James H. "Jim" Maloney (born September 17, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer from

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. He is a former Democratic member of the

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. Maloney was born in

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. He was a

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(VISTA) volunteer from 1969 until 1970. He graduated from

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in 1972 and received a J.D. degree from

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in 1980. Prior to his entry into politics he practiced law in Danbury. He was a member of the

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from 1987 until 1995. Maloney was elected to Congress in 1996 and represented Connecticut's 5th district from January 3, 1997 until January 3, 2003. In that election, Maloney defeated incumbent

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. Maloney held the seat despite two strong challenges from Mark Nielsen in 1998 and 2000. In 2002, the reapportionment process merged Maloney's Waterbury-based district with the

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-based 6th District of Republican incumbent

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. While the new district was numerically Maloney's district (the 5th), its demographics slightly favored Johnson, who won by over 20,000 votes.

Electoral history

Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 2000, write-ins received 7 votes. **Maloney ran as the candidate of both the Democratic party and A Connecticut Party in 1994 and 1996.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maloney, James H. 1948 births Living people Democratic Party Connecticut state senators Boston University School of Law alumni Harvard University alumni Politicians from Quincy, Massachusetts Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut 21st-century American politicians