Jack Quinn (politics)
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John Francis "Jack" Quinn (born April 13, 1951) is a politician from the State of New York.
Quinn was born in Buffalo, New York and he graduated from Siena College. Quinn was a teacher and then he served on the Hamburg, New York town council, followed by a stint as town supervisor. After the retirement of Congressman Henry Nowak, Quinn was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican in 1992, representing most of Buffalo and suburban Erie County. His 1992 election was an upset over Democratic Erie County Executive Dennis Gorski. He was reelected five times, all by surprisingly large margins for such a heavily Democratic district.
Quinn had a moderate voting record and had close ties to organized labor, something not common with most Republicans. Despite a close relationship with Bill Clinton, he reportedly voted for three articles of impeachment. There have been several suggestions that the House leadership pressured him into doing so, which were personally denied by Mr. Quinn in a 1999 article in the Washington Post. It has been reported that Clinton's visit to Buffalo after his 1999 State of the Union Address was in response to Quinn's vote.
During his tenure in Congress, Quinn was an active member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and worked closely with organized labor. He also served as Chairman of the Railroads Subcommittee. Quinn was active on constituent issues during his tenure.
During the 2002 redistricting process, one map had Quinn thrown into a district with a longtime friend, Democrat John LaFalce. However, he ended up with a district encompassed many parts of his old district and added Chautauqua County. The new district was only slightly less Democratic than his previous district; Al Gore would have defeated George W. Bush under the new district boundaries. On April 26, 2004, Quinn announced he wouldn't seek re-election. After leaving Congress, Quinn joined the lobbying firm Cassidy and Associates.
On November 2, 2004, Quinn's son, Jack Quinn III was elected to the New York State Assembly.
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| Preceded by Louise Slaughter |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 30th congressional district 1993–2003 |
Succeeded by District 30 eliminated after the 2000 Census |
| Preceded by Thomas M. Reynolds |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 27th congressional district 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Brian Higgins |
