

Tierney and Rep. [Hilda Solis](/source/Hilda_Solis) coauthored the Green Jobs Act of 2007, which allocated $125 million to green jobs training. The bill was incorporated into the [Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007](/source/Energy_Independence_and_Security_Act_of_2007) and signed into law.[21][24] Tierney was initially opposed to the [Troubled Asset Relief Program](/source/Troubled_Asset_Relief_Program) proposal of 2008, although he ultimately voted for the bill, saying, "The state of panic in the markets compels Congress to act."[21]

The House included several of his proposals in the [Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008](/source/Higher_Education_Act_of_1965#2008_reauthorization), one which prevented states from cutting education funding as federal aid increased, and one which forgave federal loans for students who went into some public service professions.[21] Throughout his career, Tierney has repeatedly introduced a bill called "Clean Money, Clean Elections", which would create a national, publicly financed [clean elections](/source/Clean_elections) system. With little support in Congress, the proposal has been unsuccessful.[21]

Tierney is a supporter of [universal health care](/source/Universal_health_care).[21] In early 2010, Tierney came under fire from some in his district for his support of the [Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act](/source/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act).[25]

On March 6, 2013 Tierney and several House Democrats walked out on a Committee on Education and the Workforce vote, accusing Republican counterparts on the committee of not negotiating "in a bipartisan manner." Tierney has introduced a version of [Elizabeth Warren](/source/Elizabeth_Warren)'s "Bank on Student Loans Fairness Act" into the House, which would reduce federally subsidized education loans to 0.75%, the rate paid by banks.[26]

A February 2012 *Washington Post* report revealed that 33 members of Congress helped direct more than $300 million in earmarks to public projects in close proximity to commercial and residential real estate owned by the lawmakers or their family members.[27] According to the investigation, Tierney has helped direct about $3.5 million toward a 950-space parking garage and commuter rail station in Salem, Mass. The facility will be located roughly 1/4 mile from a commercial building Tierney co-owns.[28]

#### Foreign policy

Tierney was a member of the [House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Government_Reform) and chairman of the [Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs](/source/United_States_House_Oversight_and_Government_Reform_Subcommittee_on_National_Security_and_Foreign_Affairs) during the 110th and 111th Congresses. Tierney introduced the 2007 House legislation that created the [Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan](/source/Commission_on_Wartime_Contracting_in_Iraq_and_Afghanistan) to study government contracting related to the [Afghanistan War](/source/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)) and the [Iraq War](/source/Iraq_War).[21][29] The same year Tierney chaired a congressional hearing over conditions at [Walter Reed Army Medical Center](/source/Walter_Reed_Army_Medical_Center). The center had been criticized in the press for its dilapidated conditions and inadequate care, as well as for prioritizing a "VIP ward" for non-soldiers.[30][31] The House approved Tierney's amendment to direct $75,000,000 to secular school construction in [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan) to compete against [Islamic](/source/Islam) [madrassas](/source/Madrassa).[21][32]

Tierney is a critic of U.S. investment in missile defense, and has called for large budget cuts to the [Missile Defense Agency](/source/Missile_Defense_Agency).[33] He introduced an amendment to redirect $966 million in funding from missile defense systems to other military initiatives. The proposal, opposed by [Armed Services Committee](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services) leaders as "going too far", was rejected in a House vote.[21][34]

## Personal life

Tierney dated Patrice M. (Eremian) Chew of [Marblehead](/source/Marblehead%2C_Massachusetts) throughout his 1996 campaign.[35] They married in a small ceremony in April 1997[36] and now live in Salem, where Patrice works as a jewelry designer.[37] Tierney has three stepchildren from his wife's first marriage.[35]

### Wife's tax fraud conviction

In August 2010, Tierney's wife Patrice's brothers Robert and Daniel Eremian were indicted in federal court for operating an illegal [internet gambling](/source/Internet_gambling) business.[35][38] Robert had allegedly, with Daniel's help, operated the business out of [St. John's](/source/St._John's%2C_Antigua_and_Barbuda), [Antigua and Barbuda](/source/Antigua_and_Barbuda), and funneled a portion of the profits into a [Bank of America](/source/Bank_of_America) account in Massachusetts. In October 2010, Patrice was charged in [U.S. District Court](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts) with four counts of "aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns" by Robert.[35] John Tierney issued a statement announcing his wife's intention to plead guilty, stating that Patrice accepted "full responsibility for being 'willfully blind' to what her brother was doing."[35] Patrice pleaded guilty on October 6, 2010,[39] and on January 13, 2011, was sentenced to 30 days in prison followed by five months of house arrest.[40] The conviction bolstered the campaign of Bill Hudak, Tierney's Republican opponent in the November 2010 election, but Tierney was re-elected.[41][42][43] In June 2012, a federal judge ordered Daniel Eremian to forfeit $7.7 million in assets for his role in the illegal offshore sports betting scheme.[44] Following his sentencing, Daniel Eremian told reporters that the congressman "knew everything that was going on", a charge which Tierney rebutted.[45][46]

