Michael McNulty
American politician
Michael Robert McNulty (born September 16, 1947) is a retired American politician from the U.S. state of New York. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 2009 representing New York's Capital District and was chairman of the House Subcommittee on Social Security in the 110th Congress.
Early life, education, and early political career
McNulty was born in Troy, New York and attended Troy public schools. He attended the La Salle Institute and graduated from St. Joseph's Institute in 1965. He attended Loyola University Rome Center in Rome, Italy from 1967 to 1968. In 1969, McNulty graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
McNulty is a member of the third generation of Catholic, Irish-American family long prominent in Capital District politics. His grandfather, Jack McNulty Sr., was chairman of the Green Island, New York Democratic Party from 1919 to 1969 and Albany County Sheriff, and McNulty's father, Jack Jr., followed Jack Sr. as chairman.
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