John F. Tierney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John F. Tierney

former representative for Massachusetts's 6th congressional district

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1951

Place of Birth: Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About John F. Tierney

  • John F.
  • Tierney (born September 18, 1951) is an American politician who served as a U.S.
  • Representative from Massachusetts from 1997 to 2015.
  • He is a Democrat who represented the state's 6th district, which includes the state's North Shore and Cape Ann.
  • Born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Tierney graduated from Salem State College and Suffolk University Law School.
  • He worked in private law and served on the Salem Chamber of Commerce from 1976 to 1997.
  • Tierney first ran for the House of Representatives in 1994 against Republican incumbent Peter G.
  • Torkildsen, losing by a small margin.
  • He defeated Torkildsen in a rematch in 1996. A liberal member of Congress, Tierney voted along with other Democratic Representatives from Massachusetts.
  • He sat on the House Committee on Education and Labor, where his priorities included green energy and increased college access.
  • He co-authored several pieces of legislation, including the Green Jobs Act of 2007 and the College Affordability and Accountability Act of 2008.
  • He is the former chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, where he helped establish the 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 in 2010, narrowly defeating his Republican opponent in 2012.
  • In the 2014 election, he lost the Democratic primary to Seth Moulton, who went on to hold the seat in the general election.
  • In February 2016, Tierney was appointed the executive director of the Council for a Livable World and the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, the council's affiliated education and research organization.

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