Paul Tsongas

Paul Efthemios Tsongas was an American politician. He represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress, holding office from 1975 to 1985. He won eight states as a candidate in the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, losing the nomination to Bill Clinton. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Paul Tsongas has 102 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1980 Interview as a Democratic Senator for Massachusetts. The year with the most videos was 1992 with 48 videos. Most appearances with Bill Clinton (19), Tom Harkin (16), Jerry Brown Jr. (16). Most common tags: Tsongas, Democratic Party, Budget Deficit.

Appearances by Title:c. April 13, 1993 - Present Co-Founder, Concord Coalition


Videos: 22

Previously

U.S. Senator, D-MA January 1, 1979 - March 28, 1991 Videos: 80 Presidential Candidate,
D-United States
c. January 1, 1992 - c. June 1, 1992 Videos: 0 U.S. Representative, D-MA 5th January 14, 1975 - October 15, 1978 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • The Weekly With Robert Bixby

    The Weekly With Robert Bixby

    Robert Bixby, Concord Coalition executive director, talks about the national debt, which is now approaching $23 trillion. He …

  • The Balanced Budget and Campaign '96

    The Balanced Budget and Campaign '96

    Several members of Congress spoke on the federal budget and the 1996 presidential race. This forum was hosted by Concord Coal…

  • Future of Independent Politics

    Future of Independent Politics

    Participants spoke about the search for a new political party and programs between conservatives and liberals, Democrats and …

  • Campaign Finance Reform

    Campaign Finance Reform

    Participants discussed the role of money in U.S. politics, especially in campaigns. They examined how money has influenced ca…

  • Economic Awards Dinner

    Economic Awards Dinner

    Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was presented with the Economic Patriot Award, following which he talked about federa…

  • Entitlement Reform and a Balanced Budget

    Entitlement Reform and a Balanced Budget

    Fred Goldberg and former Senator John Danforth (R-Missouri) discussed various issues concerning entitlement reform, which inc…

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Historical Member of Congress Record

Former Ideology Rankings

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

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