Jack Quinn (politician)

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A native of the Buffalo area, Quinn taught in Orchard Park, New York; worked at a steel plant; and before his election to Congress in 1992, was involved in local politics, sitting on the Hamburg Town Council, as well as serving as the town's supervisor. While in Congress, he was considered a moderately conservative Republican, and was active in numerous committees, subcommittees, and caucuses as chair or member. Prior to becoming a congressional representative,as well as being the town's supervisor. After leaving Congress and prior to taking the top leadership post at ECC, Quinn was also president of a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C.

Background

Quinn was born in Buffalo, New York on April 13, 1951.<ref name="Bio">Quinn, John Francis (Jack), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774–Present, Washington, DC, 2014, Retrieved January 4, 2014.</ref> His father, Jack Quinn Sr., was a locomotive engineer with the South Buffalo Railway,<ref name="Family">John R. Quinn Sr., close advisor to congressman son, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, July 19, 2004, Retrieved January 10, 2014.</ref><ref name="Fundraiser">Fundraiser for Congressman Jack Quinn Template:Webarchive, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, Washington, DC: American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, 2014, Retrieved January 5, 2014,</ref> and also worked at the Erie County Public Library.<ref name="Family" /> Quinn's mother is Norma;<ref name="Family" /> and he has four brothers, Kevin, Jeffrey, Thomas, and Michael.<ref name="Family" /><ref name="Dinner">American Ireland Fund: Jack Quinn and his brothers Template:Webarchive, Susan O'Neill & Associates, 2008, Retrieved January 5, 2014.</ref>

Education

Quinn graduated from Siena College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 and the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1978 with a Master's degree in Education.<ref name="UB">UB Alumni Association: Jack Quinn Jr., EdM '78, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, January 2006, Byers, B.A., Retrieved October 16, 2013.</ref> Quinn also holds a school superintendent credential<ref name="Siena">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> that he earned at the State University of New York at Fredonia.<ref name="President" />

Pre-congressional career

Quinn was a middle school English teacher in the Orchard Park Central School District for 10 years, where he coached track and field, basketball,<ref name="Clinton">The parable of Jack Quinn, Boston Globe, Boston, MA, December 29, 1998, Shribman, D.M., Retrieved January 10, 2014.</ref> and football.<ref name="Siena" /><ref name="Quinn">Congressman Jack Quinn, R-New York, Internet Multicasting Service, Undated, Retrieved January 7, 2014.</ref> Prior to entering the teaching field, Quinn briefly worked at the Bethlehem Steel Plant in Lackawanna, New York.<ref name="Clinton" /> He served on the Hamburg, New York Town Council from 1982 to 1984, followed by a stint as town supervisor until 1993.<ref name="Bio" />

Congressional career

After the retirement of Congressman Henry Nowak,<ref name="Rookie">Everyone can find something to like, quibble with after Quinn's 1st year, Buffalo News, Washington, DC Bureau, January 1, 1994, Zremski, J., Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> Quinn was elected to the House of Representatives in 1992 representing most of Buffalo and suburban Erie County in the 30th District.<ref name="Congress">Congressman Jack Quinn, 30th District, New York, Library of Congress Web Archives, Washington, DC: Library of Congress Web Archives, August 5, 2011, Retrieved January 4, 2014.</ref><ref name="Archive">Congressman Jack Quinn, 30th District, New York, Library of Congress: United States 107th Congress Web Archive Collection, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, December 12, 2002, Retrieved January 4, 2014.</ref> On paper, the district was heavily Democratic, and had been made even more Democratic after redistricting in 1992. However, Quinn defeated Erie County Executive Dennis Gorski in an upset.<ref name="Campaigns">Quinn, Jack, Our Campaigns, September 4, 2005, Retrieved January 7, 2014. Template:Better source needed</ref> He was re-elected five more times by surprisingly wide margins<ref name="Campaigns" /> in what was by far the most Democratic district in the nation to be represented by a Republican.<ref name="Kemp" />

