In 1970 , Drinan sought a seat in Congress on an anti-Vietnam War platform , narrowly defeating longtime Representative Philip J. Philbin , who was serving on the House Armed Services Committee , in the Democratic primary . Drinan went on to win election to the House of Representatives , and was re-elected four times , serving from 1971 until 1981 . He was the first of two Roman Catholic priests ( the other being Robert John Cornell of Wisconsin ) to serve as a voting member of Congress . Drinan sat on various House committees , and served as the chair of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the House Judiciary Committee . He was also a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention
1972 Democratic National Convention
1972 Democratic National Convention
Robert Drinan