NEW YORK, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn B.

Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) today issued

the following statement on the passing of John F. Wade, her former Chief of Staff and the hard-
charging Campaign Manager of her 1992 upset victory in her first race for Congress.

"John Wade was an inspirational and loving friend and colleague whose political genius and personal
courage truly changed my life. His innate intelligence, irreverent wit, and superb organizational
skills made him a unique and uniquely qualified individual, and we shall not see his like again," said
Congresswoman Maloney.

John F. Wade, 56, died surrounded by family at his home in Biddeford, Maine on January 8, 2011 after
a long struggle with cancer. In his long and distinguished career, he held many prominent positions in
public service and politics, including serving as Representative Maloney's first Chief of Staff in Congress
and as Chief of Staff in her New York City Council office; as Director of Education to Bronx Borough
President Fernando Ferrer; and as a congressional aide to Representative John B. Anderson of Illinois,
on whose national presidential campaign he served as a paid staff member in 1980. After leaving
government service, he remained an ardent political activist dedicated to Democratic, progressive and
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) causes and campaigns, and his services as a consultant
became highly prized by candidates from Maine to Manhattan. In New York City, he played a critical
role in the initial, successful campaigns for public office of Manhattan Assembly Members Jonathan Bing
and Micah Kellner and several Civil Court judges including Andrea Masley and Lori Sattler.

John F. Wade was born in Dublin, Ireland on April 12, 1954, a son of Sean and Rosaleen O'Shea Wade,
and arrived in America with his family in October of 1958. After growing up in Manhattan and northern
New Jersey, he graduated from Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee in 1976, and undertook
graduate studies at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1978.

He went on to serve on the congressional staff of U.S. Representative John B. Anderson, and as a senior
staffer on Anderson’s unsuccessful 1980 independent presidential campaign. After returning to New
York City, he joined the staff of then-Councilmember Carolyn B. Maloney, rising to become her Chief
of Staff before joining then-Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer’s Office as Director of Education.
In 1992, Councilwoman Maloney called upon him to manage her underdog campaign for Congress
against Republican S. William Green, an entrenched, fifteen-year incumbent serving on the House
Appropriations Committee. Combining skillful targeting of the Maloney campaign’s slender resources
with his legendary organizing ability and fierce competitive drive, Wade was given significant credit for
Maloney’s upset victory by many observers, including the new Congresswoman-elect herself. Right after
the election, a photograph of Maloney with Wade at her side, taken at a post-election press conference on
the steps of New York City Hall, was published on the cover of Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper, in
its November 9, 1992 issue.

John F. Wade is survived by his mother, Rosaleen Wade of Portland, Maine; his sister, Ann Marie
Knoepfel of Portland; his brother Richard (“Rory”) Wade of New York City; four nieces, Rosaleen,
Christina, Lindsey and Diana; and a nephew, Ryan.

A Funeral Service for John F. Wade will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at First Parish
Congregational Church in Saco, Maine. Arrangements will be provided by Hope Memorial Chapel, 480
Elm Street, Biddeford, ME 04005. Memorial donations in John's name may be made to McArthur Public
Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford, ME 04005; Maine Public Radio, 323 Marginal Way, Portland, ME
04101; Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 U.S. Rte 1, Scarborough, ME 04074; or Friends of Community
Action (Food Pantry), 160 Elm Street, Biddeford, ME 04005. To share condolences online, please visit
www.HopeMemorial.com.

The date and time of a memorial service in New York City will be announced in the coming weeks.