! Subject ! Party ! Votes ! % ! ! Opponent ! Party ! Votes ! % |- |1978 || | |Tony Coelho | |Democratic | |75,212 | |60.11 || | |Chris Patterakis | |Republican | |49,914 | |39.89 |- |1980 || | |Tony Coelho (inc.) | |Democratic | |108,072 | |71.81 || | |Ron Schwartz | |Republican | |37,895 | |25.18 |- |1982 || | |Tony Coelho (inc.) | |Democratic | |86,022 | |63.70 || | |Ed Bates | |Republican | |45,948 | |34.03 |- |1984 || | |Tony Coelho (inc.) | |Democratic | |109,590 | |65.46 || | |Carol Harner | |Republican | |54,730 | |32.69 |- |1986 || | |Tony Coelho (inc.) | |Democratic | |93,600 | |71.03 || | |Carol Harner | |Republican | |35,793 | |27.16 |- |1988 || | |Tony Coelho (inc.) | |Democratic | |118,710 | |69.75 || | |Carol Harner | |Republican | |47,957 | |28.18 Later career Since his retirement from Congress, Coelho has pursued careers in business and public service, while remaining active in the disabilities community. After leaving Congress, he joined Wertheim Schroder & Company, an investment firm as a managing director. From 1990 to 1995, he also served as president and CEO of Wertheim Schroder Investment Services, which grew from $400 million to $4 billion in managed investments under his management. In 1995, Coelho formed ETC w/tci, an education and training technology company in Washington, DC. He was the chairman and chief executive officer until 1997. President Bill Clinton appointed Coelho to serve as chairman of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, a position he held from 1994 to 2001; he also served as Vice Chair of the National Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities. In 1998, Clinton appointed Coelho as the United States Commissioner General at the 1998 World Expo in Portugal. Clinton also appointed Coelho as co-chair to the U.S. Census Monitoring Board, a position he held until his appointment as general chairman of the Gore Presidential campaign. In the summer of 1994, Coelho was the principal Democratic political strategist during the run-up to the mid-term Congressional elections. Officially, he was Senior Advisor to the Democratic National Committee. The Republican Party won a landslide victory in the fall congressional elections, capturing both the House and Senate by commanding margins. On November 29, 1994, then-Speaker of the House Tom Foley appointed Coelho