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John Sweeney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 20th district
In office 1999–2007
Preceded by	Gerald B. H. Solomon
Succeeded by	Kirsten Gillibrand
Born	August 9, 1955(1955-08-09) Troy, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Gaia Sweeney
Religion	Roman Catholic

John E. Sweeney (born August 9, 1955) is a politician from the U.S. state of New York. A Republican, he represented New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 1999 to January 2007. He was defeated for reelection in November 2006 by Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... This article is about the state. ... The 20th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern New York. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Gerald B. H. Solomon Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (August 14, 1930 – October 26, 2001) was a New York Republican politician. ... Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand (born December 9, 1966) is a Democratic politician, elected on November 7, 2006, to represent New Yorks 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... This article is about the state. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... The 20th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in eastern New York. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand (born December 9, 1966) is a Democratic politician, elected on November 7, 2006, to represent New Yorks 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. ...

Early life and education

Sweeney was born in Troy, New York. He graduated from Troy's Lansingburgh High School in 1973. He received an associate's degree from Hudson Valley Community College in 1978 and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice from the Sage College of Albany in 1981. In 1991, he received a J.D. from Western New England College School of Law. Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ... Hudson Valley Community College, a SUNY associated two-year college, is located in Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. ... The Sage Colleges are three educational instituations in New York founded by Russell Sage. ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... Western New England College is a private, independent, coeducational college founded in 1919. ...

New York politics

Sweeney was the Executive Director & Chief Counsel of the New York Republican Party from 1992 to 1995, and New York State Commissioner of Labor under Governor George Pataki from 1995 to 1997. George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 57th Governor of New York serving from January 1995 until January 1, 2007. ...

Congressional career

Election to the U.S. House of Representatives

Sweeney was elected to the House in 1998, winning with 55 percent of the vote over Democrat Jean Bordewich. The seat became open when veteran Republican Representative Gerald B. H. Solomon retired. Solomon endorsed Sweeney as his successor and campaigned vigorously for him^[1] even though Sweeney is considerably more moderate than Solomon. Gerald B. H. Solomon Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (August 14, 1930 – October 26, 2001) was a New York Republican politician. ...

Prior to the election, Sweeney moved from Cohoes, which is outside the district, to Speigletown, to run for the seat.^[2] He later moved to Clifton Park. Cohoes is a city located at the northeast corner Albany County, New York, USA. It is called the Spindle City because of the importance of textile production to its growth. ... Clifton Park is a town in Saratoga County, New York, USA. The population was 32,995 at the 2000 census. ...

Re-elections

In 2000, Sweeney defeated Democrat Kenneth McCallion, receiving 68 percent of the vote. In 2002, he defeated Frank Stoppenbach, getting 73 percent of the vote. In 2004, he defeated Doris F. Kelly, receiving 66 percent of the vote.

Political positions and actions

Sweeney is classified as a Libertarian Conservative by the non-partisan group On The Issues.^[3] Libertarian Conservatives are traditional based conservatives who have a strong belief in federalism, the first amendment, strong support for individual rights. ...

In late 2006, he attempted to distance himself from his record of supporting the Bush Administration.^[4] He votes in support of the positions of the Christian Coalition 69% of the time. The Bush administration includes President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, Bushs Cabinet, and other select officials and advisors. ... This article is about the organization presently operating in the United States. ...

Sweeney opposes gun control. He has voted for prayer in public schools on numerous occasions and the National Education Association gives him only an 18% approval rating.^[3] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Gun politics. ... The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States, representing many of the countrys teachers along with other school personnel. ...

Sweeney strongly supports escalations to the "War on Drugs". He sponsored legislations that would create mandatory drug testing for all federal employees, and legislations that would ban all research pertaining to legalization of drugs. [4] He consistently voted to use federal agents to arrest, prosecute, and imprison medical marijuana patients in states where voters or legislators have extended protections to patients.^[5] Escalation is the phenomenon of something getting worse step by step, for example a quarrel, or, notably, military presence and nuclear armament during the Cold War. ... Massive mark-ups for drugs, areas/drugs/index. ... Drug testing is a subject of a lot of controversy. ... Legalization is the process of removing a legal prohibition against something which is currently illegal. ... Cannabis sativa extract. ...

Sweeney supported human embryonic stem cell research. He voted for allowing federal funding for international abortion groups, but has also voted against similar funding.^[6] Mouse embryonic stem cells. ...

