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  Studds, Gerry E.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  1997-01-01  
 
NameGerry E. Studds
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Cohasset, Massachusetts , United States
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Born May 12, 1937
DiedOctober 14, 2006 (69 years)
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Nov 03, 2017 01:37am
Tags Caucasian - Married - Censured - Episcopalian - Gay -
InfoGerry Eastman Studds

Representative from Massachusetts; born in Mineola, Nassau County, N.Y., May 12, 1937; attended the public schools in Cohasset and Derby Academy in Hingham, Mass.; B.A., Yale University, 1959; M.A.T., history, same university, 1961; teacher at St. Paul’s School, Concord, N.H.; foreign service officer, United States Department of State, 1961-1962; member, President Kennedy’s White House staff, 1962-1963; legislative assistant to Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr., 1964; State Coordinator of United States Senator Eugene McCarthy’s presidential primary campaign, 1968; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1997); censured by the Ninety-eighth Congress pursuant to H.Res. 265, passed July 20, 1983; chairman, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (One Hundred Third Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

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Oct 17, 2006 07:00pm General Studds's spouse 1st denied U.S. death benefits because he's gay  Article RP 
Oct 14, 2006 10:05am Obituary Studds, 1st openly gay congressman, dies  Article None Entered 
May 15, 2005 10:00am News Gay Former Congressman Marries in Mass.  Article Ex-New Jerseyan 

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  11/08/1994 MA District 10 Won 68.74% (+37.51%)
  09/20/1994 MA District 10 - D Primary Won 76.45% (+53.04%)
  11/03/1992 MA District 10 Won 60.75% (+36.40%)
  09/15/1992 MA District 10 - D Primary Won 60.52% (+24.53%)
  11/06/1990 MA District 10 Won 53.40% (+6.82%)
  11/08/1988 MA District 10 Won 66.67% (+33.35%)
  11/04/1986 MA District 10 Won 65.11% (+38.63%)
  09/16/1986 MA District 10 - D Primary Won 80.65% (+61.33%)
  11/06/1984 MA District 10 Won 55.70% (+11.42%)
  09/18/1984 MA District 10 - D Primary Won 61.43% (+27.02%)
  11/02/1982 MA District 10 Won 68.72% (+37.43%)
  11/04/1980 MA District 12 Won 73.21% (+46.43%)
  11/07/1978 MA District 12 Won 99.91% (+99.82%)
  11/02/1976 MA District 12 Won 99.96% (+99.92%)
  09/14/1976 MA District 12 - D Primary Won 84.53% (+69.06%)
  11/05/1974 MA District 12 Won 74.79% (+49.57%)
  11/07/1972 MA District 12 Won 50.24% (+0.48%)
  11/03/1970 MA District 12 Lost 49.62% (-0.76%)
  09/15/1970 MA District 12 - D Primary Won 52.10% (+32.12%)
ENDORSEMENTS
MA US President - D Primary - Mar 02, 1976 D Morris K. "Mo" Udall
NH US President - D Primary - Mar 12, 1968 D Eugene J. "Gene" McCarthy