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Jim Ogonowski was a Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 5th Congressional District (map) of Massachusetts.

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2007 elections

Ogonowski was seeking to replace Rep. Marty Meehan (D-Mass.) who retired on July 1, 2007 to become Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. He will be running against Niki Tsongas, who won the Democratic nomination.^[1][2]

On September 4, 2007, Ogonowski won the special Republican primary for the seat, defeating Thomas Tierney, a perennial candidate for the seat.^[3]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Ogonowski will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Massachusetts and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ Aaron Blake. "Tsongas and Ogonowski win in Mass. special primary," The Hill, September 5, 2007.
2. ↑ "Jim Ogonowski for Congress," Official Jim Ogonowski for Congress website.
3. ↑ Aaron Blake. "Tsongas and Ogonowski win in Mass. special primary," The Hill, September 5, 2007.

Wikipedia also has an article on Jim Ogonowski. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

External resources

• "Jim Ogonowski for Congress," Official Jim Ogonowski for Congress website.

External articles

• Aaron Blake. "Tsongas and Ogonowski win in Mass. special primary," The Hill, September 5, 2007.