Eric Massa

Eric Massa
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 29th district
In office
January 3, 2009 – March 8, 2010
Preceded byRandy Kuhl
Succeeded byTom Reed
Personal details
Born
Eric James Joseph Massa

(1959-09-16) September 16, 1959 (age 65)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBeverly Massa
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1981–2004
RankLieutenant Commander

Eric James Joseph Massa (born September 16, 1959) is a former American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for the 29th Congressional District of New York. A Democrat, he served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in March 2010.[1][2] Massa resigned during a pending House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. Massa identified his declining health and the ongoing ethics investigation as the reasons for his resignation;[3] however, he later said that there was a conspiracy "to oust him because he had voted against overhauling health care."[4][5] It was reported in 2017 that Congress had paid nearly $100,000 to settle the harassment claims made by two male staffers against Massa.

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