- William D. Delahunt, a Democrat from Massachusetts and a longtime member of the U.S. House of Representatives, has died at the age of 82 after a long illness, according to his family.
- Mr. Delahunt served for 14 years in the United States House of Representatives, representing Massachusetts’ 10th Congressional District.
- He also served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Norfolk County District Attorney.
William D. Delahunt, a longtime U.S. congressman from Massachusetts, is a Democratic heavyweight who postponed his retirement from Washington to help pass former President Barack Obama’s legislative agenda.・The family announced that Mr. Delahunt passed away due to a long-term illness.
According to reports, Delahunt died Saturday at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 82.
Mr. Delahunt served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Massachusetts’ 10th Congressional District for 14 years, from 1997 to 2011. He also served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975 and as Norfolk County District Attorney from 1975 to 1996.
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According to reports, Delahunt’s family released a statement Saturday saying he died “peacefully” but did not provide a specific cause of death.
U.S. Representative William Delahun speaks during a press conference on February 22, 2010 in Quincy, Massachusetts. Delahunt passed away after a long illness, his family announced. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
“As we mourn the loss of such a great man, we celebrate his remarkable life and his legacy of dedication, service and inspiration,” the statement said. “We could always turn to him for wisdom, comfort and laughter, but his absence has left a huge hole in our family and our hearts.”
Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts praised Mr. Delahunt’s years of public service as a lawmaker in the nation’s capital and as a prosecutor in a county south of Boston.
“I met with Bill in Quincy in February and he was clear and as committed as ever to working for the people of the South Shore and Massachusetts,” Markey said in a statement. “It is a well-deserved honor that the doors of the William D. Delahunt Norfolk County Courthouse open every day, allowing those inside to do the hard work of making lives better, just like Bill Delahunt.” .The Commonwealth and the Country are better for Bill’s Delahunt Vision and Service. ”
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro posted a statement on X (formerly Twitter), mourning Delahunt’s death. As a member of Congress, Mr. Delahunt reportedly brokered a deal with then-Venezuela President Hugo Chávez in 2005 to obtain heating oil for low-income Massachusetts residents. Delahunt also attended Chavez’s state funeral in Caracas in March 2013.
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Delahunt resigned from the House of Representatives in January 2011. He told the Boston Globe that he had considered retiring before, but another veteran Bay state lawmaker, Sen. Edward M. He said he persuaded him that it was necessary.
Delahunt was an early Obama supporter and was the first member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation to endorse the Illinois senator’s presidential bid, according to a report in the Patriot Ledger, a newspaper in Delahunt’s hometown of Quincy. Ta.
Mr. Delahunt, who announced his retirement in March 2010, said Mr. Kennedy’s death the previous year changed his mind to free up time to address priorities outside of Washington.
“I wanted to spend my time, the time I had left, with my family, friends and loved ones,” Delahunt said.
