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  Gray III, William H.
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NameWilliam H. Gray III
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States
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Born August 20, 1941
DiedJuly 01, 2013 (71 years)
Contributoreddy 9_99
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May 25, 2016 03:22pm
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Info born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., August 20, 1941; attended the public schools; graduated from Simon Gratz High School, Philadelphia, Pa., 1959; B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., 1963; M.Div., Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, N.J., 1966; Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey, 1970; minister in Montclair, N.J., and Philadelphia, Pa., 1963 to present; taught at St. Peter�s College, Jersey City, N.J., 1970-1974, Jersey City State College, 1968-1969, Rutgers University, 1971, and Montclair (N.J.) State College, 1970-1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1979, until his resignation September 11, 1991; chairman, Committee on the Budget (Ninety-ninth and One Hundredth Congresses); majority whip (One Hundred First and One Hundred Second Congresses); president, United Negro College Fund; special adviser to the President and secretary of state for Haitian affairs, 1994; is a resident of Philadelphia, Pa.



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  12/01/1990 US House Majority Whip Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1990 PA District 2 Won 92.10% (+84.19%)
  06/14/1989 US House Majority Whip Won 51.34% (+14.18%)
  01/01/1989 Democratic Caucus Chair Won 56.37% (+25.48%)
  11/08/1988 PA District 2 Won 93.71% (+87.43%)
  11/04/1986 PA District 2 Won 98.39% (+96.79%)
  05/20/1986 PA District 02 - D Primary Won 96.86% (+93.73%)
  11/06/1984 PA District 2 Won 91.01% (+82.73%)
  04/10/1984 PA District 2 - D Primary Won 84.24% (+68.49%)
  11/02/1982 PA District 2 Won 76.10% (+53.91%)
  05/18/1982 PA District 02 - D Primary Won 87.87% (+75.73%)
  11/04/1980 PA District 2 Won 96.42% (+94.60%)
  11/07/1978 PA District 2 Won 81.97% (+66.03%)
  05/16/1978 PA District 2 - D Primary Won 58.09% (+18.54%)
  04/27/1976 PA District 2 - D Primary Lost 47.22% (-0.59%)
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