James Francis McNulty Jr. (October 18, 1925 – June 30, 2009) was a one-term congressman and

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hailing from the Democratic party. He served as the U.S. representative from Arizona's 5th congressional district. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended college at the

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where he was a member of

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fraternity. He served in the Arizona State Senate from 1969 to 1975. He defeated

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by around 1600 votes when the 5th District was created. However, two years later, Kolbe unseated McNulty in a rematch, largely due to the district running about 60 percent for

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. McNulty resided in

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with his wife Jacqui until his death on June 30, 2009. He had retired from law practice in 2000.

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