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Al Kamen writes: James Walsh leaving Congress
Rep. James Walsh (R-N.Y.) announced yesterday that he is leaving Congress after 20 years in the House. Walsh, 60, narrowly defeated a challenger, former Ways and Means Committee aide Dan Maffei, in 2006 and was looking at a tough reelection. Congressman James Walsh of New York served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal in the 1960's.
Al Kamen writes: James Walsh leaving Congress
All Right -- I'll Vote for Me, Too
By Al Kamen
Friday, January 25, 2008; Page A17
[Excerpt]
Thanks, but No Thanks
A refreshing sign of the times? Rep. James Walsh (R-N.Y.) announced yesterday that he is leaving Congress after 20 years in the House. Walsh, 60, narrowly defeated a challenger, former Ways and Means Committee aide Dan Maffei, in 2006 and was looking at a tough reelection.
But the decision must have been made recently. On Tuesday morning, at a campaign fundraising breakfast in Syracuse, Walsh gave a spirited defense of his record. We're hearing he picked up maybe $30,000 at the breakfast. Maybe he had an epiphany as he was walking out with the cash? Maybe he got tired of fundraisers?
In any event, he told his staff on Wednesday he is leaving. And we hear he also announced he is giving back the money. There have been other lawmakers over the years, in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle, who have not been so generous.
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