William D. Delahunt (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Massachusetts (10)
- Birth Date: July 18, 1941
- Occupation: Attorney
- Religion: Catholic
- Web site: http://www.house.gov/delahunt
Education
- Boston College Law School, JD
- Middlebury College, BA
William Delahunt was born in Quincy, Mass., where he still resides. He received a bachelor's degree in 1963 from Middlebury College and a law degree in 1967 from Boston College Law School.
Delahunt was an assistant clerk of the Norfolk County Superior Court, 1968-70. He served on the Quincy City Council, 1971-72, then rose to the Massachusetts state Legislature, where he served from 1973-76. He practiced law. In 1975, he was appointed Norfolk County district attorney.
He was elected district attorney in 1976 and re-elected to that post for five more four-year terms. Delahunt was first elected to the U.S. House in 1996.
He is divorced with two daughters.
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