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sean patrick maloney

sean patrick maloney -lrb- born july 30 , 1966 -rrb- is an american politician and member of the democratic party who has served as the u.s. representative for since 2013 .
born in quebec , canada , and raised in hanover , new hampshire , he earned his bachelor of arts and juris doctor from the university of virginia .
he entered politics as a volunteer for bill clinton 's presidential campaigns , and later served as his senior west wing adviser and white house staff secretary .
after the clinton administration , he served as the first deputy secretary to new york governors eliot spitzer and david paterson .
prior to being elected to congress , he worked as an executive in a private equity firm and as an attorney .
in 2006 he ran in the democratic primary for new york attorney general , but came in third to mark j. green and winner andrew cuomo .
he was elected to the u.s. house of representatives in 2012 after defeating republican incumbent nan hayworth .
he campaigned for the election as a moderate and is a member of the new democrat coalition .
he is the first openly gay person to be elected to congress from new york .
