John Murtha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Murtha

American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1932

Place of Birth: New Martinsville, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 08-Feb-2010

Profession: politician, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About John Murtha

  • John Patrick Murtha Jr.
  • (; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  • Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010.
  • He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A former Marine Corps officer, Murtha was the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the U.S.
  • House of Representatives.
  • A member of the Pennsylvania House from 1969 to 1974, he narrowly won a special election to Congress in 1974 and was successively reelected every two years until his death.
  • In the first decade of the 21st century, Murtha had been best known for his calls for a withdrawal of American forces in Iraq, as well as questions about his ethics.In 2006, after the Democrats won control of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections he made a failed bid to be elected House Majority Leader during the 110th Congress (2007–2009) with the support of the new House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi.
  • He lost to Steny Hoyer of Maryland.
  • After the Republicans' defeat to the Democratic Majority in 2006 Murtha re-assumed his chairmanship of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.
  • He had previously chaired this subcommittee from 1989 to 1995 and served as its ranking member from 1995 to 2007.

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