Eric James Joseph Massa (born September 16, 1959) is a former American politician who served as a U.S.
Representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York.
A Democrat, he served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in March 2010.
Massa resigned during a pending House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.
Massa identified his declining health and the ongoing ethics investigation as the reasons for his resignation; however, he later said that there was a conspiracy "to oust him because he had voted against overhauling health care."It was reported in 2017 that Congress had paid nearly $100,000 to settle the harassment claims made by two male staffers against Massa.