Paul Tsongas

Paul Efthemios Tsongas (; February 14, 1941January 18, 1997) was an American politician. He represented Massachusetts in both the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate from 1975 to 1985. 

He won eight states as a candidate in the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, losing the nomination to Bill Clinton.

Tsongas was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1983 and retired in 1984. He returned to politics after undergoing a successful bone marrow transplant. He experienced early success in the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, winning the New Hampshire primary, but withdrew from the race in March 1992 and endorsed Clinton.

Tsongas died in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 18, 1997 of complications from pneumonia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 55.Paul Tsongas, Who Made Presidential Bid, Dies at 55

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