Sweeney voted for making it a federal crime to transport minors across state lines for an abortion. His record is 90% anti-abortion.^[3]

He opposed the Federal Marriage Amendment, but supported a ban on adoptions by gays or other individuals who are not related by blood or marriage (HR 2587). The United States Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman. ... Legal status of gay adoption in Europe (map needs to be changed; UK, Norway, Iceland see text). ...

On economic matters, Sweeney supported free trade and tax cuts, as well as social security privatization. Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... Social security primarily refers to social welfare service concerned with social protection, or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Sweeney opposed environmental protections and was given a "D" grade by EANY for opposing GE dredging of PCB aka Polychlorinated biphenyl from the Hudson River.^[3][7] Ge may refer to: Gê, a group of indigenous Brazilian tribes and their Ge languages Ge (Cyrillic) (Г, г), a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet Ge with upturn (Ґ, ґ), a letter of the Ukrainian alphabet Nikolai Ge, a Russian painter Gē, an ancient Chinese dagger-axe Ge (genus), a genus of butterflies Also... “PCB” redirects here. ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and...

In 2001, Sweeney voted against a bill that would require increasing average fuel efficiency standards and offer incentives for alternative fuel vehicles. (Bill HR 4). Fuel efficiency, in its basic sense, is the same as thermal efficiency, meaning the efficiency of a process that converts energy contained in a carrier fuel into energy or work. ... The definition of alternative fuel varies according to the context of its usage. ...

Sweeney received an "F" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle class issues. The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy is a non-partisan, non-profit policy institute founded during the civil rights movement. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ...

Campaign contributions

According to EMILY's List, Sweeney has taken more campaign contributions from special interests than any other of New York's 29 Representatives.^[8] EMILYs List is a political action committee (PAC) in the United States that aims to help elect pro-choice Democratic women to office. ...

Sweeney was also the seventh largest recipient of contributions from lobbyists out of all 435 House representatives in the 2006 election cycle. [5]

2006 re-election campaign loss

Main article: New York 20th congressional district election, 2006

In August 2006, Sweeney's allies filed successfully against signatures on Libertarian opponent Eric Sundwall's ballot petitions, resulting in Sundwall's name being removed from the general election ballot. The New York 20th congressional district election for the 110th Congress was held on November 7, 2006. ... The Libertarian Party is an American political party founded on Dec. ...

Sweeney lost the general election on November 7, 2006 to Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand with 47% of the vote. is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kirsten Rutnik Gillibrand (born December 9, 1966) is a Democratic politician, elected on November 7, 2006, to represent New Yorks 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. ...

Controversies

In September 2006, the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a left-leaning think tank, released its second annual report on members of Congress with ethics issues, titled "Beyond DeLay: The 20 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and five to watch)". Sweeney was one of the 20. The organization said "His ethics issues stem from a ski trip to New York, the exchange of legislative assistance for campaign contributions and the hiring of his wife as a campaign fundraiser"^[9] Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a Washington, DC-based advocacy organization which professes to fight corruption by U.S. government officials. ...

Role in Florida recount in 2000

During the 2000 election, Sweeney helped to stop the third recount in Miami,^[10] possibly leading to his nickname from President Bush, "Congressman Kickass." He led the charge in November 2000 on the Miami-Dade elections commissioners by urging the Bush supporters to "shut it down!"; they then banged on the election commission's doors and the commissioners stopped the third recount.^[11] Sweeney used the words "thugs" to describe the Florida officials involved in the recount. He defended his possible commission of federal crimes in connection with the incident by stating his intent was only to stop the canvassing board's withdrawal from public view., and that his actions were "completely and absolutely legitimate."^[12] Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Bush lost the election. ... // American president George W. Bush is widely known to use nicknames to refer to journalists, fellow politicians, and members of his White House staff. ...

January 2001 automobile accident

On the night of January 23, 2001, around 10:00 p.m., Sweeney lost control of his 2001 Jeep Laredo and hit a utility pole on a rural upstate road, shutting down power to the homes of several residents and to the nearby Willard Mountain ski resort, stranding skiers aloft on the chairlifts. Sweeney was not charged or ticketed, and the state trooper on the scene refused the offer by a volunteer-fire-department chief to send a crew to the site to direct traffic (instead, a local resident did this, for an hour and a half, with downed and live electrical wires about). In early February, a local newspaper reported that Sweeney had been in a bar before the crash. Witnesses came forward to insist that Sweeney had only one or two glasses of wine. The newspaper noted that Sweeney was not given a sobriety test by the state trooper on the scene.^[11] is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Jeep (disambiguation). ...

