Paul Tsongas
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United States Senator from Massachusetts |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 2, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Brooke |
| Succeeded by | John Kerry |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Paul W. Cronin |
| Succeeded by | James Shannon |
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Paul Efthemios Tsongas February 14, 1941 Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 18, 1997 (aged 55) Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Lowell Cemetery Lowell, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Niki Tsongas (née Sauvage; m. 1969-1997; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College (A.B.) Yale Law School (J.D.) Harvard University (M.P.P.) |
Paul Efthemios Tsongas (/ˈsɒŋɡəs/; February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was an American politician and a United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1979 to 1985, who had served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district (1975–1979) and in local political office. He won seven (7) states as a candidate in the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, losing the nomination to Bill Clinton.
Tsongas was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, along with a twin sister, Thaleia, to a once working-class family who came to own a very successful dry cleaning business in Lowell. His father, Efthemios George Tsongas, was a Greek immigrant, and his mother, Katina (née Pappas; originally Panagiotopoulos), was of Greek descent.
Paul attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1962 with an A.B. in economics, then Yale Law School and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University before settling in Lowell, Massachusetts.
He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia from 1962–1964, and as Peace Corps Country Director in the West Indies from 1967–1968.
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