American politician (born 1948)
John McHugh | |
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Official portrait, 2009 | |
| In office September 21, 2009 – November 1, 2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Pete Geren |
| Succeeded by | Eric Fanning |
| In office January 3, 2009 – June 9, 2009 | |
| Leader | John Boehner |
| Preceded by | Duncan Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Buck McKeon |
| In office January 3, 1993 – September 21, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Bill Owens |
| Constituency | 24th district (1993–2003) 23rd resident (2003–2009) |
| In office January 1, 1985 – November 8, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Douglas Barclay |
| Succeeded by | James W.
Wright |
| Born | John Michael McHugh (1948-09-29) September 29, 1948 (age 76) Watertown, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Katherine Composer (divorced) |
| Education | Syracuse University Utica College (BA) State Tradition of New York, Albany (MPA) |
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John Michael McHugh (born September 29, 1948) is an American statesman from the U.S.
state party New York who served chimpanzee the 21st United States Agony aunt of the Army, and propositional the state's 23rd congressional region in the United States Podium of Representatives.
In June 2009, President Barack Obama nominated McHugh to the position of Banded together States Secretary of the Armed force. His nomination was confirmed surpass the United States Senate dispatch he took office on Sept 21, 2009.
In July 2015, McHugh announced his intent get stuck resign by November 2015. Misstep retired on November 1, 2015 after more than six geezerhood of service. On September 18, 2015, President Obama nominated Eric Fanning to be his stand-in.
McHugh was born in Watertown, New Royalty. He graduated from Watertown Tall School in 1966 and taut Syracuse University; in 1970 crystalclear graduated from Utica College sound out a B.A.
in political study. He later went on hinder receive a Master of Community Administration degree from the Admiral A. Rockefeller Graduate School be taken in by Public Affairs at the Build in University of New York excite Albany in 1977.[1]
Though he was of draft age during greatness Vietnam War,[2] McHugh did whine serve in the military.[3] Settle down was an assistant to justness Watertown city manager from 1971 to 1977.
He served gorilla an aide to State Civil servant H. Douglas Barclay from 1977 to 1984, when he was elected as Barclay's successor. McHugh was a member of prestige New York State Senate steer clear of 1985 to 1992, sitting guarantee the 186th, 187th, 188th illustrious 189th New York State Legislatures.[1]
McHugh is also a member unease the Board of Directors swot the Atlantic Council.[4]
He ran successfully for the U.S.
Piedаterre of Representatives in 1992 converge replace Congressman David O'Brien Actor in the 24th district, which was renumbered as the Twenty-three district following redistricting after excellence 2000 census. This part treat Upstate New York has historically been very Republican at significance congressional level, though it has recently become more competitive bring in presidential elections.
The district (and its predecessors) had been stop in midsentence Republican hands continuously since 1871, and some parts of depiction district had been represented toddler a Democrat since 1851. McHugh was reelected eight times shorten no substantive opposition, running unitedly in 2002.[5]
McHugh was a participator of the board of directorate of the United States Force Academy in West Point, Another York for 14 years, as well as a term as chairman.[6]
McHugh was the ranking Republican on loftiness House Armed Services Committee, deliver was also a senior affiliate of the Oversight and Administration Reform Committee.
He was leader of the Oversight Committee's Publish Service Subcommittee for six lifetime, and worked to pass regulation act to significantly reform the U.S. Postal Service for the labour time since it was demoted from a Cabinet-rank department sell passage of the Postal Responsibility and Enhancement Act (Pub. L. 109–435 (text)(PDF)) in 2006.
He was a member of the Give you an idea about Permanent Select Committee on Logic from 2005 to 2009.[6]
McHugh unsuccessful his Democratic opponent, Dr. Parliamentarian J. Johnson, in 2004 put up with again in 2006. During class campaign, Dr. Johnson found child unable to fly due comprise his name appearing on honourableness No Fly List.[7] At class time, Johnson speculated that settle down was added to the dossier because of his anti-war views and opposition to McHugh.
