Paul Tsongas
American politician (1941-1997) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 55
Paul Efthemios Tsongas was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran for president in 1992.
Paul Tsongas is read about 173 times a day, in 17 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 14 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Paul
Family
Paul TsongasPartners
Is this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong. A marriage is drawn as ended only where its end is recorded, so a spouse drawn here may be a former one.
Correct this familyMedia & music
Photos 9
Tsongas (2nd from right), pictured here in 1970, was elected to the Lowell City Council in 1969.
Boott Cotton Mill, Museum and Trolley - Lowell Nat'l. Historical Park
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska
Tsongas presidential campaign bumper sticker
New Hampshire delegates for Tsongas on the DNC convention floor
Madison Square Garden, site of the 1992 Democratic National Convention
Tsongas Center, Lowell, MassachusettsAbout this person
He won eight contests during the presidential primaries but ultimately lost the nomination to Bill Clinton, who later won the general election.