## Electoral history

U.S. House, 6th District of Massachusetts (General Election)[13][14][15][47] Year Winning candidate Party Pct Opponent Party Pct Opponent Party Pct 1994 Peter G. Torkildsen (inc.) Republican 50.5% John F. Tierney Democratic 47.4% Benjamin A. Gatchell Independent 2.1% 1996 John F. Tierney Democratic 49.3% Peter G. Torkildsen (inc.) Republican 49.2% Martin J. McNulty Independent 1.6% 1998 John F. Tierney (inc.) Democratic 54.6% Peter G. Torkildsen Republican 42.4% Randal C. Fritz Independent 3.0% 2000 John F. Tierney (inc.) Democratic 71.1% Paul McCarthy Republican 28.9% 2002 John F. Tierney (inc.) Democratic 68.3% Mark C. Smith Republican 31.7% 2004 John F. Tierney (inc.) Democratic 70.0% Stephen P. O'Malley, Jr. Republican 30.0% 2006 John F. Tierney (inc.) Democratic 69.7% Richard W. Barton Republican 30.3% 2008 John F. Tierney (inc.) Democratic 70.5% Richard A. Baker Republican 29.5% 2010 John F. Tierney (inc.) Democratic 56.9% Bill Hudak Republican 43.1% 2012 John F. Tierney (inc.) Democratic 48.2% Richard Tisei Republican 47.2% Daniel Fishman Libertarian 4.6% U.S. House, 6th District of Massachusetts (Democratic Primary)[48][49] Year Candidate Result Opponent Result Opponent Pct Opponent Pct Opponent Pct 2014 Seth Moulton 50.8% John F. Tierney 40.1% Marisa DeFranco 6.1% John Devine 2.1% John Gutta 1.0%

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## External links

- [Biography](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=t000266) at the *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*

- [Financial information (federal office)](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4MA06033) at the [Federal Election Commission](/source/Federal_Election_Commission)

- [Legislation sponsored](https://www.congress.gov/member/john-tierney/1535) at the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress)

- [Profile](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/553) at [Vote Smart](/source/Vote_Smart)

- Tierney, John [Intelligent Reform](http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060206/tierney) *The Nation*, February 6, 2006

- [Appearances](https://www.c-span.org/person/?37546) on [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN)

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Peter G. Torkildsen Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 Succeeded by Seth Moulton U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) Preceded by John Linder as Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative Succeeded by Wayne Gilchrest as Former US Representative

