James T. Walsh
Encyclopedia : J : JA : JAM : James T. Walsh
Walsh was born in Syracuse, New York and he graduated from St. Bonaventure University. Walsh was elected to the Syracuse common council. Walsh ran as a Republican and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988. Walsh has been re-elected without difficulty, except for in 1996 when he was challenged by Cortland attorney Marty Mack and only won by a 55%-45% margin.
Walsh received an "F" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 [Congressional Scorecard] on middle-class issues.
Walsh is a member of The Republican Main Street Partnership and supports embryonic stem cell research. He is also a member of Republicans For Environmental Protection
In 2006 he is running for re-election against Democratic opponent Dan Maffei.
External links
| New York Congressional Delegation currently serving in the United States Congress | |
|---|---|
| Senators : | Charles E. Schumer (D), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) |
| Representative(s) : | Timothy H. Bishop (D), Steve Israel (D), Peter T. King (R), Carolyn McCarthy (D), Gary L. Ackerman (D), Gregory W. Meeks (D), Joseph Crowley (D), Jerrold Nadler (D), Anthony D. Weiner (D), Edolphus Towns (D), Major R. Owens (D), Nydia Velázquez (D), Vito Fossella (R), Carolyn B. Maloney (D), Charles B. Rangel (D), José Serrano (D), Eliot L. Engel (D), Nita M. Lowey (D), Sue W. Kelly (R), John E. Sweeney (R), Michael R. McNulty (D), Maurice D. Hinchey (D), John M. McHugh (R), Sherwood Boehlert (R), James T. Walsh (R), Thomas M. Reynolds (R), Brian Higgins (D), Louise Slaughter (D), Randy Kuhl (R) |
|
Current Delegation: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY | AS DC GU PR VI | |
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.