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Sherwood Boehlert
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| Sherwood Boehlert | |
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| In office 1983 - 2007 |
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| Preceded by | John McHugh |
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| Succeeded by | Mike Arcuri |
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| Born | September 28, 1936 Utica, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Marianne Willey |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sherwood Boehlert (born September 28, 1936) is an American politician from New York. He represented New York's upstate 24th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2006, when he retired. Boehlert, a Republican, is considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing.
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Boehlert was born in Utica, New York to Elizabeth Monica Champoux and Sherwood Boehlert,[1] and graduated from Utica College. He served two years in the United States Army (1956-1958) and then worked as a manager of public relations for Wyandotte Chemical Company.
After leaving Wyandotte, Boehlert served as Chief of Staff for two upstate Congressmen, Alexander Pirnie and Donald Mitchell; following this, he was elected the county executive of Oneida County, New York, serving from 1979 to 1983. After his four-year term as county executive, he ran successfully for Congress in the elections of 1982. He has been reelected to every Congress since then. In 2003, Utica Union Station was renamed in the Congressman's honor.
On March 17, 2006, at a press conference in Utica, New York, Boehlert announced that he would not seek a thirteenth term in office.
Boehlert is a Roman Catholic.
Boehlert served on the Science Committee for his entire congressional career. In 2001, he was made the chairman of the committee. In addition, he was the third-ranking member of the Transportation Committee; from 1995 to 2000, he served as the chairman of its Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. He was also a member of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Boehlert is a member of many moderate/liberal Republican groups such as Republican Main Street Partnership, Republicans For Choice, The Republican Majority For Choice, Republicans for Environmental Protection and Christine Todd Whitman's It's My Party Too.
Boehlert is very popular among moderate Republicans and Democrats. Boehlert received an "F" on the liberal Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues. He has a pro-environmentalist voting record and has maintained a score of at least 60% on the congressional scorecard of the League of Conservation Voters at least since 1999, earning a score of 78% in 2005.
- Sherwood Boehlert profile, NNDB.
- Interview with Grist Magazine
- Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
| Preceded by Hamilton Fish IV |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 25th congressional district 1983–1993 |
Succeeded by James T. Walsh |
| Preceded by Michael R. McNulty |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 23rd congressional district 1993–2003 |
Succeeded by John M. McHugh |
| Preceded by John M. McHugh |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 24th congressional district 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by Michael Arcuri |
| Preceded by Jim Sensenbrenner |
Chairman of the House Committee on Science 2001 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Bart Gordon |