Sherwood Boehlert

Sherwood Boehlert (born September 28, 1936) is a United States politician from New York. He is currently a member of the House of Representatives, representing New York's upstate 24th Congressional District.

Biography

Boehlert was born in Utica, New York, and graduated from Utica College. He served two years in the United States Army (1956-1958), and then worked as a manager of public relations for Wyandotte Chemical Company.

After leaving Wyandotte, Boehlert served as Chief of Staff for two upstate Congressmen, Alexander Pirnie and Donald Mitchell; following this, he was elected the county executive of Oneida County, New York, serving from 1979 to 1983. After his four-year term as county executive, he ran successfully for Congress in the elections of 1982. He has been reelected to every Congress since then.

Congressional career

Boehlert has served on the Science Committee since his arrival in the House; in 2001, he was made the Chairman of the committee. In addition, he is third-ranking member of the Transportation Committee; from 1995 to 2000, he served as the Chairman of its Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. He is also a member of the