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Revision as of 22:54, 12 November 2008
Jim Himes | |
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| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th District district | |
| Assuming office January 3rd, 2009 | |
| Succeeding | Chris Shays |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 5, 1966 Lima, Peru |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Mary Himes |
| Residence | Cos Cob, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, Oxford University |
| Website | www.himesforcongress.com |
James A. "Jim" Himes (born July 5, 1966) is an affordable housing executive, businessman, community leader, and Congressman-Elect from Connecticut's 4th congressional district. On November 4, 2008, Himes, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Republican Congressman Christopher Shays. [1][2][3]He will assume office on January 3, 2009.
Early life, education, and family
Himes was born in Lima, Peru in 1966, and spent the first decade of his life in Latin America (Peru and Colombia). At the age of 10, he, his mother, and his two sisters returned to the United States, where Himes attended and graduated from public schools in New Jersey.
From 1984 to 1988, Himes attended Harvard. He won a Rhodes Scholarship to attend Oxford University where he continued his studies of Latin America.
Himes currently lives in Cos Cob with his wife, Mary, and their two daughters. He is fluent in Spanish.[4]
Career and community activism
In 1990, Himes began working at Goldman Sachs as a banker in Latin America and New York. He was eventually promoted to vice president. In 2003, Himes began working for the non-profit Enterprise Foundation (currently Enterprise Community Partners), and later began running their metropolitan New York operations. In 2007, he was named vice president of Enterprise.
Himes was appointed a Commissioner of the Greenwich Housing Authority in 2002, and served for two years as chairman of the board. He has also served as a board member of Aspira of Connecticut in Bridgeport, a board member of the Fairfield County Community Foundation, and as an advisory board member of Family Assets, LLC of Bridgeport. He is also a Member of Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich.[4]
He is also an elected member of the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation and serves as the Chairman of the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee.[5]
2008 U.S. Representative campaign
On April 19, 2007, Jim Himes officially announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in Connecticut's 4th congressional district.[6]
He received endorsements from the Fairfield Mirror,[7] Working Families Party,[8] DAPAC,[9] Students for a New American Politics PAC,[10] and Blue America PAC.[11] As of the end of 2007, his campaign reportedly had the most cash on hand of any House challenger running against an incumbent nationwide.[12] On May 4, 2008 Himes was endorsed by Diane Farrell, the 2004 and 2006 Democratic challenger to Christopher Shays.[13]
On March 12, 2008, Himes was named to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Red-to-Blue" program of targeted House challengers.[14]
On November 4, 2008, Himes defeated Shays and will join the 111th United States Congress, taking office January 3, 2009.
See also
References
- ^ Jim Himes - Congresspedia
- ^ Himes officially throws hat in ring for congress
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/nyregion/10himes.html
- ^ a b http://www.himesforcongress.com/bio.html
- ^ Officers | Greenwich Democrats
- ^ Affordable Housing Executive Jim Himes Announces Run for Congress Against Chris Shays
- ^ The Fairfield Mirror Editorial: Himes for Congress
- ^ Early Endorsements : Connecticut Working Families Blog
- ^ DAPAC.org - Contact
- ^ [http://www.snappac.org/ Students for a New American Politics
- ^ ActBlue — Blue America '08
- ^ CQ Politics' Fundraising Top 10s: Best-Funded Challengers to Opposite-Party Incumbents - Yahoo! News
- ^ My Left Nutmeg: Diane Farrell Endorses Jim Himes in Stamford
- ^ My Left Nutmeg:: DCCC Shows Jim Himes Some Love (No, Not That Kind Of Love)
External links
- Jim Himes for U.S. Congress official campaign website