James T. Walsh

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Jim Walsh

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 25th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 1993–
Preceded by	Sherwood Boehlert
Succeeded by	incumbent

Born	June 19, 1947 (age 59) Syracuse, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse	DeDe Walsh
Religion	Roman Catholic

James Thomas "Jim" Walsh (born June 19, 1947) is an American politician from New York State, currently representing the state's 25th Congressional District (map) in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican.

Walsh was born in Syracuse, New York and he graduated from St. Bonaventure University. Walsh served in the Peace Corps in Nepal 1970–72. Walsh was elected to the Syracuse common council. Walsh ran as a Republican and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988. Walsh has been re-elected without difficulty, except for in 1996 when he was challenged by Cortland attorney Marty Mack and only won by a 55%-45% margin, and in 2006 when he was challenged by Democrat Dan Maffei winning by a 51-49% margin.

Mr. Walsh's father, William F. Walsh, served as Mayor of Syracuse 1961–69 and represented Central New York and the Finger Lakes region in the U.S. House of Representatives 1973–78.

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In June of 2003, The Center of Excellence in Environmental Systems (an industry group) presented Congressman Walsh with the Syracuse University Willis H. Carrier Award. This award serves to honor Walsh for his years of service and commitment to protecting the environment and for helping to foster an economic hub for environmental technology through his financial support of the Center of Excellence in Environmental Systems (CoE-ES) and the New York Indoor Environmental Quality Center (NYIEQ). Walsh is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership and Republicans for Environmental Protection. Walsh has also been known to support rainforest conversation, although whether this is for environmental protection or for, in his words, "them fine Native honeys," is anybody's guess.

He is a firm supporter of the Destiny USA project in Syracuse.

Walsh has been considered a key player in the sustaining of Syracuse University. Walsh has helped get funding for many projects run by SU, including Chancellor Nancy Cantor's Connective Corridor project.

Walsh has voted for a constitutional definition of marriage.^{[citation needed]} He also voted for erecting a fence between Mexico and the USA.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 2008 Election

As of March 7th, 2007, Congressman Walsh has endorsed Rudy Giuliani's bid for President. On this, Walsh said the following: “I know what Rudy Giuliani can do. I was proud to work with Rudy while he was Mayor and I’ve seen the direct results of his actions and his demands for accountability and high standards. When times are tough, he’s the leader you want, and I’m proud to support him for President.”

[edit] External links

U.S. Congressman James T. Walsh official House site
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Federal Election Commission - James T Walsh campaign finance reports and data
On the Issues - Jim Walsh issue positions and quotes
OpenSecrets.org - James T. Walsh campaign contributions
Project Vote Smart - Representative James T. 'Jim' Walsh (NY) profile
SourceWatch Congresspedia - Jim Walsh profile
Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: James T. Walsh voting record

Preceded by George C. Wortley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 27th congressional district 1989-1993	Succeeded by Bill Paxon
Preceded by Sherwood Boehlert	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 25th congressional district 1993 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent