Maurice Hinchey
| Maurice Hinchey | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
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| 26th congressional district 1993–2003 | |
| 22nd congressional district 2003–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew F. McHugh |
| Succeeded by | Richard L. Hanna |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 101st district |
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In office January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | H. Clark Bell |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Cahill |
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Maurice Dunlea Hinchey October 27, 1938 New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ilene Marder Hinchey |
| Children | Michelle Hinchey |
| Residence | Saugerties, New York |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at New Paltz |
| Occupation | Factory Foreman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1956-1959 |
Maurice Dunlea Hinchey (born October 27, 1938) is a former U.S. Representative from New York. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He retired at the end of his term in January 2013 after twenty years in Congress.
A New York City native who moved to the Hudson Valley where he attended high school and college, Hinchey had previously represented part of the area in the New York State Assembly since 1974. As chair of that body's Environmental Conservation Committee, he took the lead in bringing environmental issues to the fore, particularly when he held hearings on the problems created by toxic waste disposal in the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls. In his later years in Congress he vehemently opposed hydraulic fracturing to exploit the natural gas resources of the Marcellus Shale. Throughout his career he was considered a political progressive for his liberal stands on other issues.
Hinchey was born to a working-class family in New York City's Lower West Side, the son of Rose (Bonack) and Maurice D. Hinchey. He has spent most of his adult life in Saugerties.
After graduating from high school, Hinchey enlisted in the U.S. Navy, during which time he served in the Pacific on the destroyer U.S.S. Marshall. After being honorably discharged, he spent two years working as a laborer in a cement plant. While in college he earned his tuition working as a toll bridge collector on the New York State Thruway. He graduated from the State University of New York at New Paltz with a B.A. in 1968 and an M.A. in 1970.
Hinchey first sought public office in 1972, with an unsuccessful race for the New York State Assembly. Ulster County was at the time and would continue to be a Republican stronghold. Hinchey ran again in 1974 and this time won his seat in the New York State Assembly. He was the first Democrat to represent Ulster County since 1912. Hinchey then remained in the Assembly until 1992, sitting in the 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th and 189th New York State Legislatures.
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