John F. Tierney (born September 18, 1951) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from

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from 1997 to 2015. He is a Democrat who represented the state's , which includes the state's North Shore and Cape Ann. Born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Tierney graduated from

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and

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. He worked in private law and served on the Salem

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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

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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.

Early life, education, and career

John F. Tierney was born September 18, 1951, in

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. 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

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and a local fuel company.Tierney, John F. (2010).
About John
." ''Congressman John Tierney'' (campaign website). Retrieved July 1, 2010.Doris H. Tierney
" Obituary. '' The Salem News''. September 26, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2010. Tierney was one of three children, along with his brother Michael A. and sister Catherine. His father was of Irish descent and his mother was of half French-Canadian and half Irish ancestry. 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

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when he was 8 and soon adopted a paper route.Liscio, David; Edwards, Susan (Fall 2009).. ''Salem Statement'' (

): pp. 24–25. Retrieved July 3, 2010. He later attended Salem High School. When he was young, Tierney campaigned for his uncle, a Peabody ward councilor, and he ascribes his political interest in part to this experience."House of Representatives." ''

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'': p. S4. October 31, 1994.CQ Staff (January 4, 1997). "John F. Tierney, D-Mass (6)." '' CQ Weekly'': p. 66. Tierney attended

, majoring in

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. While in college he performed work study, 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

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, receiving an

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. While working as a law office clerk and a State House janitor, Tierney attended

. Tierney graduated with a

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in 1976, and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar. Tierney worked as a solo practitioner until 1981, when he became a partner at the North Shore community

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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.Alston, Farnsworth; Carter, Mary Ann; Randolph, Sarah (eds.) (2009). "Tierney, John F." '' Congressional Directory for the 111th Congress (2009–2010)''. Washington:

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. p. 129. .

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

Tierney first ran for Congress in 1994 against one-term Republican incumbent Peter G. Torkildsen, having won a competitive Democratic primary with a plurality of 33.8 percent. He ran on a platform promoting a stronger federal focus on drug abuse, federal aid to promote after-school programs, consideration of

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ing for

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, and

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."Primary choices for Congress." ''

'': p. A18. September 12, 1994. 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%. Tierney successfully ran for Congress in 1996, defeating Torkildsen by a narrow margin and increasing his margin in a 1998 rematch. Over the next five elections, Tierney won with over 68% of the vote. In

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, 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. In his 2012 race for re-election, Tierney faced former

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and 2010 nominee for

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Richard Tisei. Tisei, who is openly gay, was endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans. He was also endorsed by ''The Rainbow Times'', a

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-based

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newspaper. Gay Democratic Congressman

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endorsed Tierney, likening gay Republicans to Uncle Tom. Tierney narrowly won re-election on November 6, 2012, with 48% of the vote to Tisei's 47%. Tierney ran for re-election against four challengers for the Democratic nomination in 2014. With 27 percent of precincts reporting, Tierney trailed Seth Moulton 51 percent to 40 percent and conceded.

Tenure

Tierney, described as "an unwavering liberal" by '' CQ's Politics in America'', has consistently high approval ratings from Democratic and liberal interest groups such as

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, and low approval ratings from conservative groups such as the

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. His votes have been closely aligned with the other Democratic representatives from his state. Described as "a favorite of the House Democratic leadership,"Allen, Jonathan (September 14, 2009).
Tierney a no-go for Kennedy's Massachusetts seat
." ''The Eye''.

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. Retrieved September 12, 2010. he maintains a close relationship with former House Speaker

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; her daughter Christine Pelosi served as his

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from 2001 to 2005. Tierney was speculated as a candidate to succeed United States Senator

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in a

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after Kennedy's death in 2009, but he decided not to run. In 2010 Washington paper '' The Hill'' published a speculation that Tierney, with a $1.3 million war chest, was a likely candidate to run against Kennedy's successor Scott Brown in the 2012 election. Tierney later stated that he would not contest the Senate seat and would instead seek a ninth term as Congressman.

Domestic policy

Tierney and Rep. Hilda Solis coauthored the Green Jobs Act of 2007, which allocated $125 million to green jobs training. The bill was incorporated into the

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and signed into law. Tierney was initially opposed to the

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proposal of 2008, although he ultimately voted for the bill, saying, "The state of panic in the markets compels Congress to act." The House included several of his proposals in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, 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.McCutcheon, Chuck, and Lyons, Christina L. (eds.) (2009). "Tierney, John F., D-Mass." '' CQ's Politics in America 2010: The 111th Congress''. Washington:

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. pp. 496–497. . Throughout his career, Tierney has repeatedly introduced a bill called "Clean Money, Clean Elections", which would create a national, publicly financed

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system. With little support in Congress, the proposal has been unsuccessful. Tierney is a supporter of

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. In early 2010, Tierney came under fire from some in his district for his support of the

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. 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

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'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. 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. 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.