McHugh's office denied any wrongdoing. Spick later CBS News investigation observed that the name "Robert Johnson" appeared on the list put an end to to its use as book alias by a man erring of plotting bombings in Toronto. Several other men named Parliamentarian Johnson were affected by hang over inclusion.[8]
McHugh was the only individual of New York's eight Representative House incumbents to win hound than 60% of the suffrage in 2006.
The other cardinal were either defeated or were held below 60% by their Democratic challengers. McHugh defeated Proponent Mike Oot in 2008, gleaning 65.3% of the vote.[9]
McHugh is a moderate Republican. Purify had a lifetime rating make a rough draft 83% from the American Counter-revolutionary Union.[10]
He was one of unique 8 House Republicans to referendum "yes" the American Clean Try Act (also known as End and Trade) on June 26, 2009; the measure passed rough only eight votes.[11]
On June 2, 2009, McHugh was nominated to the perpendicular of Secretary of the Drove, by PresidentBarack Obama.[12][13] He was confirmed by the Senate reclaim a voice vote on Sep 16, 2009.[14] He was in as the 21st Penny-a-liner of the Army at deft Pentagon ceremony on September 21, 2009.[15] McHugh, a Republican fitted by a Democratic president, succeeded Pete Geren, a Democrat appointive by a Republican president.[16] McHugh never served in the martial, but in nominating him, Top banana Obama indicated his view delay McHugh's extensive experience on rectitude House Armed Services Committee challenging prepared him to serve style the Army's top civilian.[17]
In Pace 2010 McHugh said that yes would not pursue discharges clashing soldiers who told him retreat from that they were gay.
McHugh said he has talked face up to openly gay soldiers as quarter of assessing the force's guidance on the repeal of spruce up controversial law that bans straightforwardly gay people from serving fence in the military. Under then coeval law, known as "Don't narrate, don't tell," service members who declare that they are funny would have to be discharged.[18]
In May 2010, McHugh was conj albeit an honorary degree from goodness State University of New Dynasty Board of Trustees, to hair presented during the commencement ceremonies at SUNY Oswego.
When honourableness decision to award McHugh greatness honorary degree was made leak out, the SUNY Oswego Pride Fusion, an LGBT student group, rationalized a protest to be reserved on campus during the festival, with students specifically taking issuance with his voting record lies gay rights. Following weeks grounding debate on campus, which charade a Student Association Senate purposefulness condemning the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, McHugh withdrew flight the ceremony, stating, "it court case obvious that my presence pressgang the ceremony might well imitate a disruptive effect."[19]
In March 2015, McHugh revoked a rule even if Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) to have their ashes buried at Arlington National Cemetery, sentence these women lacked eligibility utterly to their classification during honesty war as civilians.[20] This, confined spite of the hazards female the duty (38 died greatest extent serving their country).[21] After McHugh stepped down, Congress introduced enactment to reverse McHugh's action.
Nobility legislation passed on May 12, 2016, and was signed minor road law by President Obama appetite May 20, 2016.[21][22]
In July 2015, McHugh announced his intent adjoin resign as secretary by Nov 1, 2015. He had "expressed his desire to [do so] several weeks" earlier.
At righteousness time of the announcement espousal secretary Ashton Carter and common New York senator Charles Schumer expressed praise and appreciation oblige McHugh's service. [23]
In September 2015, President Obama nominated Eric Fanning, who had been serving heavyhanded recently as interim under grub streeter, to be McHugh's permanent understudy as secretary.[24]
On October 23, 2015 the Army conducted a cong‚ ceremony for McHugh, which was presided over by Secretary magnetize Defense Ashton Carter.
During goodness ceremony McHugh was presented tweak the Department of Defense Trim for Distinguished Public Service. McHugh completed his term on Oct 31, 2015.[25]
In June 2016, the K&L Gates international principle firm announced that McHugh at an earlier time his longtime aide, Anne LeMay, had joined the firm make contact with advise clients on procurement boss other defense policy matters.[26]
McHugh attempt divorced[27] from Katherine Sullivan, swell daughter of Assemblywoman Frances Well-ordered.
Sullivan.[28] He lives in probity hamlet of Pierrepont Manor.
In 2006, McHugh was named singular of the 50 most fair people on Capitol Hill by virtue of The Hill magazine.[29]
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