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Steve Israel
Steve Israel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2001
Preceded by Rick Lazio
Born May 30, 1958 (1958-05-30) (age 50)
New York City, New York
Political party Democratic
Spouse Marlene Budd Israel
Religion Judaism

Steven Israel (born May 30, 1958) is an American politician from the state of New York, currently representing the state's 2nd congressional district, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The 2nd Congressional District of New York is a Congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in central Long Island. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Enrico Anthony "Rick" Lazio (born March 13, 1958) is a former U Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The 2nd Congressional District of New York is a Congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in central Long Island. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.

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Biography

Israel was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Nassau Community College, and The George Washington University. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Nassau Community College (NCC is a two-year college It is located in East Garden City New York. The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D He was elected to the town board in Huntington, New York in 1993. The Town of Huntington is a town located on the North Shore of Long Island, in northwestern Suffolk County, New York.

He lives in Dix Hills with his wife, Marlene Budd, who had served on the Huntington Town council before being elected as a county Family Court judge last year. Dix Hills is census-designated hamlet located in western Suffolk County New York on Long Island. Israel has two daughters, ages 20 and 17.

Congress

Campaigns

After Rick Lazio left his House seat to run for the United States Senate in 2000, Israel was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat. Enrico Anthony "Rick" Lazio (born March 13, 1958) is a former U The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Israel received 48% of the vote, defeating Republican Joan Jonhson, who received 34%, and three independent candidates who received 6% of the vote each. Israel is a Blue Dog Democrat as well as a member of the New Democrat Coalition. Blue Dog Democrats are a group of 47 Moderate and conservative Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives. The New Democrat Coalition is an organization within the United States Congress.

The second district

Israel represents the New York's 2nd congressional district, located on Long Island, which includes the towns of Huntington, Babylon, Islip, and Smithtown in Suffolk County and part of the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. The 2nd Congressional District of New York is a Congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in central Long Island. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches Suffolk County is a county located in the US state of New York. There is also a Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County. Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan It comprises such communities as Huntington, Dix Hills, Melville, Northport, Commack, Brentwood, Central Islip, Bay Shore, Deer Park, North Amityville, and Wyandanch. The Town of Huntington is a town located on the North Shore of Long Island, in northwestern Suffolk County, New York. Dix Hills is census-designated hamlet located in western Suffolk County New York on Long Island. Melville is a hamlet and Census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York Northport is the name of some places in the United States of America: Northport Alabama Northport Maine Northport Commack (/KO-mack/ or /KOM-mack/ KOM-mack is the original pronunciation and used by long time inhabitants of the area KO-mack is used by the majority of population who have or whose Brentwood is a hamlet and CDP (census-designated place in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York on Long Island Central Islip (known colloquially as CI) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Suffolk County, New York, U Bay Shore is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) located in the town of Islip, County of Suffolk, New York Deer Park is a hamlet and Census-designated place (CDP in Suffolk County, New York, United States. North Amityville is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Wyandanch is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. Israel's district was once one of the most conservative districts in the East. In 2002, however, the district was gerrymandered to Israel's advantage, removing much of the heavily middle-class, Republican South Shore neighborhoods and incorporating some of the more liberal and heavily Jewish areas on Long Island's affluent North Shore into the district. Gerrymandering is a form of redistribution in which electoral district or Constituency boundaries are manipulated for electoral advantage The South Shore of Long Island, in the US state of New York, is the area along Long Island's Atlantic Ocean shoreline PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches The North Shore of Long Island is the area along Long Island's northern coast bordering Long Island Sound. Until recently, the 2nd district was the only district on Long Island (excluding Brooklyn and Queens) where Democrats outnumber Republicans, though the 5th district, which is part in Nassau and part in Queens, also has a Democratic registration advantage both in the Queens and Nassau sections. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches There is also a Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County. Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan With the Democrats making up quite a bit of ground on Long Island in voter registration, the 4th district also has a Democratic advantage in voter enrollment.

Congressional career

Newsday called Israel "rookie of the year" in his first term and later identified him as one of eight "rising stars" nationally. Newsday is a daily Tabloid -size Pulitzer Prize winning Newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City

In his first term, Israel passed more new measures in the House than any other freshman Democrat. He said he was most proud of a bill that would accelerate research and treatment of ovarian cancer. He has said his primary interests are national security, healthcare,and the environment.

In his second term, Israel was tapped for a leadership position as Assistant Whip. Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature He is one of only two New York Members of Congress to serve on the House Armed Services Committee. The US House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee, is a Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives He also serves on the House Financial Services Committee. He is the founder and chair of the Democratic Study Group on National Security, the Congressional center aisle caucus, and co-chairs the bipartisan House Cancer Caucus and the bipartisan Long Island Sound Task Force. The Congressional Center Aisle Caucus is a group in the United States Congress who has a strong interest in promoting Civility of Congress and change the

In his third term, Israel was appointed to chair the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Defense and Military, a group of 15 Members of Congress who will outreach to the defense community and advise the House Democratic Leadership on military policy. In 2006, Israel harshly criticized Jimmy Carter for his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid and at the same time criticized the Palestinian government. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Palestine Peace Not Apartheid is a ''New York Times'' Best Seller written by Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977–1981 [1] In his four terms in Congress, Rep. Israel has secured more that $83 million in federal appropriations to strengthen and expand Long Island’s economy. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches He has also spent $100 million in defense contracts; $14 million in road improvements; $2. 5 million in health and education grants; and $14. 5 million in environmental protections. He has also secured over $2 million in back-pay benefits for LI's veterans.

In his fourth term in Congress, Israel was appointed to the prestigious Appropriations committee. The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives.

Ratings

Israel received a "C" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues. The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI is a Non-profit American progressive public policy institute founded during the Civil Rights [1]

Committee assignments

References

  1. ^ Drum Major Institute's Congressional Scorecard

External links

Preceded by
Rick Lazio		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district
2001 – present		 Incumbent
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