Nicola Dickson "Niki" Sauvage Tsongas is an American politician whose husband lost the 1992 Democratic presidential primary to who?
Niki Tsongas Nicola Dickson "Niki" Sauvage Tsongas ( ; born April 26, 1946) is an American politician and the current U.S. Representative for Massachusetts 's 3 congressional district . From 2007 to 2013 she represented Massachusetts 's 5 congressional district , the district her husband Paul Tsongas served prior to being elected to the United States Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Following John Kerry's appointment as Secretary of State, she was widely expected to run in the 2013 special election for the Senate seat once held by her husband; she put such speculations to rest when she announced her endorsement of Representative Ed Markey instead.
United States elections, 1990 The 1990 United States elections were held on November 6, and elected the members of the 102nd United States Congress. The election occurred in the middle of Republican President George H. W. Bush's term. The Democratic Party build on its majorities in both chambers of Congress. The Republicans lost nine seats in the U.S. House, lower than the average number of seats lost by U.S. President's party at the time, which was 29. Out of the 33 seats up for election in the Senate, the Democratic Party picked up a net gain of one seat. In the gubernatorial elections, both parties lost a net of one seat to third parties.