Thursday, November 16th, 2006...11:41 am
It’s Steny
Word from DC (not the comic company) is that Steny Hoyer has defeated John Murtha for majority leader.
Since I strive to find local connections, Hoyer got into a shoving match with our own J. D. Hayworth a few years back. I don’t know who actually came out on top there, but suffice it to say that Hoyer is not a small man.
At the 2000 convention, the Maryland delegation was seated near us. I knew someone on Hoyer’s staff so I brought him over to meet the delegates and I introduced him as the guy that got into a fight with Hayworth. Hoyer asked how soon we were getting rid of the guy. I said, “Just wait, we’ll take him out in 2006.” Okay, I didn’t really.
I’ve known some people that worked for him, and I’ve asked all of them what “Steny” is short for. They have all insisted that it stands for Steny. I have my doubts and the full resources of this blogging empire will be put into finding out.
By the way, Hoyer was the First Vice President (now called Executive Vice President) of the Young Democrats of America from 1969-1971. The current EVP is Alexis Tamerón of Superior. We expect big things from you, Alexis.
4 Comments
November 16th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
Alexis has already done big things. She was Harry Mitchell’s campaign director, I believe.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
That is his real name.
He was born Steny Hamilton Hoyer, in New York City on June 14, 1939.
I don’t know the origin of the name, but his birth certificate says, ‘Steny.’
And if he got into a shoving match with Hayworth, it sounds like he’s the right kind of guy.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
I don’t want to take anything away from ONE Rising Star, but I don’t want to ignore another one….
Harry Mitchell’s Campaign Manager was Kelly Ward. She is a UA Grad and Campus Dem chair who was volunteer coordinator for Elaine Richardson and worked for the state party after that, before working briefly for the Gov and going back to college to get a graduate degree.
She’s bright, she’s got more energy than any 10 normal human beings, and Harry was extremely lucky to find her.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:02 pm
Steny Hamilton Hoyer was born on June 14, 1939, in New York to a family of Danish origin — his name is the diminutive of his father’s, Steen.
http://www-tech.mit.edu/V126/N54/long3.html
Leave a Reply