Quinn survived in this district in large part due to the close ties he developed with organized labor,<ref name="Clinton" /> something not common with most Republicans.<ref name="Clinton" /> Quinn worked to develop those ties even while voting against several programs and initiatives early in his career,<ref name="Kemp">Does how Quinn votes really matter? A different political climate insulates Buffalo congressman, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, May 22, 1995, Turner, D., Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> a few of which included Amtrak subsidies, Social Security, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistant Program. Despite such votes and initially being an unknown, Quinn was successful in Buffalo, much as Jack Kemp was twenty years earlier. Quinn was also viewed as being honorable,<ref name="Clinton" /><ref name="Impeachment">Jack Quinn's disappointing choice, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, December 16, 1998, Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> and he did not have any character issues.<ref name="Kemp" />

Despite a close relationship with Bill Clinton, whom he considers his friend, he voted for three of the articles of impeachment against him.<ref name="Clinton" /><ref name="Impeachment" /> There have been several suggestions that the House leadership pressured him into doing so,<ref name="Impeachment" /> though Quinn, himself, denied this in a 1999 article in the Washington Post. Quinn stated that his position in regard to impeaching Clinton was “a vote of conscience” that was “a personal decision and personally painful”, though he initially stated that the situation did not merit impeachment.<ref name="Clinton" /><ref name="Impeachment" /> It has been reported that Clinton's 1999 visit to Buffalo<ref>Bush to visit Buffalo on Tuesday; president will speak at Kleinhans to invitation-only crowd, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, April 16, 2004, Turner, D.L., Retrieved January 10, 2014.</ref> after his State of the Union Address was in response to Quinn's votes.

During the 2002 redistricting process, one map had Quinn drawn into a district with a longtime friend, Democrat John LaFalce. Ultimately, his district was preserved and renumbered as the 27th District. It covered nearly all of his former territory and added Chautauqua County.<ref name="Perspective">Congressman Jack Quinn: The end of a term... A legacy continues, From Our Perspective, December 5, 2004, Retrieved January 7, 2014.</ref> This came after New York lost a district in the 2000 census.<ref name="Campaigns" /> On paper, the new 27th was slightly more Republican than the old 30th. However, had it existed in 2000, Al Gore would have carried it with 53 percent of the vote, one of his best showings for a district represented by a Republican.<ref>Presidential results by congressional district for districts used from 2003 to 2013, via Swing State Project</ref>

On April 26, 2004, Quinn announced he would not seek re-election.<ref name="Leaving">House GOP member announces retirement, CNN.com, Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network/Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., April 26, 2004, Henry, E., Retrieved January 7, 2014.</ref> After leaving Congress, Quinn reported that he had a 70% approval rating while in his position.<ref>Challenger says he battles the mighty Quinns; claims ex-congressman unfairly aids son's race, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, July 29, 2006, McCarthy, R.J., Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref>

Selected electoral history

Quinn's electoral history record has been tracked at Our Campaigns, and portions of it are also presented here.<ref name="Campaigns" />

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Quinn also ran on the Conservative ticket in this election.<ref name="Campaigns" />
These election results reflect Quinn's largest margin of victory.<ref name="Campaigns" />

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Quinn also ran on the Change Congress ticket in this election.<ref name="Campaigns" />
These election results represent Quinn's smallest margin of victory.<ref name="Campaigns" />

Duties

During his tenure in Congress, Quinn was a chair and/or active member of several committees, subcommittees, and caucuses.<ref name="Quinn" /><ref name="Campaigns" />

