Chris Carney

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Christopher Carney

United States Representative from Pennsylvania's 10th district
In office Term Starts January 2007
Preceded by	Don Sherwood
Succeeded by	Incumbent

Born	March 2, 1959 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jennifer Carney
Religion	Roman Catholic

Christopher P. "Chris" Carney (born March 2, 1959) is Congressman-elect for the United States House of Representatives, representing the 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. Carney is also an associate professor of political science at Penn State Worthington-Scranton, where he has taught since 1992.

He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their five children in Dimock Township, Susquehanna County in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

1 Military service
- 1.1 The Naval Reserve
2 2006 congressional campaign
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Military service

[edit] The Naval Reserve

A Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve, Carney served multiple tours overseas and was activated for operations Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle. He was direct commissioned as an Ensign in 1995. He served as Senior Terrorism and Intelligence Advisor at the Pentagon.

He is the recipient of the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, three joint Service Achievement Medals, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. His awards also include the Naval Rifle Marksman ribbon and the Naval Pistol Expert Medal.

[edit] 2006 congressional campaign

Main article: Pennsylvania 10th congressional district election, 2006

Carney was considered an underdog in this Republican-leaning district against popular GOP incumbent Don Sherwood. However, revelations of Sherwood's five-year-long extramarital affair, along with allegations of abuse, is believed to have played a major role in Carney's victory. Also important in Carney's win was the help he received from the almost 30 labor unions that endorsed his candidacy. [1]

Carney took moderate positions during his campaign. For example, while opposing proposals to privatize Social Security, he said he is open to the idea of adding private accounts in addition to (not at the expense of) traditional defined benefits. [2] [3] [4]. He supports federal investment in stem cell research [5], and is an advocate of universal healthcare [6]. He is a gun and sportsman's rights advocate, does not favor abortion (but supports family planning and "comprehensive reproductive healthcare"), and opposes gay marriage (but supports equal legal rights for all Americans) [7]. He supports estate tax reduction. [8] [9]

During the campaign, Carney raised money with a wide-variety of supporters including Sen. Barack Obama, Sen Joe Biden [10], Rep. Jay Inslee [11], Rep. Jack Murtha [12], and Richard Perle, a leading Bush Administration advocate of war with Iraq who more recently has criticized the decision to go to war [13]. Douglas Feith, another Pentagon hawk, congratulated Carney on Election Night.[14]

Carney did made change of direction in Iraq policy a cornerstone of his campaign, often choosing to decry the Bush Administration's failure to properly support the military or to properly plan for the war. [15] However, Carney is not enthusiastic about investigations of pre-war intelligence. “The more energy spent on answering Congressional investigations, the less time will be spent on winning the war,” he said.[16]

[edit] See also

Veterans for a Secure America

[edit] External links

Political offices
Preceded by Don Sherwood	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district 2007-Present	Succeeded by Incumbent