John Murtha

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Murtha
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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:birth_date 1932-06-17
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Westmoreland_County,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Murtha_Jr.
gptkb:Jennifer_Murtha
Megan Murtha
Molly Murtha
gptkbp:death_date 2015-02-08
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Pittsburgh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Murtha
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for veterans' issues
Opposition to the Iraq War
Pork barrel spending advocacy
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Murtha_Airport
gptkbp:office gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee
Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:H._John_Heinz_III
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Joyce_Murtha
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mark_Critz
gptkbp:term_end 2010-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1974-01-03
gptkbp:website murtha.house.gov
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_U._S._House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4