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Paul D. Irving

Paul D. Irving
official portrait, 2012
36th Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives
In office
January 17, 2012 – January 7, 2021
LeaderJohn Boehner
Paul Ryan
Nancy Pelosi
Preceded byWilson Livingood
Succeeded byTimothy Blodgett (acting)
Personal details
Born
Paul Douglas Irving

August 1957 (age 67)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Spouse
Jean Parkinson
(m. 1989⁠–⁠2014)
EducationAmerican University (BA)
Whittier College (JD)

Paul Douglas Irving (born August 1957) is an American former law enforcement officer who served as the Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives from January 17, 2012, until January 7, 2021, succeeding Wilson Livingood in that post.[1] He resigned due to his inability to fulfill his duty during the 2021 United States Capitol attack.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Sergeant at Arms | house.gov". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Griffin, Kyle [@kylegriffin1] (January 7, 2021). "Nancy Pelosi says she has received a resignation notice from the House Sergeant-at-Arms" (Tweet). Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Cochrane, Emily (January 7, 2021). "The House sergeant-at-arms resigns and Schumer says he'll fire the Senate sergeant-at-arms if needed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

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