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The real James Shannon, also widely known as Jim hasnt done anything as inpressive as this bloke, but he sounds so bloody boring.... Jim is a 21 year old pot head from Sydney Australia, who likes belittling other people on Wikipedia, among other things== External link == |
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'''James Michael Shannon''' (born [[April 4]] [[1952]]), also known as '''Jim Shannon''', is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[politician]] from [[Massachusetts]]. He served in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from 1979 to 1985, and later as the [[Massachusetts Attorney General]]. |
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Shannon grew up in [[Methuen, Massachusetts]], received his undergraduate degree from [[Johns Hopkins University]] in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], and earned a law degree at the [[George Washington University]] Law School. He was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] in [[U.S. House election, 1978|1978]], and was re-elected in [[U.S. House election, 1980|1980]] and [[U.S. House election, 1982|1982]]. |
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When Democratic Senator [[Paul Tsongas]] announced his retirement from the Senate in 1984, Shannon threw his hat in the ring to succeed him. He was defeated by a very narrow margin in the Democratic primary by [[Lieutenant Governor]] [[John F. Kerry]], who went on to win the seat. Shannon served out the rest of his term in the House, leaving office in January 1985. |
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In [[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1986|1986]], he was elected [[Attorney General of Massachusetts]], serving from 1987 to 1991. He was defeated for re-election in [[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1990|1990]] by [[Scott Harshbarger]] in the Democratic primary. In 2000, Shannon was chosen as a delegate from Massachusetts to [[Democratic National Convention]]. He was elected president and CEO of the NFPA ([[National Fire Protection Association]]) in 2002. |
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== External link == |
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Revision as of 03:41, 5 November 2006
The real James Shannon, also widely known as Jim hasnt done anything as inpressive as this bloke, but he sounds so bloody boring.... Jim is a 21 year old pot head from Sydney Australia, who likes belittling other people on Wikipedia, among other things== External link ==
- United States Congress. "James Shannon (id: S000286)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.