2001 trip to North Marianas Islands

In January of 2001, Sweeney traveled with Tony C. Rudy, an associate of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, to give a speech to the Saipan Chamber of Commerce in the Commonwealth of North Marianas Islands, home of numerous garment sweatshops. It is currently being investigated whether Sweeney violated congressional ethics by not revealing who paid for his trip [6].

Sweeney has asserted that the North Marianas Islands government paid for his trip, although the government has disputed this claim and denied paying for the trip.

Wife as fundraiser

On April 11, 2003, Sweeney began paying a company called Creative Consulting for fund-raising. The company had been founded a day earlier by Gaia (goes by the name Gayle) Ford. Between April 2003 and December 2003, Sweeney's campaign paid $42,570 to the firm. Sweeney proposed to Ford in September 2003^[13] and married her in 2004. is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sweeney spokeswoman Melissa Carlson said the congressman considers his wife "his best representative in the district when he's fund-raising." She said Ford, who had no previous fund-raising experience, receives a 10 percent commission on whatever she raises. Between January 2005 and April 2006, Ford was paid $30,879. Sweeney also has had a fundraising consultant on monthly retainer since June of 2004, who is paid $8,583 a month.

Ford also works for Powers & Company, the lobbying firm of former state GOP Chairman William Powers, Sweeney's longtime political ally and onetime boss.^[14] William T[revor] Powers (August 29, 1929– ) is a maverick scientist (that is, without institutional affiliation) who has developed Perceptual Control Theory, which finds that the behavior of living things is not controlled by them, but rather is their means of controlling their inputs by negative feedback. ...

The Winter Challenge was started in 1998 by Sweeney's House predecessor, Gerald Solomon, with the declared purpose of showcasing the Olympic facilities at Lake Placid, New York to congressmen and their staffers in hopes of getting federal funds; Sweeney has hosted the annual event since 1999. Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (August 14, 1930 - October 26, 2001) was a New York politician. ... For other places with the same name, see Lake Placid (disambiguation). ...

In January 2006, Sweeney, his wife, and about 60 other people spent a four-day weekend at the facilities, competing against each other in skating, downhill skiing and bobsledding events. The group included Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX), a close friend of Sweeney^[15] and his wife; and aides to U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), Representative Randy Kuhl (R-NY), and Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI).^[16][17] The weekend cost the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) $27,500 plus in-kind services it provided plus the costs of operating the Olympic venues for the competition (exact figures for the latter two were unavailable).^[18] ORDA is a part of the New York State government.^[19] Peter Anderson Pete Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is a politician from the state of Texas. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... REDIRECT Hillary Rodham Clinton   This is a redirect from a title with another method of capitalisation. ... Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Nevada. ... Bartholomew Thomas Bart Stupak (born February 29, 1952), American politician, has been a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing Michigans 1st congressional district (map). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Issue of who decided who would be invited

In the fall of 2005, the House ethics panel told Sweeney in a letter that he should be careful to let the Olympics groups invite guests to avoid the appearance of an endorsement by the House.^[16]. "Once the ORDA and the U.S. Olympic Committee — without your involvement — have issued an initial invitation to House members and staff to take part in the trip, you may send a follow-up to that invitation", the ethics panel, known formally as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, wrote to Sweeney.^[19] The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is a non-profit organization that is the National Olympic Committee for the United States. ...

Invitations to the event officially come from ORDA and the U.S. Olympic Committee, a nonprofit group chartered by Congress. ORDA says the impetus for the event comes from the U.S. Olympic Committee. The U.S. Olympic Committee said it's really Sweeney's event.^[16] Three committees of the NY State Assembly have launched investigations of the Challenge, focusing on whether public money was put to good use. ORDA President Ted Blazer, speaking at one such hearing, said Sweeney’s office helped assemble lists of possible invitees to the event.^[19]

Documents show that at least eight members of Congress, all Republicans, were also invited to attend the 2006 event but declined.^[19]

Issue of official business

The official invitation for the event read: "While this trip has proven itself to be an enjoyable one for delegation members in the past, it is, nevertheless, an official trip authorized by the House and Senate Ethics Committees . . . intended to provide an opportunity for Members of Congress and Congressional staff to inspect and evaluate the manner in which federal funds have been used to strengthen the area's tourism industry."^[16]

Despite the House ethics rule requiring all travel paid by others to relate to members' official duties, and the ethic panel's letter that said that recreational activities must be "merely incidental to the trip", Sweeney has said that the panel said "it's perfectly appropriate for me to promote the event."^[19]

