James H. Maloney

James H. "Jim" Maloney (born September 17 , 1948 ) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House Of Representatives from Connecticut .

Maloney was born in Quincy, Massachusetts . He was a Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) volunteer from 1969 until 1970 . He graduated from Harvard University in 1972 and received a law degree from Boston University School Of Law in 1980 .Prior to his entry into politics he practiced law in Danbury. He was a a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1986 until 1995 .

Maloney was elected to Congress in 1996 and represented Connecticut's 5th district from January 3 , 1997 until January 3 , 2003 .In that election, Maloney defeated incumbent Republican Gary Franks because of President Bill Clinton 's strong showing in Connecticut and negative TV ads alleging Franks was a Waterbury slumlord. Maloney held the seat despite two strong challenges from Mark Nielsen in 1998 and 2000. In 2002 , the reapportionment process eliminated the neighboring 6th district of Connecticut and forced Maloney to run against Republican incumbent Nancy Johnson . Johnson won by over 20,000 votes.

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	Before	Robert Miller
	Title	Connecticut Senator from the Twenty-Fourth District
	Years	1987–1995

	Title	Democratic Party Nominee for the 5th Congressional District of Connecticut
	Before	James Lawlor
	After	Theresa Gerratana
	Years	1994 (lost), 1996 (won), 1998 (won), 2000 (won), 2002 (lost)

	CATEGORIES ABOUT JAMES H. MALONEY

	1948 births

	maloney, james h.

	living people

	members of the united states house of representatives from connecticut

	roman catholic politicians

	boston university alumni

	harvard university alumni

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