Eric Massa
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – March 8, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Randy Kuhl |
| Succeeded by | Tom Reed |
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| Born |
Eric James Joseph Massa September 16, 1959 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Beverly Massa |
| Residence | Corning, New York |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy |
| Occupation | Naval officer, business consultant |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1981–2004 |
| Rank |
Lieutenant Commander 
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Eric James Joseph Massa (born September 16, 1959) is a former U.S. Representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York, who served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in March 2010. Massa resigned under a pending House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. He also said he was pressured to step down because he had opposed the health care reform bill due to its lack of a public option.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, 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 lymphoma, from which he later recovered.
Upon retirement from the military, Massa moved to Corning, New York to work for the Corning Glass Company as a project manager for the Corning Photonics division. A former Republican, he left his party over the issue of the Iraq War, among other issues, and campaigned in New Hampshire during the unsuccessful 2004 presidential bid of his former boss, Wesley Clark.
Massa is also active in Band of Brothers/Veterans for a Secure America whose goal is to help veterans who are running for Congress as Democrats. He also supported a system for universal health care.
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