William Delahunt(1941-2024)
He was a congressman from Massachusetts who was a leading advocate for the Child Citizen Act of 2000, which eliminated bureaucratic obstacles for American families seeking US citizenship for children they adopted abroad. He had experienced that red tape firsthand when he and his then-wife adopted their daughter during the evacuation from Saigon of Vietnamese children who had been placed in orphanages.
He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Middlebury College, Vermont and a law degree from Boston College. He practiced law while beginning his political career on the Quincy City Council and the Massachusetts State House.
He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Middlebury College, Vermont and a law degree from Boston College. He practiced law while beginning his political career on the Quincy City Council and the Massachusetts State House.