Gerry Studds
American politician (1937–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gerry Eastman Studds (/ˈɡɛri/; May 12, 1937 – October 14, 2006) was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first member of Congress to be openly gay. In 1983 he was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to what he described as a "consensual relationship" with a 17-year-old page.
Quick Facts Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, Preceded by ...
Gerry Studds | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 | |
Preceded by | Hastings Keith |
Succeeded by | Bill Delahunt |
Constituency | 12th district (1973–1983) 10th district (1983–1997) |
Personal details | |
Born | Gerry Eastman Studds (1937-05-12)May 12, 1937 Mineola, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 14, 2006(2006-10-14) (aged 69) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Dean Hara (m. 2004) |
Education | Yale University (BA, MA) |
Studds, as chair of the House Merchant Marine Committee, speaks in support of H.R.4615, the Olympic Experimental State Forest Act Recorded August 11, 1992 | |
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