James T. Molloy

James Thomas Molloy (June 3, 1936 – July 19, 2011) was elected

Molloy worked as a schoolteacher in the New York cities of Buffalo and Lackawanna, and at the age of 27, became the youngest Democrat to serve as Party Zone Chairman in the State of New York. He went to Washington, D.C. in 1968 at the invitation of New York Congressman John Rooney to work in the House Finance Office. During his years of work in that office, he oversaw the growth of legislative appropriations for the House from $75 million to $126 million. He was elected Doorkeeper of the House in 1974, and remained at that post through the 103rd Congress, serving as a primary aide to Speakers Carl Albert, Tip O'Neill, Jim Wright, and Tom Foley. He was the last of 30 people to hold the position of Doorkeeper from its establishment in 1789 to its elimination in 1994. In this capacity, he introduced Presidents and heads of state to Congress, and coordinated 71 joint sessions and many other events within the House chamber.^{[citation needed]}

Terms served as the Doorkeeper of the House^[1]

Term	Years	Start date
93rd	1973–1975	3 January 1973
94th	1975–1977	14 January 1975
95th	1977–1979	4 January 1977
96th	1979–1981	15 January 1979
97th	1981–1983	5 January 1981
98th	1983–1985	3 January 1983
99th	1985–1987	3 January 1985
100th	1987–1989	6 January 1987
101st	1989–1991	3 January 1989
102nd	1991–1993	3 January 1991
103rd	1993–1995	5 January 1993

Legacy

Molloy continued to serve as Chairman of the Board of the

Molloy died of complications of diabetes on July 19, 2011, aged 75.^[2][3]

References

External links

• GovTrack^{[permanent dead link]}, published under a "copyleft" license.
• Congressman Brian Higgans Western New York, Newsroom
• The House Bank; House's Top Officers Act As Adept Politicians, Too, The New York Times
• Appearances on C-SPAN