v t e United States representatives from Massachusetts 1st district F. Ames Dexter Goodhue Holten Sedgwick Skinner Sedgwick J. Bacon Eustis Quincy Ward Jr. Mason Gorham Webster Gorham N. Appleton Gorham A. Lawrence Fletcher A. Lawrence Winthrop N. Appleton Winthrop S. Eliot W. Appleton Scudder T. D. Eliot Hall T. D. Eliot Buffington Crapo R. Davis Randall Wright G. Lawrence Treadway Heselton Conte Olver Neal 2nd district Goodhue Foster W. Lyman Sedgwick Ward Sr. W. Lyman Shepard J. Crowninshield Story Pickman W. Reed Pickering Silsbee Barstow B. Crowninshield Choate Phillips Saltonstall D. King Rantoul Fay Crocker Buffington O. Ames Harris Long E. Morse Gillett Churchill Bowles Kaynor Granfield Clason Furcolo Boland Neal McGovern 3rd district Gerry Bourne Coffin S. Lyman Mattoon Cutler Nelson Livermore White Pickering Nelson Varnum Nelson Osgood Cushing A. Abbott Duncan Edmands Damrell C. Adams Thomas A. Rice Twichell Whiting I Pierce Field B. Dean Field Ranney L. Morse J. Andrew Walker J. R. Thayer R. Hoar C. Washburn J. A. Thayer Wilder Paige F. Foss Casey Philbin Drinan Donohue Early Blute McGovern N. Tsongas Trahan 4th district Sedgwick Dearborn G. Thatcher Wadsworth Foster L. Lincoln Sr. Hastings Varnum W. Richardson Dana Stearns Fuller E. Everett Sa. Hoar Parmenter Thompson Palfrey Thompson Sabine Walley Comins A. Rice Hooper Frost J. Abbott L. Morse Collins O'Neil Apsley Weymouth Tirrell Mitchell Wilder Winslow Stobbs P. Holmes Donohue Drinan Frank Kennedy III Auchincloss 5th district Partridge Bourne Freeman L. Williams T. Dwight Ely Mills Lathrop Sibley J. Davis L. Lincoln Jr. Hudson C. Allen W. Appleton Burlingame W. Appleton Hooper Alley Butler Gooch Banks Bowman L. Morse Hayden Banks Sh. Hoar Stevens Knox B. Ames J. Rogers E. Rogers B. Morse Cronin P. Tsongas Shannon Atkins Meehan N. Tsongas Markey Clark 6th district G. Thatcher Leonard J. Reed Sr. J. Smith Taggart S. Allen Locke Kendall Grennell Alvord Baker Ashmun G. Davis Upham T. Davis Alley Gooch Banks Butler Thompson Loring Stone Lovering Lodge Cogswell Moody Gardner Lufkin A.P. Andrew G. Bates W. Bates Harrington Mavroules Torkildsen Tierney Moulton 7th district Leonard Ward Sr. Leonard Bullock Bishop Mitchell Barker Baylies Turner Baylies Hulbert Shaw H. Dwight S. Allen Grennell Briggs J. Rockwell Goodrich Banks Gooch Boutwell Brooks Esty E. Hoar Tarbox Butler W. Russell Stone Cogswell W. Everett Barrett Roberts Phelan Maloney W. Connery L. Connery Lane Macdonald Markey Capuano Pressley 8th district Grout G. Thatcher F. Ames Otis Eustis L. Williams Green Gardner Green J. Reed Jr. Baylies Sampson Hobart Lathrop Bates Calhoun J. Adams Mann Wentworth Knapp Train Baldwin G. Hoar J. M. S. Williams Warren Claflin Candler W Russell C. H. Allen Greenhalge Stevens McCall Deitrick Dallinger H. Thayer Dallinger Healey Goodwin Macdonald O'Neill Kennedy II Capuano Lynch 9th district Varnum Bishop J. Dean Wheaton J. Reed Jr. Folger J. Reed Jr. H. Dwight Briggs Jackson Hastings H. Williams Hale Fowler Little De Witt E. Thayer Bailey A. Walker W. Washburn Crocker G. Hoar W. Rice T. Lyman Ely Burnett Candler G. Williams O'Neil Fitzgerald Conry Keliher Murray Roberts Fuller Underhill Luce R. Russell Luce T. H. Eliot Gifford Nicholson Keith McCormack Hicks Moakley Lynch Keating 10th district Goodhue Sewall Read Hastings Upham J. Allen Brigham Wheaton Morton F Baylies Bailey H. A. S. Dearborn W. Baylies Borden H. Williams Borden Burnell Grinnell Scudder Dickinson Chaffee Delano Dawes Crocker Stevens Seelye Norcross W. Rice J. E. Russell J. Walker McEttrick Atwood Barrows Naphen McNary O'Connell Curley Murray Tague Fitzgerald Tague Douglass Tinkham Herter Curtis Martin Heckler Studds Delahunt Keating 11th district Bradbury Bartlett Cutler Stedman A. Bigelow Brigham B. Adams J. Russell Hobart J. Richardson J. Adams J. Reed Jr. Burnell Goodrich Trafton Dawes Chapin Robinson Whiting II Wallace Coolidge Draper Sprague Powers Sullivan Peters Tinkham Douglass Higgins Flaherty Curley Kennedy O'Neill Burke Donnelly 12th district H. Dearborn I. Parker Lee S. Thatcher Skinner Larned Bidwell Bacon Dewey Hulbert Strong Kendall L. Bigelow Baylies Hodges J. Adams Robinson F. Rockwell Crosby E. Morse Lovering Powers Weeks Curley Gallivan McCormack Keith Studds 13th district Wadsworth Seaver Ruggles Dowse Eustis J. Reed Jr. Randall Simpkins Greene Weeks Mitchell Carter Luce Wigglesworth Burke 14th district G. Thatcher Cutts C. King J. Holmes Lovering E. Foss Harris Gilmore Olney Frothingham Wigglesworth Martin 15th district Wadsworth Ilsley Whitman Widgery Bradbury Whitman Greene Leach Martin Gifford 16th district S. Thatcher Cook Tallman S. Davis Brown Orr Hill Thacher Walsh Gifford 17th district Bruce Chandler Gannett F. Carr Wood J. Carr Wilson Kinsley 18th district Wilson T. Rice J. Parker 19th district J. Parker Conner Gage Cushman 20th district Hubbard Parris E. Lincoln At-large Cobb

