born april american politician current representative massachusetts 3rd congressional district represented massachusetts 5th congressional district district husband served prior elected united_states senate member democratic_party following appointment secretary state widely expected run special election senate seat held husband rest announced endorsement instead family education career born april california mother née artist father colonel engineer survived attack pearl harbor graduated japan father stationed air force base spent year transferred massachusetts graduated bachelor_of_arts religion college moved new_york_city took job social worker earned doctor started female law practice interned arlington virginia presidential candidate summer party met aide republican congressman married paul daughters politician paul served house massachusetts 5th congressional district senate diagnosed non paul resigned congress moved family washington massachusetts care paul underwent treatments seemingly cured disease paul ran democratic_party nomination president came california governor eventual winner bill_clinton paul cancer later returned died pneumonia liver failure january prior election house worked board member community health plan served civic stadium arena commission oversees sites including arena representative appointed head foundation provide education funding children victims september attacks elections resigned serve chancellor ran special election defeated candidates win democratic primary vote initial campaign received endorsements boston_globe sun general election president bill_clinton defeated husband democratic nomination campaigned event remarked congress better place won special election republican vote october female representative massachusetts female representative massachusetts retirement secretary ronald_reagan running unopposed faced republican small businessman wall street currency trader campaign attacked history vice president called stock large corporations defeated vote following census ran election massachusetts 3rd congressional district rematch defeated tenure major issue initial election candidates vote president veto expansion said vote reported uphold veto hours sworn office october voted vote failed achieve necessary thirds majority candidate promised withdraw troops end iraq war bill introduced aimed implementing withdrawal iraq bill died committee women congress including house speaker visited afghanistan oversee war effort returning spoke need involvement women rebuilding government advocate universal health care supports public health insurance option voted affordable care act reconciliation act joined republican led effort repeal sales tax medical device manufacturers passed house democrats voted pro choice received approval rating supporter lgbt rights repeal voted don ask don tell repeal act allows serve openly armed forces following scandal representative massachusetts resignation saying appropriate step election major democratic politician endorse winner called fighter middle class families following president barack_obama designation united_states secretary state speculation run seat husband previously held briefly considered run responded best able serve people massachusetts continuing serve house instead endorsed fellow representative january introduced scenic river study act congress bill amend designate certain segments concerning massachusetts study potential addition discussed river history past pollution problems testimony bill argued study allow work ensure remains great place fishing enjoying outdoors
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