Quinn was a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,<ref name="Quinn" /><ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Siena" /><ref name="Fundraiser" /><ref name="UB" /><ref name="Kelly">Honoring Congressmen Amo Houghton and Jack Quinn Template:Webarchive, Capitol Words, Sunlight Foundation, December 6, 2004, Retrieved January 6, 2014.</ref><ref name="Reynolds">Honoring Congressman Jack Quinn Template:Webarchive, Capitol Words, Sunlight Foundation, December 7, 2004, Retrieved January 6, 2014.</ref><ref name="Amtrak">Jack Quinn's quest, Railway Age, Vol. 203 (5), No. 4, 2002, Vantuono, W.C., Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> where he served as chairman of the Railroads Subcommittee. On the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Quinn was a member of the Transportation Subcommittees on Aviation, Surface Transportation, Mass Transit, and Water and Environment.<ref name="Quinn" />

Quinn chaired both the Executive Committee of the Congressional Steel Caucusand the Benefits Subcommittee.<ref name="Siena" /> He further chaired the Republican Working Group on Labor.<ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Perspective" /><ref name="Reynolds" /> Quinn was also a member of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, and its related Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.<ref name="Quinn" /> He served on the Joint Economic Committee as a member.<ref name="Quinn" />

Further serving as a leader of Congressional committees, Quinn co-chaired both the Northern Border Caucus and the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition.<ref name="Campaigns" />

Quinn was also a member of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus; the Congressional Fire Services Caucus; and the Friends of Ireland Congressional Committee.<ref name="Quinn" />

To aid his constituents, Quinn opened and closed more than 10,000 working cases during his time in Congress.<ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Perspective" /><ref name="Towns" /> This type of commitment to completing federal casework has been described as “legendary”.<ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Perspective" />

Political views

Quinn's political affiliation is Republican Conservative to Republican Moderate-Conservative.<ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Race">Jack Quinn thriving as moderate republican, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, June 28, 1998, McCarthy, B., Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref><ref name="Reform">Jack Quinn's decision, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, September 11, 2001, Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> His political views placed him as a centrist between Democrats and Republicans on most issues on which he voted in Congress in 2004.<ref name="Rep">Rep. Jack Quinn, Govtrack.us, Washington, DC: Civic Impulse, LLC, 2014, Retrieved January 4, 2014.</ref> Much later in his congressional career, his voting record was typically in the middle,<ref name="Race" /><ref name="Reform" /> falling between Democratic and Republican views.<ref name="Rep" />

In his first year in Congress, Congressional Quarterly reported that Quinn's voting record was 84–85% Republican in support of the party line.<ref name="Rookie" /><ref name="Percent">The evolution of Jack Quinn; redistricting sets the Hamburg republican up for a long run in Congress, despite a term-limit pledge made when he was first elected, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, June 16, 2002, Turner, D., Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> During his first year, while there were issues that he voted in favor of, there were also those that he voted against, including a $16 million community development stimulus package for Buffalo.<ref name="Rookie" /> The Buffalo News reported that Quinn's consistency in voting along Republican party lines was reflected in 87% of his votes by 2001.<ref name="Percent" />

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A portion of Quinn's voting record has been tracked, online, regarding issues such as abortion, education,<ref>Hamilton: Obama, Lewis, and Quinn on education, Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, NY: Niagara Gazette, August 23, 2013, Hamilton, K., Retrieved January 5, 2014.</ref> energy and the environment, gay marriage, healthcare, homeland security, immigration, social security, stem cell research, taxes, the economy, the second amendment (the right to keep and bear arms), and both the War in Afghanistan and the War in Iraq.<ref name="Record">Template:Usurped, PoliGu.com: The political guide, Undated, Retrieved January 4, 2014.</ref>

Regarding abortion, Quinn has stated that he is opposed to allowing women to have them.<ref name="Abortion">Kennedy assails Quinn on his abortion position, Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, May 11, 1994, McCarthy, R.J., Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> In 1994, Democrat Ellen T. Kennedy criticized Quinn for voting against a bill that would make it a crime to block abortion clinic access.<ref name="Abortion" /> Kennedy noted that Quinn's 1993 approval rating from a group that supports abortion rights, the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League, was 5%.<ref name="Abortion" />

Particular stances regarding certain issues that Quinn holds include being against both gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana.<ref name="Campaigns" /> He is a proponent of Alaska/offshore oil drilling, Bush tax cuts, capital punishment, labor, life, and social security privatization.<ref name="Campaigns" /> Quinn also supported campaign finance reform.<ref name="Reform" />

