Nicola S Tsongas

US Representative from Massachusetts

(wife of Paul Tsongas), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Chico, Butte County, Calif., April 26, 1946; graduated from Narimasu American High School, Tokyo, Japan, 1964; attended Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.; B.A., Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 1968; J.D., Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1988; social worker; lawyer, private practice; dean of external affairs, Middlesex Community College, Lowell, Mass., 1997-2007; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Martin Meehan and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (October 16, 2007-present).

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Joseph Colaneri Lobbyist and Former Legislative Director for Neil Abercrombie

• Legislative Director ('77→'78)

Board Memberships

United States Air Force Academy

• Member, Board of Directors ('08→?)

Positions

Middlesex Community College Lowell, Massachusetts

• Dean, External Affairs ('97→'07)

Donors

Niki Tsongas Committee, the

• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 1 contribution · 5,000 USD ('04)

John Kerry 68th US Secretary of State, Senator from Massachusetts

• 1 contribution · 5,000 USD ('04)

Ted Kennedy Former US Senator from Massachusetts

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('05)

Campaign Donors

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Judi Krupp Actress and Producer, Burnt Umber Productions

• 19 contributions · 46,700 USD (Mar 13 '07→Jun 25 '15)

Paul Egerman Software Entrepeneur

• 15 contributions · 41,300 USD ('07→May 25 '16)

David L Goldman Real estate developer, New Boston Ventures

• 31 contributions · 34,400 USD (Feb 23 '07→Jun 7 '16)

Barbara F Lee Boston philanthropist; former wife of Thomas H Lee - founder of Thomas H Lee private equity firm,; Lee Equity Partners

• 15 contributions · 32,800 USD ('07→Mar 30 '15)

George Hatsopoulos Founder and chairman emeritus of Thermo Electron Corporation (Thermo Fisher Scientific)

• 29 contributions · 28,400 USD ('07→'12)

Steve Grossman Massachusetts Treasurer; former chair, DNC

• 11 contributions · 24,000 USD ('07→'10)

Sharon Henley Former model, wife of musician Don Henley

• 9 contributions · 22,700 USD (Mar 30 '07→Sep 24 '15)

Robert L Beal The Beal Cos., which partnered with New York-based The Related Cos. in 2013 to become Related Beal

• 15 contributions · 19,400 USD (Apr 3 '07→Jun 24 '15)

George Sakellaris Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameresco Inc.

• 8 contributions · 17,300 USD ('07→Jun 24 '15)

Cathleen Douglas Stone Special Assistant for Environment, Office of the Mayor of Boston

• 8 contributions · 16,400 USD ('07→'12)

Memberships

US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

• Representative (Jan 3 '13→Jan 3 '19) [+1]

• Representative (Oct 16 '07→Jan 3 '13)

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party

• Member

House Armed Services Committee

• Member

Strategic Forces Subcommittee

• Member

Military Personnel Subcommittee

• Member

House Budget Committee

• Member

Family

Paul Tsongas late US Representative and Senator from Massachusetts

• husband

Schools

Boston University School of Law

• JD, Law (?→'88)

Smith College Independent, nondenominational women's college

• BA (?→'68)

Updated over 2 years ago

Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender	Female
Birthday	Apr 26 '46
Website	https://tsongas.house.gov
Aliases	Niki Tsongas

FEC Candidate: H8MA05143