Paul Tsongas

Paul Efthemios Tsongas (/ˈsɒŋɡəs/; February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was an American politician. He represented Massachusetts in both the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1985.

Paul Tsongas
File:Senator Paul Tsongas.jpg
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1979 – January 2, 1985
Preceded by	Edward Brooke
Succeeded by	John Kerry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Paul W. Cronin
Succeeded by	James Shannon
Personal details
Born	Paul Efthemios Tsongas (1941-02-14)February 14, 1941 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 18, 1997(1997-01-18) (aged 55) Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Niki Sauvage ​ ​ (m. 1969;  1997)​
Children	3
Education	Dartmouth College (AB) Yale University (JD) Harvard University (MPP)

He won eight states as a candidate in the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, losing the nomination to Bill Clinton.

Tsongas was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1983 and retired in 1984. He returned to politics after undergoing a successful bone marrow transplant. He experienced early success in the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, winning the New Hampshire primary, but withdrew from the race in March 1992 and endorsed Clinton.

Tsongas died in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 18, 1997 of complications from pneumonia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 55.

Paul Tsongas Media

• Paul Tsongs, c.1970 (445491432).jpg

  Tsongas (third from left), pictured here in 1970, was elected to the Lowell City Council in 1969.

• Front of boott mill.jpg

  Boott Cotton Mill, Museum and Trolley – Lowell Nat'l. Historical Park

• Inside Passage .jpg

  Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska

• Tsongas.gif

  Tsongas presidential campaign bumper sticker

• Soft Spot for Paul.jpg

  New Hampshire delegates for Tsongas on the DNC convention floor

• Madisonsquaregarden.jpg

  Madison Square Garden, site of the 1992 Democratic National Convention

• Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.jpg

  Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts

• Paul Tsongas gravestone; Lowell Cemetery; Lowell, MA; 2011-09-11.jpg

  Tsongas's gravestone in Lowell Cemetery