v t e Massachusetts's delegation(s) to the 105th–113th United States Congress (ordered by seniority) 105th Senate: ▌T. Kennedy (D) ▌J. Kerry (D) House: ▌J. Moakley (D) ▌E. Markey (D) ▌B. Frank (D) ▌J. Kennedy II (D) ▌R. Neal (D) ▌J. Olver (D) ▌M. Meehan (D) ▌B. Delahunt (D) ▌J. McGovern (D) ▌J. Tierney (D) 106th Senate: ▌T. Kennedy (D) ▌J. Kerry (D) House: ▌J. Moakley (D) ▌E. Markey (D) ▌B. Frank (D) ▌R. Neal (D) ▌J. Olver (D) ▌M. Meehan (D) ▌B. Delahunt (D) ▌J. McGovern (D) ▌J. Tierney (D) ▌M. Capuano (D) 107th Senate: ▌T. Kennedy (D) ▌J. Kerry (D) House: ▌J. Moakley (D) ▌E. Markey (D) ▌B. Frank (D) ▌R. Neal (D) ▌J. Olver (D) ▌M. Meehan (D) ▌B. Delahunt (D) ▌J. McGovern (D) ▌J. Tierney (D) ▌M. Capuano (D) ▌S. Lynch (D) 108th Senate: ▌T. Kennedy (D) ▌J. Kerry (D) House: ▌E. Markey (D) ▌B. Frank (D) ▌R. Neal (D) ▌J. Olver (D) ▌M. Meehan (D) ▌B. Delahunt (D) ▌J. McGovern (D) ▌J. Tierney (D) ▌M. Capuano (D) ▌S. Lynch (D) 109th Senate: ▌T. Kennedy (D) ▌J. Kerry (D) House: ▌E. Markey (D) ▌B. Frank (D) ▌R. Neal (D) ▌J. Olver (D) ▌M. Meehan (D) ▌B. Delahunt (D) ▌J. McGovern (D) ▌J. Tierney (D) ▌M. Capuano (D) ▌S. Lynch (D) 110th Senate: ▌T. Kennedy (D) ▌J. Kerry (D) House: ▌E. Markey (D) ▌B. Frank (D) ▌R. Neal (D) ▌J. Olver (D) ▌M. Meehan (D) ▌B. Delahunt (D) ▌J. McGovern (D) ▌J. Tierney (D) ▌M. Capuano (D) ▌S. Lynch (D) ▌N. Tsongas (D) 111th Senate: ▌T. Kennedy (D) ▌J. Kerry (D) ▌P. Kirk (D) ▌S. Brown (R) House: ▌E. Markey (D) ▌B. Frank (D) ▌R. Neal (D) ▌J. Olver (D) ▌B. Delahunt (D) ▌J. McGovern (D) ▌J. Tierney (D) ▌M. Capuano (D) ▌S. Lynch (D) ▌N. Tsongas (D) 112th Senate: ▌J. Kerry (D) ▌S. Brown (R) House: ▌E. Markey (D) ▌B. Frank (D) ▌R. Neal (D) ▌J. Olver (D) ▌J. McGovern (D) ▌J. Tierney (D) ▌M. Capuano (D) ▌S. Lynch (D) ▌N. Tsongas (D) ▌B. Keating (D) 113th Senate: ▌J. Kerry (D) ▌E. Warren (D) ▌M. Cowan (D) ▌E. Markey (D) House: ▌E. Markey (D) ▌R. Neal (D) ▌J. McGovern (D) ▌J. Tierney (D) ▌M. Capuano (D) ▌S. Lynch (D) ▌N. Tsongas (D) ▌B. Keating (D) ▌J. Kennedy III (D) ▌K. Clark (D)

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