Michael Joseph (Ozzie) MYERS, Congress, PA (1943)

MYERS Michael Joseph (Ozzie) , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 4, 1943; attended Bishop Neumann High School, Philadelphia, Pa.; graduated, Philadelphia public school, 1961; longshoreman; member of the Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1970-1976; elected simultaneously as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth Congress in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative William A. Barrett and reelected to the Ninety-sixth Congress (November 2, 1976-October 2, 1980); expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives on October 2, 1980, for bribery; unsuccessful candidate for 39th ward leader in Philadelphia, Pa., May 1988.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present