1. Anthony Lee Coelho was born on June 15,1942 and is an American politician from California who served in the United States House of Representatives.
29 Facts About Tony Coelho
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Tony Coelho was born in rural Los Banos, California to parents of Portuguese descent.
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Tony Coelho attended public schools in nearby Dos Palos, and grew up working on his family's dairy farm.
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At age 16, Tony Coelho was injured in a pickup truck accident, which doctors later suggested was the precipitating event for the onset of his epilepsy.
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For years after the accident, Tony Coelho did not know he had the illness.
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Tony Coelho went to a doctor for a medical exam, a prerequisite for entering the seminary.
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Once his diagnosis was reported to the state, Tony Coelho lost both his driver's license and his health insurance.
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Tony Coelho worked as a staff member for Congressman Bernie Sisk from 1965 until 1978.
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Tony Coelho enhanced his expertise in agriculture policy as staff director for the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Cotton.
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When Sisk retired, Tony Coelho ran for his seat and won.
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In November 1978, Tony Coelho was elected to the 96th Congress.
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Tony Coelho was later elected to the five succeeding Congresses where he served until his resignation on June 15,1989.
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Tony Coelho served on the Agriculture, Interior, Veterans Affairs, and Administration Committees during his tenure.
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In 1980, Tony Coelho was named chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, a Hill committee that supports Democratic Party candidates.
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In 1989, Tony Coelho resigned from the House after six terms in the wake of press reports that he had received a loan from a savings and loan executive to purchase junk bonds.
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Tony Coelho was the chairman and chief executive officer until 1997.
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President Bill Clinton appointed Tony Coelho to serve as chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, a position he held from 1994 to 2001; he served as Vice Chair of the National Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities.
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In 1999, Tony Coelho was made chairman of Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign.
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Tony Coelho oversaw an overhaul of the campaign's message and strategy, and changed personnel and consultants.
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Tony Coelho was replaced by former Commerce Secretary William M Daley.
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Tony Coelho has endowed a chair in public policy at the University of California in Merced.
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Tony Coelho is the chairman of the board of directors of the Epilepsy Foundation.
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Tony Coelho partnered with NBCUniversal and the American Association of People with Disabilities to create the NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship, which encourages people with disabilities to pursue media-related degrees and careers.
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Tony Coelho is a former chairman and current member of the board of directors of the American Association of People With Disabilities.
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Tony Coelho sits on the Council on American Politics, the advisory board of George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management.
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Tony Coelho served as an advisor of ZeniMax Media as well.
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Tony Coelho serves as a founding partner of Vectis Strategies, a national public affairs firm.
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Tony Coelho was one of the recipients of the inaugural Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards in 2013.
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Tony Coelho was named a vice-chair of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.