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John Patrick Murtha Jr. (/ ˈ m ɜːr θ ə / MUR-thə; June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010.
John Murtha Democratic Pennsylvania (12th district) February 8, 2010 77 Infection following gallbladder surgery [19] Arlington, Virginia: Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, Pennsylvania: Robert Byrd Democratic West Virginia : June 28, 2010 92 Unspecified complications following hospitalization for heat exhaustion [20] Falls Church, Virginia
John Murtha (August 9, 1951) is a Wisconsin politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Biography. Born in Baldwin, Wisconsin, Murtha attended ...
Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell scheduled a special election for May 18, 2010, following the death of Representative John Murtha. On March 8, 2010, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party's Executive Committee nominated Mark Critz, Murtha's former district director. [4]
John Murtha, whose death triggered a special election in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district. Though the late Representative, Murtha, the longest serving congressman in the history of Pennsylvania, was consistently re-elected to his seat by large margins, the special election was expected to be competitive. [2] [3] [4]
Critz was the district director for the 12th's longtime congressman, John Murtha. Following Murtha's death, Critz won the May 2010 special election with 53% of the vote to complete Murtha's term. Critz was sworn in on May 20. [3] Critz won a full term in November 2010 to represent the 12th District in Congress.
The late former Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa) received the award in 2009 for his “courageous leadership, vision, and loyalty to the men and women of the Department of the Navy." At the time of his award Murtha was the influential chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee. [8]
Murtha is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Murtha (born 1965), Australian speed skater; John Murtha (1932–2010), member of the United States Congress; John Garvan Murtha (born 1941), United States federal judge; John Murtha (Wisconsin politician) (born 1951), Wisconsin state assemblyman