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| − | '''Eric J.J. Massa''' (born September 16, 1959 in Charleston, South Carolina) is the former U.S. Representative from [[New York]]'s 29th congressional district and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. After serving one | + | '''Eric J.J. Massa''' (born September 16, 1959 in Charleston, South Carolina) is the former U.S. Representative from [[New York]]'s 29th congressional district and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. After serving one term, he announced he would resign amid allegations that he sexually harassed a male staffer, also citing health concerns as a reason for his resignation. Massa has since said that Democratic leaders forced him to resign after concern that he would vote against the health care bill. <ref>http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/massa-says-health-care-stand-contributed-to-his-resignation/</ref>However, Massa voted against the original legislation. In August 2009 he caused controversy when he said that "I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful." <ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/watercooler/2009/aug/16/video-rep-massa-i-will-vote-against-interests-my-d/</ref> |
Massa served on the Agriculture Committee, Armed Services Committee, and Homeland Security Committee. | Massa served on the Agriculture Committee, Armed Services Committee, and Homeland Security Committee. | ||
Revision as of 12:21, March 9, 2010
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| U.S. Representative from New York's 29th Congressional District From: January 3, 2009 - March 8, 2010 | |||
| Predecessor | Randy Kuhl | ||
| Successor | TBD | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Beverly Massa | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||
Eric J.J. Massa (born September 16, 1959 in Charleston, South Carolina) is the former U.S. Representative from New York's 29th congressional district and a member of the Democratic Party. After serving one term, he announced he would resign amid allegations that he sexually harassed a male staffer, also citing health concerns as a reason for his resignation. Massa has since said that Democratic leaders forced him to resign after concern that he would vote against the health care bill. [1]However, Massa voted against the original legislation. In August 2009 he caused controversy when he said that "I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful." [2]
Massa served on the Agriculture Committee, Armed Services Committee, and Homeland Security Committee.