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John Tierney, Democrat

Current office: U.S. House

Birth place: Salem, MA (09/18/1951)
Home city: Salem, MA

Education: JD, Suffolk University School of Law, 1976 BA, Political Science, Salem State College, 1973.

Profession: Attorney, Tierney, Kalis and Lucas Town Counsel, Essex.

Political: Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1997-present Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1994 Candidate, Massachusetts Senate, 1976.

Membership: Democratic Steering Committee Democratic Study Group National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Trustee, Salem State College, 1992-1997 Member/President, Salem Chamber of Commerce, 1976-1996 Federal District Court of Boston Bars Member Board of Directors, Local Day Care Center Massachusetts State Bar Member Board of Directors, Salem State College Alumni Association United States Supreme Court Bar.

First elected: 11/05/1996
Last elected: 11/04/2008
Next election: 2008

Family: Wife: Patrice.


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Tierney makes case for health-care reform

Quincy Patriot Ledger State News 8.5.09 6:21 PM | Health-care reform will cost about $290 billion over 10 years according to bills pending in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. John Tierney, D-Salem, said during an...
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Lowell pols know all about beer diplomacy

Lowell Sun 8.4.09 11:36 AM | Sun staff report THE WHITE HOUSE "beer summit" among President Barack Obama, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley garnered a lot of attention last week,...
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Lowell pols know all about beer diplomacy

Lowell Sun 8.2.09 6:36 AM | Sun staff report THE WHITE HOUSE "beer summit" among President Barack Obama, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley garnered a lot of attention last week,...
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Rank and files

Boston Globe 7.25.09 1:17 AM | The last time I learned something from a data-slinging website, it was my delightful sojourn with opensecrets.org. That allowed me to spy on my neighbors' political donations, down to the last...
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Out of jail, former Rep may run for Congress again

The Hill 7.13.09 2:30 PM | Former Rep. Frank Ballance (D-N.C.), who completed a nearly four-year federal prison sentence last month, was honored over the weekend at...
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Issa wants lie detector tests for CIA briefings

The Hill 7.9.09 3:01 PM | A leading Republican said lawmakers should be forced to take lie detector tests before receiving classified briefings, as debate intensified over lying...
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Mass. governor heading to DC for stimulus hearing

Boston Globe 7.7.09 1:11 AM | Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is heading to Washington to testify before Congress on the federal stimulus program and attend two fundraisers for his 2010 re-election campaign.
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Barney Frank racks up air miles

Boston Herald 6.19.09 11:31 PM | U.S. Rep. Barney Frank is tops among frequent-flying Washington, D.C., lawmakers when it comes to special-interest-funded junkets, having flown the friendly skies 92 times...
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Intelligence panel Dems huddle with Pelosi

The Hill 4.28.09 2:02 PM | Democrats huddled with Nancy Pelosi Tuesday night as Republicans turned up the pressure on whether Democrats had objected to interrogation policies deemed...
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Green coming to a job posting near you

North Andover Eagle Tribune 4.20.09 12:23 AM | Anybody searching for a job may want to think green. As people around the Merrimack Valley celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, the word "green" has become more than a catch phrase. Green now refers...
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