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Christopher H. Shays (born October 18, 1945) is an American politician and currently the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and represented the 4th District of Connecticut. As Secretary of Energy, his major goals are to greatly reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil by increasing domestic offshore oil production, expand the development bio-fuels, wind power, solar power and other renewable energy, as well as increasing the use of nuclear power.

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  • Chris Shays (SIADD)
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  • Christopher H. Shays (born October 18, 1945) is an American politician and currently the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and represented the 4th District of Connecticut. As Secretary of Energy, his major goals are to greatly reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil by increasing domestic offshore oil production, expand the development bio-fuels, wind power, solar power and other renewable energy, as well as increasing the use of nuclear power.
Office
  • United States Secretary of Energy
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term start
  • 1987-08-18(xsd:date)
  • 2009-01-23(xsd:date)
Birth Date
  • 1945-10-18(xsd:date)
Residence
  • Bridgeport, Connecticut
preceded
  • Stewart McKinney
Legislature
  • U.S. House of Representatives
Spouse
  • Betsi DeRaismes Shays
Name
  • Christopher Shays
District
  • 4(xsd:integer)
Succeeded
  • Jim Himes
Alma mater
  • Principia College, New York University
President
Party
  • 25(xsd:integer)
Birth Place
  • Dickinson, North Dakota
term end
  • 2009-01-03(xsd:date)
Religion
  • Christian Science
Alt
  • Portrait of Chris Shays
State
  • Connecticut
Children
  • Jeramy Alice Shays
Occupation
  • Politician
Order
  • 12(xsd:integer)
Nationality
  • 25(xsd:integer)
Predecessor
  • Samuel Bodman
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  • Christopher H. Shays (born October 18, 1945) is an American politician and currently the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and represented the 4th District of Connecticut. Shays was the only Republican congressman from New England elected to the 110th United States Congress in the 2006 midterm elections. His loss to Jim Himes in the 2008 election makes New England's House delegation entirely Democratic in the 111th Congress. He was the most senior member of House of Representatives to be defeated in the 2008 election. On November 16, 2008, President-elect John McCain announced that Shays would fill the position of Energy Secretary in his cabinet. Sharing McCain's positions on many environmental issues, including developing wind, geothermal, and bio-fuel energy, exploring for oil off the coast, and building new nuclear plants and having coauthored a bipartisan bill to improve vehicle fuel efficiency, promote renewable energy, and repeal some tax breaks for fossil-fuel industries, McCain would be praised by Democrats and some Republicans for his bipartisanship, who argued that Shays was an outstanding bipartisan figure. On January 23, Shays passed the nomination process with bipartisan support in Congress and became the 12th Energy Secretary, vowing to work with President McCain on renewable energies. As Secretary of Energy, his major goals are to greatly reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil by increasing domestic offshore oil production, expand the development bio-fuels, wind power, solar power and other renewable energy, as well as increasing the use of nuclear power.
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