In 1998 at Canisius College in Buffalo, Quinn hosted fellow Congress Member John Lewis, a Democrat and African-American from Georgia who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement.<ref name="Race" /> The talk in which the two congressional leaders participated was regarding race relations and how they can be improved.<ref name="Race" /> The event was attending largely by African-Americans, and was suggested to be an attempt at increasing bloc voter support for Quinn among the Black community in Buffalo.<ref name="Race" />

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It has been suggested that Quinn would have been better to be a Democrat in Buffalo,<ref name="Democrat">'Jack (Quinn), would you ever consider becoming Democrat?', Buffalo News, Buffalo, NY: Berkshire Hathaway, February 25, 1996, McCarthy, B., Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> though as a Republican, he appeared to garner more Republican support in Congress than a Democrat would have.<ref name="Kemp" /> In reality, Quinn has been asked if he would become Democrat, and has not directly answered that question.<ref name="Democrat" /> At that time he was asked in 1996, he stated that there were more important issues at hand, such as balancing the budget, than to which political party one was affiliated.<ref name="Democrat" />

Support of selected, specific issues

Quinn was a supporter of Amtrak,<ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Amtrak" /><ref name="Towns">Tribute to Congressman Jack Quinn, Capitol Words, Sunlight Foundation, November 17, 2004, Retrieved January 6, 2014.</ref> working to maintain its prominence in the country's infrastructure, and improve the safety of passengers.<ref name="Siena" /><ref name="Amtrak" /> Quinn has described himself as an “unabashed Amtrak supporter.”<ref name="Amtrak" />

Quinn worked to achieve the passage of the Railroad Retirement Survivors Act that became law in 2001.<ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Siena" /><ref name="Railroad">BLE proposes increasing benefits for widow(er)s Template:Webarchive, The Locomotive Engineer Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 6, P. 9, Cleveland, Ohio: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, June 1997, Retrieved January 5, 2014.</ref>

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Quinn was a proponent for rejuvenating both Buffalo's waterfront and inner harbor, as well as the Erie Canal Corridor.<ref name="Waterfront">Cuomo Kicks off statewide tour to increase tourism on Erie Canal; Cuomo, Glickman, LaFalce, and Quinn announce $31.1 million in federal aid to Western New York canal region, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Archives: News releases, No. 99-150, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, August 15, 1999, Retrieved January 5, 2014.</ref>

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Interested in maintaining the strength of teaching hospitals in New York State, Quinn introduced bipartisan legislation known as The Quinn–Lowey Hospital Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 2266), co-sponsored by Congress Member Nita Lowey, that aimed to preserve Medicare payments to hospitals.<ref name="Hospitals">Congressman Jack Quinn: Press release: Quinn introduces bill to restore funding to teaching hospitals Template:Webarchive, United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC: United States House of Representatives, July 28, 1999, Retrieved January 7, 2014.</ref> The budget crisis of 1997 contributed to the reduction of funding to hospitals, and the bill aimed to maintain government funding payments to hospitals at their prior levels.<ref name="Hospitals" />

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Honors

Quinn received numerous awards during his work in Congress.<ref name="Quinn" /><ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Siena" /> Quinn received the AMVETS Silver Helmet Award for working on behalf of veterans; and the Legislative Leadership Award from the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans.<ref name="Siena" />

Quinn also received the Government Service Award from the Buffalo American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) Council for his support of working women and men; and the Spirit of Enterprise Award from the United States Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="Siena" />

From the National Association of Railroad Passengers, Quinn received the Golden Spike Award.<ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Towns" /> In recognition of Quinn's support for railway safety, he was given Operation Lifesaver 's Congressional Appreciation Award.<ref name="Campaigns" />

From his alma mater, Siena College, Quinn received the Joseph A. Buff Distinguished Alumni Award for Career Achievement,<ref name="Siena" /> and the Bernadine of Siena Medal for service.<ref name="Siena" />

