Frank J. Horton | |
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.jpg) From 1983'sPocket Congressional Directory of the Ninety-Eighth Congress | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jessica M. Weis (redistricting) |
| Succeeded by | John J. LaFalce |
| Constituency | 36th district (1963–73) 34th district (1973–83) 29th district (1983–93) |
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| Born | December 12, 1919 Cuero, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | August 30, 2004(2004-08-30) (aged 84) Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marjorie Wilcox Horton (div.); Nancy Flood Horton |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University (B.A.) Cornell Law School (LL.B.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Horton speaks in support of the Prompt Payment Act Amendments of 1988 Recorded July 26, 1988 | |
Frank Jefferson Horton (December 12, 1919 – August 30, 2004) was aUnited States representative fromNew York State.
Horton was born inCuero, Texas and was a graduate ofLouisiana State University (B.A., 1941) where he was a member ofKappa Sigma fraternity (Gamma chapter). He enlisted in theU.S. Army in 1941 and served until the end ofWorld War II. He then attendedCornell Law School inIthaca, New York and received aBachelor of Laws in 1947, the same year that he was admitted to the New YorkBar. From 1956 to 1962 he was the President ofRochester Community Baseball, Inc. From 1959 to 1961, Horton served as the Executive Vice President of theInternational Baseball League, as well as the League's attorney.[citation needed]
Horton was a member of theRochester City Council from 1955 to 1961. Elected to theHouse of Representatives in 1962 as aRepublican, Horton was re-elected to 14 additional terms.[1]
In 1966, along with three Republican Senators and four other Republican Representatives, Horton signed a telegram sent to Georgia GovernorCarl E. Sanders regarding the Georgia legislature's refusal to seat the recently electedJulian Bond in their state House of Representatives. This refusal, said the telegram, was "a dangerous attack on representative government. None of us agree with Mr. Bond's views on the Vietnam War; in fact we strongly repudiate these views. But unless otherwise determined by a court of law, which the Georgia Legislature is not, he is entitled to express them."[2]
Horton was known as a moderate, aRockefeller Republican and "the least partisan of Representatives."[3] He rose to the position of Ranking Minority Member of the Government Operations Committee (now known as theUnited States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.)
Horton retired from Congress in 1992 when redistricting placed him in the same district as his friend Rep.Louise Slaughter.
While in Congress, Horton proposed making theUnited States Environmental Protection Agency a cabinet-level agency and helped introduce theWhistleblower Protection Act in 1987.[citation needed] Horton also introduced legislation which designated the month of May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.[4][5]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 36th congressional district 1963–1973 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 34th congressional district 1973–1983 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 29th congressional district 1983–1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ranking Member of theHouse Government Operations Committee 1973–1993 | Succeeded by |
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