John Murtha

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John Patrick “Jack” Murtha, Jr. (born 17 June 1932) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

A Democrat, Murtha has served in the United States House of Representatives since 1974, representing Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district. The district's largest city is Johnstown and includes Pittsburgh's eastern and southern suburbs as well as a large rural area encompassing the southwest corner of the state. Murtha is best known for his calls for a withdrawal of American forces in Iraq.

Murtha made a bid to run for House Majority Leader after the Democrats won control of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections, and was supported by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. On 16 November 2006, Steny Hoyer was elected as House Majority Leader over Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania by a margin of 149-86 within the caucus. Despite this defeat, Murtha is now chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee in the 110th Congress. He had previously chaired this subcommittee from 1991 to 1995 and served as its ranking Democrat from 1995 to 2007.

On March 18, 2008, Rep. Murtha endorsed Hillary Clinton.

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