Eric Massa
Eric Massa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th district | |
| In office January 3, 2009 – March 8, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Kuhl |
| Succeeded by | Tom Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric James Joseph Massa September 16, 1959 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Beverly Jacobson |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1981–2004 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
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Eric James Joseph Massa (born September 16, 1959) is a former American politician who served as a U.S. representative for New York's 29th congressional district. A Democrat, he served in Congress from January 2009 until his resignation in March 2010. Massa resigned during a pending House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. Massa identified his declining health and the ongoing ethics investigation as the reasons for his resignation; however, he later said that there was a conspiracy "to oust him because he had voted against overhauling health care." It was reported in 2017 that Congress had paid nearly $100,000 to settle the harassment claims made by two male staffers against Massa.