Thomas Andrews (American politician)
Thomas Andrews | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Brennan |
| Succeeded by | James Longley Jr. |
| Member of the Maine Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Charles P. Pray |
| Succeeded by | Gerard Conley Jr. |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 21st district | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| Preceded by | David Brenerman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Hiram Andrews March 22, 1953 Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College |
Thomas Hiram Andrews (born March 22, 1953) is an American non-profit executive, and a former Democratic Party politician from Maine.
Biography
A 1976 graduate of Bowdoin College and alumnus of the Alpha Rho Upsilon fraternity, Andrews served in the Maine House of Representatives (1983–1985) and Maine State Senate (1985–1990) before being elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In his first congressional election, Andrews defeated the former Congressman Dave Emery in the race to succeed Democrat Joe Brennan. In his only re-election, Andrews soundly defeated Linda Bean, a descendant of L. L. Bean.
In 1994, he did not run for re-election to the House but declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Democrat George J. Mitchell, then the Senate Majority Leader. Andrews lost the Senate election to his 2nd District colleague, Republican Olympia Snowe, by a wide margin.
Andrews served as National Director of Win Without War.[1][2] He has served on the boards of Council for a Livable World's PeacePAC (as Chairman), and the U.S. foreign policy reform group Just Foreign Policy.[3]
In 2016, he became the CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.[4]
In 2020, Andrews was appointed a United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar by the United Nations Human Rights Council.[5]
References
- ^ "Tom Andrews". TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Coalition Urges NO Vote on Revised Defense Bill". Win Without War. November 4, 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Board - Just Foreign Policy". justforeignpolicy.org.
- ^ "UUSC Names Tom Andrews as New President and CEO - Unitarian Universalist Service Committee". uusc.org.
- ^ Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations. "Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar". OHCHR. United Nations Human Rights Council. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
External links
- United States Congress. "Thomas Andrews (id: A000211)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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