John E. Sweeney

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John E. Sweeney
Sweeney in 2006
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Gerald Solomon
Succeeded by	Kirsten Gillibrand
Constituency	22nd district (1999–2003) 20th district (2003–2007)
Commissioner of the New York State Department of Labor
In office January 17, 1995 – June 11, 1997
Governor	George Pataki
Preceded by	John F. Hudacs
Succeeded by	James T. Dillon
Personal details
Born	John Edward Sweeney (1955-08-09) August 9, 1955 (age 68) Troy, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Betty Sweeney Gaia Sweeney Erin Sweeney
Residence(s)	Clifton Park, New York, U.S.
Education	Sage College (BA) Western New England School of Law (JD)
Occupation	attorney

John Edward Sweeney^[1] (born August 9, 1955) is an American politician from the U.S. state of New York. A Republican, he represented New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 1999 to January 2007.^[2] He was dubbed "Congressman Kick-Ass" by President George W. Bush for his take-no-prisoners style. He was defeated for reelection in 2006 by Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand.