William Carney (politician)

William Carney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by Otis G. Pike
Succeeded by George J. Hochbrueckner
Personal details
Born (1942-07-01)July 1, 1942
Brooklyn, NY
Died May 22, 2017(2017-05-22) (aged 74)
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Political party Conservative
Republican
Spouse(s) Barbara
Residence Washington D.C.
Occupation Sales representative, private advocate

William Carney (July 1, 1942 – May 22, 2017) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. Carney was a member of the Conservative Party of New York and later the Republican Party.

Biography

Early life

Carney was born in Brooklyn. From 1960 until 1961 he attended Florida State University. He served in the United States Army Medical Corps from 1961 until 1964. He was a member of the Suffolk County legislature from 1976 until 1979. He was elected to Congress in 1978 and represented New York's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1979 until January 3, 1987.

Political career

Carney was a member of the Conservative Party of New York and was the first member of the party in the United States House of Representatives.[1] Although he did not change his party affiliation, Republican leaders allowed him to enter the Republican primary for the seat.[2] Carney won the primary and then the general election, joining the Republican Party.

In 1986, he declined to run for reelection. He faced opposition from the Conservative Party after joining the GOP and was opposed by some members of the Republican Party over his position on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant.[3]

Carney did not strongly oppose the construction of Shoreham and had difficult primary- and general-election campaigns in 1984 against strongly anti-Shoreham candidates.[4]

Carney died on May 22, 2017 from prostate cancer.[1]

Sources

  • United States Congress. "William Carney (id: C000165)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Brand, Rick (2017-05-23). "William Carney dead; politician who backed Shoreham plant was 74". Newsday.
  2. ↑ Spitzer, Robert, "Third Parties in New York State", in Jeffrey M. Stonecash, John Kenneth White, and Peter W. Colby, edd., Governing New York State (1994, Third Edition).
  3. ↑ Lynn, Frank (1986-01-26). "POLITICS; PRIMARY TROUBLES SEEN FOR CARNEY". New York Times.
  4. ↑ Lynn, Frank (1986-06-01). "POLITICS; SHOREHAM DISPUTE CLAIMS CARNEY AS LATEST POLITICAL CASUALTY". New York Times.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Otis G. Pike		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 1st congressional district
1979–1987		 Succeeded by
George J. Hochbrueckner



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