John E. Sweeney

John Edward Sweeney is an American politician from the U.S. state of New York. A Republican, he represented New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 1999 to January 2007. He was dubbed "Congressman Kick-Ass" by President George W. Bush for his take-no-prisoners style. He was defeated for reelection in 2006 by Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand.

9 August 1955

Born on the same birth day (9 August): Albert Ketèlbey • Alicja Smietana • André Bessette • Barbara Mason • Bogislaw XIII • Eino Kaila • Evelina Haverfield • Giles Cooper (playwright) • Jason Frasor • Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein • Jun.Q • Mahesh Babu • Stefano Okaka • Whitney Houston

Born in the same month (August 1955): Agnes Chan • Alberto Gonzales • David Learner • Diddú • Eddie Ojeda • Gerd Müller (politician) • Greg Nickels • Hideo Fukuyama • James Reilly (Irish politician) • Marc Bureau (politician) • Mary-Anne Fahey • Mike Huckabee • Tony Godden • Vladimir Sorokin