Issue of lobbyists

The group attending the event included at least 15 registered lobbyists, including Pete Card, a former staffer of Sweeney's and the brother of former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, and Lisi Kaufman, a lobbyist for United Technologies Corporation, the sister of Andrew and Pete.^[20][16][17] In his request to the House ethics committee, Sweeney did not ask about lobbyists.^[21] A spokesman for ORDA said he does not know why the lobbyists were invited.^[17] Andrew Hill Andy Card Jr. ... United Technologies Corporation (UTC) (NYSE: UTX) is a multinational corporation based in Hartford, Connecticut, USA, and is the 20th largest U.S. manufacturer. ...

Seven of the lobbyists had contributed a total of $12,400 to Sweeney's campaign in 2005.^[22]

April 2006 fraternity party

On April 22, 2006, Sweeney reportedly appeared at a registered party at the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity of Union College. Witnesses reported that, after leaving a bar, he appeared to be intoxicated.^[23] Photographs and videos captured some of the events.^[24] Sweeney denied being drunk and denied drinking at the party. His spokeswoman pointed out that Sweeney had been advised not to drink alcohol because of medication for vasculitis. A friend of Sweeney who accompanied him to the party denied that Sweeney was drunk or slurring his words and that he drank only half of a glass of wine prior to the party.^[25] is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the Union College in New York. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In medicine, vasculitis (plural: vasculitides) is a group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels due to leukocyte migration and resultant damage. ...

Domestic violence report

On October 31, 2006, the Albany Times Union reported that it had obtained a document stating that "[t]he wife of U.S. Rep. John Sweeney called police last December to complain her husband was 'knocking her around' and during a late-night argument at the couple's home." The responding officers filed a domestic incident report. The report states that Sweeney grabbed his wife "by the neck" and pushed her around the house.^[26] is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Albany Times-Union is a daily newspaper, serving the area around Albany, New York. ...

On November 2, 2006, the Albany Times Union reported that on October 31, John and Gaia Sweeney said they would give the New York State Police permission to release a report about the incident. They said that the report was inaccurate but have not denied the contents.^[27] On November 17, 2006, the Times Union reported that there were two versions of the domestic violence report that had been prepared by the state police, one that was sent to them, doctored and lacking details, and the original report.^[28] is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Albany Times-Union is a daily newspaper, serving the area around Albany, New York. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On July 22, 2007, the Albany Times Union reported that Gaia Sweeney, who was contesting a divorce action by her husband, said that he was often verbally abusive and at times physically abused her during their marriage. She also said that a statement she made on the eve of last fall's election, denying marital abuse, was "coerced." Sweeney denied that he had been abusive; he had recently obtained a judicial order of protection against his wife.^[29] The Albany Times-Union is a daily newspaper, serving the area around Albany, New York. ...

November 2007 DWI

Former Republican Congressman Sweeney was charged with aggravated DWI (driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs) when he was arrested by New York State Police at 1:19 a.m. on November 11th. The arrest occurred on the Northway - a stretch of Interstate 87 that runs between Albany and Lacolle QC. Sweeney was driving erratically, swerved towards a State Police cruiser, and also had a 24-year-old woman seated on his lap while driving his car. A law enforcement source said Sweeney's car had been swerving and the woman was seated partially on his lap when spotted by a state trooper.^[30] Sweeney's blood alcohol content registered at .18 percent, more than double the legal limit.^[31]

Sweeney was also former STOP-DWI coordinator in Rensselaer County NY. Sweeney issued this statement later that day: "I regret the occurance. I deeply apologize to my family and friends. I take full responsibility and I am hoping to work for a fair resolution."^[30]

On November 14, 2007, Sweeney pleaded guilty to drunk driving; he will pay a $1,000 fine but will not have to spend any time in jail. He will have his license suspended for six months and must attend classes for drunken drivers.^[32]

Personal

Sweeney has three children from his first marriage. He lives in Clifton Park, New York with his second wife. He has been suffering significant health issues for some time, and is trying to quit smoking.^[33][34] Clifton Park is a town in Saratoga County, New York, USA. The population was 32,995 at the 2000 census. ...

Sweeney's father was the leader of a shirt-cutter's union in Troy.^[35]

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• Campaign website
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• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
• Project Vote Smart record of Sweeney's votes
• On the Issues record of Sweeney's votes.
• The Real John Sweeney , A guide for informed voters.