Sherwood Boehlert



Sherwood "Sherry" Boehlert was a Republican member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing New York's upstate 24th Congressional District  (map) from 1983 to 2007. He opted to retire rather than seek reelection in 2006.

Bio
Boehlert was born September 28, 1936 in Utica, New York and graduated from Utica College. He served two years in the United States Army (1956-1958), and then worked as a manager of public relations for Wyandotte Chemical Company.

After leaving Wyandotte, Boehlert served as Chief of Staff for two upstate Congressmen, Alexander Pirnie and Donald Mitchell; following this, he was elected the county executive of Oneida County, New York, serving from 1979 to 1983. After his four-year term as county executive, he ran successfully for Congress in the elections of 1982 and has served continuously to date.

Boehlert is considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing.

"Boehlert is a Board Member of a number of national organizations, including the Alliance for Climate Protection; the Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment; the League of Conservation Voters; the Health Effects Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund."

Record and Controversies
Boehlert voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

2006 Elections
In 2006, Boehlert announced that he would retire at the end of his term. Democrats nominated Michael Arcuri and Republicans nominated Raymond A. Meier to contest the November 2006 election for his house seat. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006)

Employment of wife
Since 2002, Rep. Boehlert's wife Marianne has been employed as his campaign treasurer. She remained on the payroll during the 2006 election cycle despite the fact that Boehlert was not running for reelection to handle FEC filings and perform other duties related to closing down Boehlert's campaign office. In the 2006 election cycle, she was paid $35,430. 

Committees and Affiliations

 * Director, Alliance for Climate Protection
 * Director, RESULTS
 * Director, TRC Companies
 * Trustee, Heinz Center
 * Honorary Board, Republicans for Environmental Protection

Committees in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

 * House Science Committee- Chair
 * House Transportation & Infrastructure

Coaltions and Caucuses

 * The Republican Main Street Parnership
 * The Republican Majority For Choice
 * Republicans For Choice
 * Republicans For Environmental Protection

Resources

 * Official website
 * Boehlert's issue positions
 * Technorati Search: Sherwood Boehlert
 * Google News Search: Sherwood Boehlert
 * Yahoo! News Search: Sherwood Boehlert
 * Power Trips: How much does Sherwood Boehlert travel?
 * GovTrack Statistics: Sherwood Boehlert
 * Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * Simply Left Behind

Articles

 * Juliet Eilperin,, "GOP Chairmen Face Off on Global Warming", Washington Post, July 18, 2005.
 * John Milgram, "Officials Investigating Fundraising Parties", The Daily Star, February 4, 2006
 * Boehlert: I am not Under Investigation by Tom Grace, The Daily Star, February 8, 2006.
 * John Machacek, "Boehlert to Retire", Gannett News Service, March 17, 2006.
 * "A Republican Rara Avis", Editorial, New York Times, March 21, 2006.
 * Gur, "The Phattest Bubble You've Ever Seen?", Room Eight, May 12, 2006.
 * Gur, "What Part Of "You Will Pimp My Pay to $168K" Did You Not Understand?", Room Eight, June 30, 2006.
 * Congressional Wire, "Earth to Congress - Come In!", Room Eight, July 11, 2006.
 * Gur, "Why Bother?", Room Eight, July 12, 2006.

Contact
DC Office: 2246 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-3223 Phone: 202-225-3665 Fax: 202-225-1891 Web Email Website

District Office- Auburn: 21 Lincoln Street Auburn, NY 13021 Phone: 315-255-0649 Fax: 315-255-1369

District Office- Cortland: 45 Church Street Cortland, NY 13045 Phone: 607-758-3918 Fax: 607-758-9007

District Office- Utica: 10 Broad Street Utica, NY 13501 Phone: 315-793-8146 TollFree: 800-235-2525 (in NY) Fax: 315-798-4099