Originally, he was recruited by national Democrats who wanted to replace Congressman Martin L. Sweeney (D-OH), who had for eleven years held the seat representing the west side of Cleveland. They considered Sweeney to be too isolationist; for example, he had argued against enacting Lend-Lease to the United Kingdom.
After Feighan had served almost three decades in the House of Representatives, some local Democratic officials, led by Cleveland City Council President James V. Stanton, had grown tired of his leadership. Sensing that they could not beat Feighan in one election, they set up a stalking horse running a Michael A. Sweeney, a local lawyer with a good political name. Sweeney lost, but his vote total showed that Feighan could be vulnerable in a rematch. Four years later, in 1970, Stanton himself ran and defeated Feighan in the Democratic primary, concluding Feighan's political career.
During the legislation of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Feighan insisted that "family unification" should take priority in immigration policy over "employability", on the premise that such a weighting would maintain the existing ethnic profile of the country. That change instead resulted in chain migration dominating the subsequent patterns of immigration to the United States and consequently a more ethnically diverse population.[1][2]
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^Tom Gjelten, Laura Knoy (2016-01-21). NPR's Tom Gjelten on America's Immigration Story (Radio broadcast). The Exchange. New Hampshire Public Radio. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
^Gjelten, Tom (2015-08-12). . Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
^. Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
michael, feighan, michael, aloysius, feighan, february, 1905, march, 1992, american, politician, from, lakewood, ohio, near, cleveland, served, member, ohio, house, representatives, democratic, party, representative, from, 1943, 1971, serving, ohio, 20th, cong. Michael Aloysius Feighan February 16 1905 March 19 1992 was an American politician from Lakewood Ohio near Cleveland He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and as a Democratic Party U S Representative from 1943 to 1971 serving Ohio s 20th congressional district Michael Aloysius FeighanMember of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 20th districtIn office January 3 1943 January 3 1971Preceded byMartin L SweeneySucceeded byJames V StantonMember of the Ohio House of RepresentativesIn office 1937 1940Personal detailsBorn 1905 02 16 February 16 1905Lakewood OhioDiedMarch 19 1992 1992 03 19 aged 87 Washington D C NationalityAmericanPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseFlorence FeighanRelationsEd Feighan nephew Alma materJohn Carroll University Princeton University Harvard Law SchoolOriginally he was recruited by national Democrats who wanted to replace Congressman Martin L Sweeney D OH who had for eleven years held the seat representing the west side of Cleveland They considered Sweeney to be too isolationist for example he had argued against enacting Lend Lease to the United Kingdom After Feighan had served almost three decades in the House of Representatives some local Democratic officials led by Cleveland City Council President James V Stanton had grown tired of his leadership Sensing that they could not beat Feighan in one election they set up a stalking horse running a Michael A Sweeney a local lawyer with a good political name Sweeney lost but his vote total showed that Feighan could be vulnerable in a rematch Four years later in 1970 Stanton himself ran and defeated Feighan in the Democratic primary concluding Feighan s political career During the legislation of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Feighan insisted that family unification should take priority in immigration policy over employability on the premise that such a weighting would maintain the existing ethnic profile of the country That change instead resulted in chain migration dominating the subsequent patterns of immigration to the United States and consequently a more ethnically diverse population 1 2 Contents 1 Electoral history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksElectoral history EditOhio s 20th congressional district Results 1942 1968 3 Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct1942 Michael A Feighan 34 462 61 81 Harry T Marshall 14 001 25 11 Marie R Sweeney Independent 7 289 13 07 1944 Michael A Feighan 75 218 75 85 A R McNamara 23 945 24 15 1946 Michael A Feighan 49 670 66 99 Walter E Obert 24 476 33 01 1948 Michael A Feighan 64 241 100 no candidate1950 Michael A Feighan 60 565 74 21 Paul W Cassidy 21 044 25 79 1952 Michael A Feighan 109 211 65 21 John H Ferguson 58 271 34 79 1954 Michael A Feighan 81 304 67 66 John H Ferguson 38 865 32 34 1956 Michael A Feighan 105 562 65 25 John H Ferguson 56 209 34 75 1958 Michael A Feighan 113 200 79 43 Malvern E Schultz 29 308 20 57 1960 Michael A Feighan 113 302 67 79 Leonard G Richter 53 845 32 21 1962 Michael A Feighan 91 544 71 04 Leonard G Richter 37 325 28 96 1964 Michael A Feighan 115 675 74 43 Joseph A Cipollone 39 747 25 57 1966 Michael A Feighan 63 629 76 05 Clarence E McLeod 20 034 23 95 1968 Michael A Feighan 72 918 72 38 J William Petro 27 827 27 62 See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael A Feighan References Edit Tom Gjelten Laura Knoy 2016 01 21 NPR s Tom Gjelten on America s Immigration Story Radio broadcast The Exchange New Hampshire Public Radio Retrieved 2016 06 07 Gjelten Tom 2015 08 12 Michael Feighan and LBJ Archived from the original on 2016 05 06 Retrieved 2016 06 07 Election Statistics Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives Archived from the original on 2008 07 30 Retrieved 2008 08 24 External links EditUnited States Congress Michael A Feighan id F000060 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Michael Feighan Papers at the Seeley G Mudd Manuscript Library Princeton University The Political Graveyard profileU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byMartin L Sweeney Member of the U S House of Representatives from Ohio s 20th congressional district1943 1971 Succeeded byJames V Stanton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael A Feighan amp oldid 1129785280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
