William J. Coyne

Infobox Congressman
name = William Joseph Coyne


imagesize = 150px
state_house = Pennsylvania
district = 22nd
term_start = January 5, 1971
term_end = November 30, 1972
predecessor = Frank W. O'Brien
successor = James A. Romanelli
state2 = Pennsylvania
district2 = 14th
term_start2 = January 3, 1981
term_end2 = January 3, 2003
predecessor2 = William S. Moorhead
successor2 = Michael F. Doyle
date of birth = birth date and age |1936|08|24
place of birth = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
death_date =
death_place =
party = Democrat
alma_mater = Robert Morris College
spouse =
religion =

William Joseph Coyne (born August 24, 1936) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Coyne was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1954, and received a B.S. in accounting from Robert Morris College. He served for two years in the United States Army before setting up a private accounting firm. From 1970 to 1972 he was member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and a member of the Pittsburgh City Council from 1974 to 1980.

Coyne was elected to Congress in 1980, succeeding 24-year incumbent William S. Moorhead in a district taking in most of Pittsburgh. He was reelected ten times, never facing serious opposition. He was a longtime member of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means

In 2002, Coyne's district was combined with the district of Mike Doyle, a somewhat more moderate Democrat. Although the new district contained more of Coyne's territory than Doyle's, Coyne retired to avoid the possibility of two Democratic incumbents facing each other in the primary elections.

External links

* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/c000846/ Voting record] at the "Washington Post"

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*CongBio|C000846