Paul F. McHALE, Jr., Congress, PA (1950)

McHALE, Paul F., Jr., a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pa., July 26, 1950; B.A., Lehigh University, 1972, J.D., Georgetown University School of Law, 1977; served in the United States Marine Corps, 1972-1974, and in the Marine Corps Reserve, 1974 to present; unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress; member, Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1983-1991; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1999); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998; Assistant Secretary of Defense, Homeland Security, 2003 to present.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present