Thomas Andrews (American politician)

Thomas Andrews
Thomas Andrews
	Thomas Andrews in 1991
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; March 2020
Preceded by	Yanghee Lee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Maine's 1st district
	In office; January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Joseph E. Brennan
Succeeded by	James B. Longley Jr.
Member of the Maine Senate; from the 30th district
	In office; 1985–1990
Preceded by	Charles P. Pray
Succeeded by	Gerard Conley Jr.
Member of the Maine House of Representatives; from the 21st district
	In office; 1983–1985
Preceded by	David Brenerman
Personal details
Born	Thomas Hiram Andrews; March 22, 1953 (age 71); Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Gloria Totten
Alma mater	Bowdoin College

Thomas Hiram Andrews (born March 22, 1953) is an American non-profit executive, and former congressman from Maine. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and career

A 1976 graduate of Bowdoin College and alumnus of the Alpha Rho Upsilon fraternity, Andrews served in the Maine House of Representatives (1983–1985) and Maine State Senate (1985–1990).

Congress

In 1990, he was elected to the first of two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

In his first congressional election, Andrews defeated the former Congressman Dave Emery in the race to succeed Democrat Joe Brennan. In his only re-election, Andrews soundly defeated Linda Bean, a descendant of L. L. Bean.

Senate campaign

In 1994, he did not run for re-election to the House but declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Democrat George J. Mitchell, then the Senate Majority Leader. Andrews lost the Senate election to his 2nd District colleague, Republican Olympia Snowe, by a wide margin.

Later career

Andrews served as National Director of Win Without War.^[1]^[2] He has served on the boards of Council for a Livable World's PeacePAC (as Chairman), and the U.S. foreign policy reform group Just Foreign Policy.^[3]

In 2016, he became the CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.^[4]

Myanmar

In 2020, Andrews was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar by the United Nations Human Rights Council.^[5]

Electoral results

1990 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Andrews	167,623	60.11%
	Republican	David Emery	110,836	39.74%
		write-ins	413	0.15%
Majority			56,787	20.36%
Turnout			278,872
	Democratic hold

1992 U.S. House election: Maine District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Andrews (Incumbent)	232,696	64.97%
	Republican	Linda Bean	125,236	34.97%
		write-ins	216	0.06%
Majority			107,460	30.00%
Turnout			358,148
	Democratic hold

Maine U.S. Senate Election 1994
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Olympia Snowe	308,244	60.24%
Democratic	Tom Andrews	186,042	36.36%
Independent	Plato Truman	17,205	3.36%

References

^ "Tom Andrews". TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Coalition Urges NO Vote on Revised Defense Bill". Win Without War. November 4, 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Board - Just Foreign Policy". justforeignpolicy.org.
^ "UUSC Names Tom Andrews as New President and CEO - Unitarian Universalist Service Committee". uusc.org.
^ Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations. "Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar". OHCHR. United Nations Human Rights Council. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

External links

Thomas Andrews on Twitter

United States Congress. "Thomas Andrews (id: A000211)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Appearances on C-SPAN

Party political offices
Preceded by George J. Mitchell	Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Maine (Class 1) 1994	Succeeded by Mark Lawrence
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph E. Brennan	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st congressional district 1991–1995	Succeeded by James Longley Jr.
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Bob Dold as Former US Representative	Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative	Succeeded by Bruce Poliquin as Former US Representative

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[1] "Tom Andrews". TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[2] "Coalition Urges NO Vote on Revised Defense Bill". Win Without War. November 4, 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[3] "Board - Just Foreign Policy". justforeignpolicy.org.

[4] "UUSC Names Tom Andrews as New President and CEO - Unitarian Universalist Service Committee". uusc.org.

[OHCHR-5] Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations. "Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar". OHCHR. United Nations Human Rights Council. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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