Quinn was also named one of the Top 50 "Most Effective" Lawmakers in Washington by Congressional Quarterly.<ref name="Siena" />

Further awards that Quinn has won include the Public Service Award from Niagara Frontier Parks and Recreation Society; the Good Citizen Medal of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; the Humanitarian Award from the Erie County Office for the Disabled; and the Distinguished Graduate Award from the National Catholic Elementary Schools Association.<ref name="Quinn" />

Quinn was honored with the Friend of the Farm Bureau Award.<ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="Perspective" /> Quinn received this national recognition award for having demonstrated an active and strong record that is consistent with the American farmer's needs.<ref name="Perspective" />

Reflections of others

Congressional colleagues saluted Quinn on his work upon his retirement.<ref name="Kelly" /><ref name="Reynolds" /><ref name="Towns" /> Congress Members Sue Kelly, Thomas M. Reynolds, and Edolphus Towns made statements in Congress, honoring him for his accomplishments.<ref name="Kelly" /><ref name="Reynolds" /><ref name="Towns" />

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Post-congressional career

After leaving Congress, Quinn joined the Washington, D.C. lobbying firm, Cassidy & Associates<ref name="Siena" /> as President.<ref name="ECC" /><ref name="President" /><ref name="UB" />

As President of Erie Community College

Quinn was appointed President of Erie Community College<ref name="Bio" /> in 2008.<ref name="ECC" /><ref name="President" /> There were 59 candidates who were nationally-considered for the post;<ref name="President" /> and the consensus by the ECC Board of Trustees was to appoint Quinn.<ref name="President" />

As the top leader of ECC, Quinn has presided over rising enrollments at the College during a time of decreasing or flat budgetary support from Erie County and the State of New York. ECC obtains approximately 19% of its financial support from Erie County.<ref name="President" /> Quinn understands the need for proper funding for ECC.<ref name="President" />

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Quinn also has the advantage of having lived "the ECC experience" – as he termed it – within his own family.<ref name="President" /> Quinn's wife, Mary Beth, attended ECC, taking courses for her nursing degree in their earlier years when the couple was also raising their family.<ref name="President" />

Community involvement

In 2008, Quinn was the dinner chair of the American Ireland Fund gala.<ref name="Dinner" /> The American Ireland Fund<ref name="Fund">The Ireland Funds Template:Webarchive, The Ireland Funds, Boston, MA, 2014, Retrieved January 5, 2014.</ref> raises monies to support community development, peace, reconciliation, arts, culture, and education in Ireland.<ref name="Organization">American Ireland Fund, Charity Navigator, 2014, Retrieved January 5, 2014.</ref>

Quinn has also been either a member or chair of many civic organizations. He has chaired the Hamburg Industrial Development Agency.<ref name="Quinn" /> Additionally, he is or has been a member of the BryhLin Foundation; the Greater Buffalo Chapter of the American Red Cross; Hamburg Kiwanis Club; the Knights of Columbus; and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. He has also been a member of the United Way of Western New York; the Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce; and the Southtowns Sewage Treatment Agency.<ref name="Quinn" /> Further, he served on the boards of St. Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York; and the New York State Advisory Council of the American Red Cross.<ref name="Quinn" />

2020 Presidential Election

On August 24, 2020, Quinn was one of 24 former Republican lawmakers to endorse Democratic nominee Joe Biden on the opening day of the Republican National Convention.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Family and personal life

Quinn is married to his wife, Mary Beth, and has two adult children,<ref name="Quinn" /> Jack III and Kara Elizabeth. Quinn's son, Jack Quinn III,<ref name="NNDB">NNDB: Jack Quinn, NNDB.com, Soylent Communications, Retrieved December 4, 2013.</ref> is a former member of the New York State Assembly,<ref name="Campaigns" /><ref name="UB" /> the youngest ever to serve in New York State.<ref name="Siena" />

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