In 1970 and 1971 Shannon was an intern in the office of Congressman F. Bradford Morse.[6] From 1973 to 1975 he served on the staff of Congressman Michael J. Harrington.[7] In 1976 he ran for the Massachusetts State Senate, losing the Democratic primary to incumbent William X. Wall by only eight votes.[8][9]
When Senator Tsongas announced his retirement in 1984, Shannon entered the race to succeed him. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by Lieutenant GovernorJohn Forbes Kerry, who went on to win the seat. Shannon served out the rest of his term in the House, leaving office in January 1985, at which point he was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board.
^Elsa C. Arnett, Harvard Crimson, Attorney General, November 3, 1986
^United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Biography, Edward F. Harrington 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved August 2, 2014
^Andrea Lamberti, MIT Tech, Silber, Weld Win, September 21, 1990
^Seth Gitell, Going for Broke: Al Gore is Running Out of Money. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. 2015-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, December 17–24, 1999
^Elizabeth Mehren, Los Angeles Times, New England's Appeal Not Equal to the Sum of Its Delegates, March 3, 2000
^National Fire Protection Association, The Pro Board Honors NFPA President James M. Shannon With Donation to the Fire Protection Research Foundation, June 19, 2014
^, CH: International Electrotechnical Commission, 2017, archived from the original on January 3, 2020, retrieved November 15, 2017
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James Michael Shannon born April 4 1952 is an American Democratic politician from Massachusetts He served in the U S House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985 and later as the Massachusetts Attorney General James ShannonJames Michael Shannon undated picturePresident of the International Electrotechnical CommissionIn office January 1 2017 January 1 2020Preceded byJunji NomuraSucceeded byYinbiao Shu40th Attorney General of MassachusettsIn office January 3 1987 January 3 1991GovernorMichael DukakisPreceded byFrancis BellottiSucceeded byScott HarshbargerMember of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 5th districtIn office January 3 1979 January 3 1985Preceded byPaul TsongasSucceeded byChester G AtkinsPersonal detailsBornJames Michael Shannon 1952 04 04 April 4 1952 age 72 Methuen Massachusetts U S Political partyDemocraticEducationJohns Hopkins University BA George Washington University Law School JD Biography editShannon was born on April 4 1952 in Methuen Massachusetts and grew up in Lawrence 1 He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1969 and received his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1973 2 3 He earned a J D degree at George Washington University Law School in 1975 and practiced law in Lawrence 4 5 In 1970 and 1971 Shannon was an intern in the office of Congressman F Bradford Morse 6 From 1973 to 1975 he served on the staff of Congressman Michael J Harrington 7 In 1976 he ran for the Massachusetts State Senate losing the Democratic primary to incumbent William X Wall by only eight votes 8 9 He was elected to the U S House of Representatives in 1978 succeeding Paul E Tsongas who ran successfully for the United States Senate Shannon was reelected in 1980 and 1982 In 1981 he was selected to be one of the first Young Leaders of the French American Foundation 10 When Senator Tsongas announced his retirement in 1984 Shannon entered the race to succeed him He was defeated in the Democratic primary by Lieutenant Governor John Forbes Kerry who went on to win the seat Shannon served out the rest of his term in the House leaving office in January 1985 at which point he was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board In 1986 he was elected Attorney General of Massachusetts defeating Edward F Harrington and serving from 1987 to 1991 11 12 He was defeated for re election in 1990 by Scott Harshbarger in the Democratic primary 13 In 2000 Shannon led Bill Bradley s presidential campaign in Massachusetts and was a Bradley delegate to Democratic National Convention 14 15 He was elected president and Chief Executive Officer of the NFPA National Fire Protection Association in 2002 and served until 2014 16 He became President of the International Electrotechnical Commission on 1 January 2017 for a three year term 17 References edit Anna L Brownson Charles Bruce Brownson Congressional Staff Directory 1982 page 56 Phillips Academy Andover Program Dedication of Peter Drench Park at Isham Field Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine May 24 2014 page 4 Johns Hopkins Magazine online Class Notes Fall 2013 retrieved August 2 2014 American Bankers Association ABA Banking Journal Volume 74 1982 page 70 Congressional Staff Directory Advance Locator for Capitol Hill 1983 page 61 Young Lawrence Attorney Seeks to Unseat Sen Wall The Lowell Sun March 9 1976 Retrieved January 4 2024 via Newspapers com nbsp Stuart E Weisberg Barney Frank The Story of America s Only Left handed Gay Jewish Congressman 2009 page 171 Files for Recount The Lowell Sun September 22 1976 Retrieved January 4 2024 via Newspapers com nbsp Legendary Sen Wall Wins Razor Thin Victory The Lowell Sun September 15 1976 Retrieved January 4 2024 via Newspapers com nbsp Young Leaders French American Foundation Retrieved October 28 2015 Elsa C Arnett Harvard Crimson Attorney General November 3 1986 United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Biography Edward F Harrington Archived 2014 08 08 at the Wayback Machine retrieved August 2 2014 Andrea Lamberti MIT Tech Silber Weld Win September 21 1990 Seth Gitell Going for Broke Al Gore is Running Out of Money Be Afraid Be Very Afraid Archived 2015 09 22 at the Wayback Machine December 17 24 1999 Elizabeth Mehren Los Angeles Times New England s Appeal Not Equal to the Sum of Its Delegates March 3 2000 National Fire Protection Association The Pro Board Honors NFPA President James M Shannon With Donation to the Fire Protection Research Foundation June 19 2014 IEC Officers CH International Electrotechnical Commission 2017 archived from the original on January 3 2020 retrieved November 15 2017External links editUnited States Congress James Shannon id S000286 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Appearances on C SPAN U S House of Representatives Preceded byPaul E Tsongas Member of the U S House of Representatives from Massachusetts s 5th congressional district1979 1985 Succeeded byChester G Atkins Legal offices Preceded byFrancis X Bellotti Attorney General of Massachusetts1987 1991 Succeeded byScott Harshbarger U S order of precedence ceremonial Preceded byElizabeth Estyas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byCharles Thomas McMillenas Former US Representative Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Shannon Massachusetts politician amp oldid 1193592805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
