Shamie was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father died in a traffic accident while Shamie was in high school, and in 1937, during the Great Depression, Shamie got a job as a busboy a Horn & Hardart automat.[2]
Ray Shamie was the inventor of the "Metal Bellows", a flexible shaft coupling that is used in aerospace and many other fields, for which he held the patent.[3]
In 1982, Shamie, a millionaire businessman and metalwork entrepreneur (primarily from the invention of Metal Bellows), challenged longtime incumbent Senator Ted Kennedy. In a Democratic-leaning election cycle, Shamie lost in a landslide, receiving 38 percent of the vote against Kennedy's 61 percent. In 1984, he announced that he would challenge Senator Paul Tsongas for re-election; however, Tsongas, who had been diagnosed with lymphoma, did not run for re-election. Shamie won the Republican primary for the seat, beating former U.S. Attorney GeneralElliot Richardson. In the general election, he faced off against Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor John Kerry. Shamie lost the Senate race to Kerry, 55–45.[4]
After his second bid for the Senate, he became the chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party. He served in that capacity until 1991. He is credited with helping Republican William Weld win the governorship in 1990.
Death
Shamie died in Florida on October 16, 1999, at the age of 78.[5]
References
^"Our Campaigns - Candidate - Raymond Shamie". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
^Jacoby, Jeff (24 May 1999). "Ray Shamie's last campaign". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
^"Method of making plated construction shaft coupling".
^The Beacon Hill Institute, Biography of Ray Shamie, Vol. 3, #4, Summer 1999
^Jacoby, Jeff. "Remembering Ray Shamie". Jeff Jacoby. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
shamie, raymond, shamie, june, 1921, october, 1999, american, politician, businessman, from, massachusetts, shamie, served, chair, massachusetts, republican, party, twice, republican, nominee, united, states, senate, chair, massachusetts, republican, partyin, . Raymond Shamie June 7 1921 October 16 1999 1 was an American politician and businessman from Massachusetts Shamie served as the chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party and was twice the Republican nominee for the United States Senate Ray ShamieChair of the Massachusetts Republican PartyIn office 1987 1990Preceded byAndrew NatsiosSucceeded byLeon LombardiPersonal detailsBornRaymond ShamieJune 7 1921Brooklyn New York U S DiedOctober 16 1999 aged 78 Florida U S Political partyRepublican Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 ReferencesEarly life and education EditShamie was born in Brooklyn New York His father died in a traffic accident while Shamie was in high school and in 1937 during the Great Depression Shamie got a job as a busboy a Horn amp Hardart automat 2 Career EditShamie was twice a Massachusetts Republican nominee for the United States Senate and served as the chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 1987 to 1991 Ray Shamie was the inventor of the Metal Bellows a flexible shaft coupling that is used in aerospace and many other fields for which he held the patent 3 In 1982 Shamie a millionaire businessman and metalwork entrepreneur primarily from the invention of Metal Bellows challenged longtime incumbent Senator Ted Kennedy In a Democratic leaning election cycle Shamie lost in a landslide receiving 38 percent of the vote against Kennedy s 61 percent In 1984 he announced that he would challenge Senator Paul Tsongas for re election however Tsongas who had been diagnosed with lymphoma did not run for re election Shamie won the Republican primary for the seat beating former U S Attorney General Elliot Richardson In the general election he faced off against Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor John Kerry Shamie lost the Senate race to Kerry 55 45 4 After his second bid for the Senate he became the chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party He served in that capacity until 1991 He is credited with helping Republican William Weld win the governorship in 1990 Death EditShamie died in Florida on October 16 1999 at the age of 78 5 References Edit Our Campaigns Candidate Raymond Shamie www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 2020 11 20 Jacoby Jeff 24 May 1999 Ray Shamie s last campaign The Boston Globe Retrieved 26 September 2013 Method of making plated construction shaft coupling The Beacon Hill Institute Biography of Ray Shamie Vol 3 4 Summer 1999 Jacoby Jeff Remembering Ray Shamie Jeff Jacoby Retrieved 2020 11 20 Party political officesPreceded byMichael Robertson Republican nominee for U S Senator from Massachusetts Class 1 1982 Succeeded byJoe MalonePreceded byEdward Brooke Republican nominee for U S Senator from Massachusetts Class 2 1984 Succeeded byJim RappaportPreceded byAndrew Natsios Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party1987 1990 Succeeded byLeon Lombardi This article about a Massachusetts politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ray Shamie amp oldid 1137100705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
