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John F. Tierney (born September 18, 1951) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 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 Salem State College and Suffolk University Law School. He worked in private law and served on the Salem Chamber of Commerce (1976-97). Tierney first ran for the House of Representatives in 1994 against Republican incumbent Peter G. Torkildsen, losing by a small margin; but he defeated Torkildsen in the subsequent election and was sworn in as a U.S. representative in 1997. 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 1996 to 2012, Tierney won re-election in each election cycle. He faced a tougher challenge after his wife Patrice was convicted of felony tax fraud in 2010. In 2014, he lost the Democratic nomination to Seth Moulton, who went on to win the seat in the general election.〔 ==Early life, education, and career== John F. Tierney was born September 18, 1951, in Salem, Massachusetts. 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 Nabisco 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.〔http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Ebattle/reps/tierney.htm〕 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 caddy when he was 8 and soon adopted a paper route.〔Liscio, David; Edwards, Susan (Fall 2009). . ''Salem Statement'' (Salem State College): 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." ''The Boston Globe'': p. S4. October 31, 1994.〕〔CQ Staff (January 4, 1997). "John F. Tierney, D-Mass (6)." ''CQ Weekly'': p. 66.〕 Tierney attended Salem State College, majoring in political science. 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 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 commencement address, receiving an honorary degree.〔 While working as a law office clerk and a State House janitor, Tierney attended Suffolk University Law School.〔 Tierney graduated with a Juris Doctor 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 law firm 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: Government Printing Office. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-16-083727-2.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John F. Tierney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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