Jerry Cowley (born 11 November 1952) is an Irish barrister medical doctor and politician.Originally from Ballina he lives in Mulranny County Mayo. He was an independent Teachta Dala (TD) for the Mayo constituency after being elected to Dail Eireann at the 2002 general election. He served until losing his seat at the 2007 general election.He joined the Technical Group established to ensure Dail speaking time for the Independent TDs.Cowley competes annually in the yawl races off Achill Island. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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