Army secretary john mchugh biography of michael

  • John Michael McHugh (born September 29, 1948) is an American politician from the U.S. state of New York who served as the 21st United States Secretary of the Army, and represented the state's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
  • Secretary McHugh was born in Watertown, New York, where he began his public service career in 1971 as the Confidential Assistant to the City Manager.
  • John Michael McHugh was the 21st United States Secretary of the Army and a former Republican politician from the state of New York.

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    MCHUGH, John Michael

    MCHUGH, John Michael, A Representative from New York; born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 29, 1948; graduated from Watertown High School, Watertown, N.Y., 1966; B.A., Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, N.Y., 1970; M.P.A., Nelson A. Rockefeller Graduate School of Public Affairs, New York State University, New York, N.Y., 1977; assistant to the city manager of Watertown, N.Y., 1971-1976; chief of research and liaison with local governments for New York state Senator H. Douglas Barclay, 1976-1985; member of the New York state senate, 1985-1993; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the eight succeeding Congresses until his resignation on September 21, 2009 (January 3, 1993-September 21, 2009); Secretary of the Army, 2009-2015.

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    Fulfilling his promise of appointing Republicans to his administration, President Obama has turned to Republican Congressman John M. McHugh to serve as Secretary of the Army. McHugh represents New York’s 23rd Congressional District, which includes the large Fort Drum Army base, as well facilities owned by the nation’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin. McHugh has typically received large campaign donations from Lockheed Martin employees, as well as from employees of other defense contractors, including Boeing and General Dynamics. One recent press report alleges that he placed more than $40 million in “earmarks” into a 2010 defense spending bill, including more than $8 million benefiting Fort Drum, but McHugh has defended those actions as beneficial to his constituents. 

     

    If confirmed by the Senate, McHugh will become the fourth Republican to serve in a high-profile position in the Obama administration, joining Secretary

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