Thomas Andrews (politician)

Thomas Andrews
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Joseph E. Brennan
Succeeded by	James Longley Jr.
Member of the Maine Senate
In office 1985-1990
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1983-1985
Personal details
Born	Thomas Hiram Andrews March 22, 1953 Brockton, Massachusetts
Political party	Democratic
Religion	Unitarian Universalist

Thomas Hiram Andrews (born March 22, 1953) was a Democratic Party politician from Maine, USA.

A 1976 graduate of Bowdoin College and alumnus of the Alpha Rho Upsilon fraternity, Andrews served in the Maine House of Representatives (1983–1985) and Maine State Senate (1985–1990) before being elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

In his first Congressional election, Andrews defeated the former Congressman Dave Emery in the race to succeed Democrat Joe Brennan. In his only re-election, Andrews soundly defeated Linda Bean, a descendant of L. L. Bean.

In 1994, he did not run for re-election to the House but declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Democrat George J. Mitchell. Andrews lost the Senate election to his 2nd District colleague, Republican Olympia Snowe, by a wide margin.

Andrews is now the leader of Win Without War,^[1] Chairman of Council for a Livable World's PeacePAC and a board member of the U.S. foreign policy reform group Just Foreign Policy.^[2] He is the CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.^[3]

References

1. http://www.winwithoutwarus.org/
2. http://justforeignpolicy.org/about/board
3. http://www.uusc.org/uusc-names-tom-andrews-as-new-president-and-ceo

External links

• United States Congress. "Thomas Andrews (id: A000211)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.