Foreign policy

Tierney was a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and chairman of the 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 to study government contracting related to the

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and the

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. The same year Tierney chaired a congressional hearing over conditions at

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. 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. The House approved Tierney's amendment to direct $75,000,000 to secular school construction in

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to compete against

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ic madrassas. Tierney is a critic of U.S. investment in missile defense, and has called for large budget cuts to the

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. 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 leaders as "going too far", was rejected in a House vote.

Personal life

Tierney dated Patrice M. (Eremian) Chew of Marblehead throughout his 1996 campaign.Murphy, Shelley; Viser, Matt (October 5, 2010).
Congressman Tierney's wife to plead guilty to tax charges
" ''The Boston Globe''. Retrieved October 5, 2010. They married in a small ceremony in April 1997 and now live in Salem, where Patrice works as a jewelry designer. Tierney has three stepchildren from his wife's first marriage. In June 2000, Tierney's stepson John Chew was arrested when about 25 grams (0.9 oz) of

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and $1,000 in cash were found in his Marblehead apartment.Richardson, Franci (June 6, 2000). "Tierney's stepson nabbed on drug charge." ''

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''.

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 business. Robert had allegedly, with Daniel's help, operated the business out of St. John's,

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, and funneled a portion of the profits into a

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account in Massachusetts. In October 2010, Patrice was charged in

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with four counts of "aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns" by Robert. 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." Patrice pleaded guilty on October 6, 2010, and on January 13, 2011, was sentenced to 30 days in prison followed by five months of house arrest. The conviction bolstered the campaign of Bill Hudak, Tierney's Republican opponent in the November 2010 election, but Tierney was re-elected. 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. Following his sentencing, Daniel Eremian told reporters that the congressman "knew everything that was going on", a charge which Tierney rebutted.

Electoral history

, - , colspan=10 , , - !Year !Winning candidate !Party !Pct !Opponent !Party !Pct !Opponent !Party !Pct , - ,

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, , Peter G. Torkildsen (inc.) , , Republican , , 50.5% , , John F. Tierney , , Democratic , , 47.4% , , Benjamin A. Gatchell , ,

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, , 2.1% , - ,

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

, , John F. Tierney , , Democratic , , 49.3% , , Peter G. Torkildsen (inc.) , , Republican , , 49.2% , , Martin J. McNulty , , Independent , , 1.6% , - ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, , John F. Tierney (inc.) , , Democratic , , 54.6% , , Peter G. Torkildsen , , Republican , , 42.4% , , Randal C. Fritz , , Independent , , 3.0% , - ,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

, , John F. Tierney (inc.) , , Democratic , , 71.1% , , Paul McCarthy , , Republican , , 28.9% , , , , - ,

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

, , John F. Tierney (inc.) , , Democratic , , 68.3% , , Mark C. Smith , , Republican , , 31.7% , , , , - ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, , John F. Tierney (inc.) , , Democratic , , 70.0% , , Stephen P. O'Malley, Jr. , , Republican , , 30.0% , , , , - ,

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, , John F. Tierney (inc.) , , Democratic , , 69.7% , , Richard W. Barton , , Republican , , 30.3% , , , , - ,

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, , John F. Tierney (inc.) , , Democratic , , 70.5% , , Richard A. Baker , , Republican , , 29.5% , , , , - ,

, , John F. Tierney (inc.) , , Democratic , , 56.9% , , Bill Hudak , , Republican , , 43.1% , , , , - ,

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, , John F. Tierney (inc.) , , Democratic , , 48.2% , , Richard Tisei , , Republican , , 47.2% , , Daniel Fishman , ,

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, , 4.6% , - , colspan=10 , , - !Year !Candidate !Result !Opponent !Result !Opponent !Pct !Opponent !Pct !Opponent !Pct , - , style="text-align: left;" ,

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, style="background:#ccf;", Seth Moulton , style="background:#ccf;", 50.8% , style="background:#ccf;", John F. Tierney , style="background:#ccf;", 40.1% , style="background:#ccf;", Marisa DeFranco , style="background:#ccf;", 6.1% , style="background:#ccf;", John Devine , style="background:#ccf;", 2.1% , style="background:#ccf;", John Gutta , style="background:#ccf;", 1.0% , -

References

External links

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