TOM MANTON for U.S. Congress Campaign Poster RARE Vintage

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TOM MANTON for U.S. Congress Campaign Poster.
This item is very RARE.
Condition is "Used", this poster has wear, please review pictures for Condition.
Size:
24 inches x 21 inches
Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
When Getaldine Ferarro gave up her seat to join Walter Mondale's Presidential Ticket, Manton entered the Democratic primary for the seat. In a hotly-contested primary, he defeated Clifford Wilson, Walter Crowley and Gloria D'Amico before narrowly defeating Republican Serphin Maltese in the general election with 52 percent of the vote. He was re-elected six more times.
Manton was elected chairman of the Democratic Organization of Queens County in 1986, succeeding John Sabino who had served as the interim chairman following the suicide of Donald Manes.
Tom Manton was the first major party chairman in the nation to endorse Bill Clinton for during the 1992 United States Presidential Election.  As the co-chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs in the House, he was instrumental in obtaining a visa for Gerry Adams to travel to the United States.  As a member of Congress, Manton served as a member of the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce and was a subcommittee chairman of the House Government Operations Committee that supervised the United State Capitol Police.
His last vote in the House was to vote against the Impeachment of President Bill Clinton.
Manton retired from the Congress in 1998, having already filed for and circulated petitions for re-election. He withdrew on the last day it was legally possible to do so and arranged for his chosen successor, State Assemblyman Joseph Crowley,  to replace him on the ballot. Crowley wasn't aware of this until Manton phoned him to tell him his name would be on the general election ballot. Crowley won the election and held the seat until losing in the 2018 Democratic primary to Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. Manton continued to serve as the party chairman to the date of his death.
This is a Great Item to add to any Political Collection.