Eric J.J. Massa (born September 16, 1959 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American Democratic politician from Corning, New York, currently serving as the United States representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York.
Born in Charleston, S.C., the son of a career naval officer, Massa grew up in various locations, including Argentina and New Orleans. Massa graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1981 and went on to ...
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Eric J.J. Massa (born September 16, 1959 in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American Democratic politician from Corning, New York, currently serving as the United States representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York.
Born in Charleston, S.C., the son of a career naval officer, Massa grew up in various locations, including Argentina and New Orleans. Massa graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1981 and went on to serve in the Navy for 24 years. He qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer on the USS New Jersey (BB-62), and eventually served as aide to former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, General Wesley Clark. Near the end of his Navy career he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, from which he later recovered. A former Republican, he left his party over the issue of the Iraq War and campaigned in New Hampshire during the campaign of his former boss, Wesley Clark's failed presidential bid.
During the 2006 campaign, Massa positioned himself as strongly...
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