- LOWEY, NITA M
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- Experience: House: District 17, 1989-Present
- Home State: New York
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $1,561,504Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Nita M. Lowey
- Gender: Female
- Family: Husband: Stephen; 3 Children: Dana, Jackie, Douglas
- Birth Date: 07/05/1937
- Birth Place: Bronx, NY
- Home City: Harrison, NY
- Religion: Jewish
Education
- BA, Marketing, Mount Holyoke College, 1959
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present
- Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 2001-2002
Current Legislative Committees
- Appropriations, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ranking Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Founder, Afterschool Caucus
- Member, Congressional Advisory Panel, National Campaign to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
- Co-Chair, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Financing Task Force
- Member, Congressional Armenian Caucus
- Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
- Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
- Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
- Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus
- Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
- Member, Congressional India Caucus
- Member, Congressional Task Force on Terror Financing
- Member, Congressional Ukranian Caucus
- Former Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus
- Member, Congressional Women's Caucus
- Member, Democratic Steering Group
- Member, Executive Committee, Albanian Issues Caucus
- Former Chair, House Pro-Choice Caucus
- Member, House Pro-Choice Caucus
- Co-Founder, Hudson River Caucus
- Co-Chair, Long Island Sound Caucus
- Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus
- Co-Chair, United Nations Working Group
- Former Chair, United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
- Former Member, United States House Select Committee on Homeland Security
Professional Experience
- Assistant Secretary of State, State of New York, 1985-1988
- Employee, Division of Economic Opportunity, 1975-1985
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Close-Up Foundation
- Deputy Whip, Democratic Study Group
- Member, Effective Parenting Information for Children
- Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
- Member, National Committee of Police Corps
- Member, National Council for the Arts
- Member, Westchester Jewish Conference
- Member, Westchester Opportunity Program
- Member, Windward School
- Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Women's Network
General Survey
Total: 461
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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07/15/1989 | H.R.2759 | Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act | 07/15/1989 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. (All Actions) |
Total: 5127
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