Mike Harrington | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's6th district | |
| In office September 30, 1969 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Bates |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Mavroules |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1965–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Thaddeus M. Buczko |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ellis Cahill |
| Constituency | 6th Essex district (1965–1969) 7th Essex district (1969) |
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| Born | Michael Joseph Harrington (1936-09-02)September 2, 1936 (age 89) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA,LLB) |
Michael Joseph "Mike" Harrington (born September 2, 1936) is an American politician, lawyer and a formerU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts.
Harrington is the son of former State Senator,Salem mayor, and judgeJoseph B. Harrington. Harrington graduated fromSt. John's Preparatory School, inDanvers, Massachusetts, in 1954, then earned a B.A. atHarvard University in 1958 and aJ.D. atHarvard Law School in 1961.
After serving on theSalem City Council from 1960 to 1963, Harrington was elected to theMassachusetts State Legislature in 1964, serving until 1969.[1][2] On September 30, 1969, he won a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. RepresentativeWilliam H. Bates. Harrington defeatedRepublican state SenatorWilliam L. Saltonstall with 52% of the vote. Running in opposition to theVietnam War, he became the firstDemocrat to win the6th Congressional district since 1875.[3] He was subsequently re-elected to four full terms as a Congressman before retiring in 1978.
On July 8, 1975, Rep. Harrington called on House SpeakerCarl Albert to convene the Democratic party committee to examine a secrecy system which he said has covered up "grotesque violations of the law" abroad by the CIA.At a news conference the Massachusetts Democrat also released three other letters countering efforts in the House to censure him for his role in surfacing the disclosure in 1974 that the CIA spent 11 million dollars (1974 dollars not inflation adjusted) to influence Chilean politics.[4]
Following his retirement from Congress, he became a real estate developer. After a brief run for the Democratic nomination forMassachusetts State Treasurer in 1990,[5] Harrington was charged in 2000 for making false statements to financial institutions, banks, and theFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation.[6] As a result, his law licence was suspended for three years and he was fined $100,000.[7]
Harrington is a resident ofBeverly, Massachusetts.[citation needed]
He is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus ofIssue One.[8]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 6th congressional district 1969–1979 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
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