Paul Efthemios Tsongas (/ˈsɒŋɡəs/ SAHN-gəss; February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran for president in 1992. He won eight contests during the presidential primaries, but lost the nomination to Bill Clinton, who later won the general election. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Tsongas graduated from Dartmouth College, Yale Law School and the Kennedy School of Government. After working for the Peace Corps and as an aide to Congressman F. Bradford Morse, Tsongas successively won election as a city councilor and county commissioner. More about Paul Tsongas
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In 1974, he was elected to the House of Representatives representing Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, after defeating incumbent Paul W. Cronin. In 1978, he ran for Senate, and defeated incumbent Republican Edward Brooke. In Congress, Tsongas established a reputation as a social liberal and fiscal conservative. Tsongas was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1983 and declined to seek re-election in 1984. He returned to politics after undergoing a successful bone marrow transplant. He experienced early success in the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, winning the New Hampshire primary, but withdrew from the race in March 1992 and endorsed Clinton. An opponent of deficit spending, Tsongas co-founded the Concord Coalition. He died in 1997 of complications from pneumonia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.In total, we tracked 31 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Paul Tsongas (BILL CLINTON & PAUL TSONGAS autographed TIME MAGAZINE MARCH 23, 1992) was sold in August 2016 for $179.99 while the cheapest item (PAUL TSONGAS SIGNED 1991 President candidate letter) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2016 with an average selling price of $10.00 for an autographed item of Paul Tsongas. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2016 with $179.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2012. In average, an autographed item from Paul Tsongas is worth $10.52.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Paul Tsongas were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Barney Frank & Paul Tsongas Hand Signed 2 Index Cards | $3.25 | ||
Massachusetts Senator 1992 Paul Tsongas for President signed campaign brochure! | $13.99 | ||
Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas Signed Book Heading Home-First Edition 1984 | $6.00 | ||
PAUL TSONGAS (1941-1997)~U.S. Senator/Mass~THE ROAD FROM HERE~1981~SIGNED1/1 | $2.99 | ||
PAUL TSONGAS AUTOGRAPH-Signature on US Senate Stationary w/ Envelope & memo | $35.00 | ||
Paul Tsongas Autographed Signed Campaign Sign PSA/DNA #T19656 | $59.00 | ||
Paul Tsongas Autographed Wild Card Hand Signed Senator Massachusetts 1992 | $9.99 | ||
Senator Paul Tsongas (1941-1997) of Massachusetts (1979-1985) signed letter | $10.52 | ||
Senator Paul Tsongas Signed Book The Road From Here-dated Sept 8,1995-First Ed | $15.00 | ||
SENATOR-PAUL TSONGAS-SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED-PHOTO-MASSACHUSETTS-DECEASED | $15.00 |