Jerrold Nadler

Jerrold Nadler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th district 17th district (1992–1993)
Incumbent
Assumed office November 3, 1992
Preceded by	Theodore S. Weiss
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 67th district 69th district (1977–1982)
In office 1977–1992
Preceded by	Albert Blumenthal
Succeeded by	Scott Stringer
Personal details
Born	June 13, 1947 (1947-06-13) (age 64) New York City, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Joyce Miller
Children	Michael Nadler
Residence	Manhattan, New York City, New York
Alma mater	Stuyvesant High School, Columbia University, Fordham University
Occupation	attorney
Religion	Judaism
Website	U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler

Jerrold Lewis "Jerry" Nadler (born June 13, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for New York's 8th congressional district, serving since 1992. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

The district includes the west side of Manhattan from the Upper West Side down to Battery Park, including the site where the World Trade Center stood. It also includes the Manhattan neighborhoods of Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, and Greenwich Village, as well as parts of Brooklyn such as Coney Island, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and Bay Ridge. It includes many of New York City's most popular tourist attractions, including the Empire State Building, Central Park, Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge and New York Stock Exchange.^[1][2]

Early life

Nadler was born in Brooklyn and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1965^[3] (where his debate team partner was the future philosopher of science, Alexander Rosenberg, and his successful campaign for student government president was managed by Dick Morris).^[4] Nadler graduated from Columbia University and Fordham University School of Law in 1978. He is a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. He worked for Eugene McCarthy in the 1968 presidential campaign and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1976.

Freedom of Information Act precedent

Nadler became involved in a controversy with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 1995, when he wanted the release of data concerning a bank for which the FDIC was then the receiver.

The result of the dispute was a key Second Circuit precedent on the applicability of the Freedom of Information Act to circumstances in which a public agency possesses "trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential."

Congressional career

In 1992, Ted Weiss was expected to run for reelection in the 8th District, which had been renumbered from the 17th after the 1990 U.S. Census. However, Weiss died a day before the primary election. Nadler was nominated to replace Weiss. He was elected easily that November, winning the seat in his own right and a special election to serve the rest of Weiss' term. He has been reelected with little serious competition in one of the most Democratic districts in the country; a Republican has not represented this district or its predecessors in over a century.^[5]

In Congress, Nadler is a member of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. He is the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.^[6] Despite earlier efforts to bring impeachment charges against George W. Bush,^[7] and more recent requests from fellow representatives, he did not schedule hearings on impeachments for Bush or Dick Cheney, saying in 2007 that doing so would be pointless and would distract from the presidential election.^[8] In a July 15, 2008, Washington Journal interview, Nadler reiterated the timing defense ^[9] while stating that Bush had committed impeachable offenses, but that nothing could be done because the system is "overly political". Ten days later, following upon submission of Articles of Impeachment by Representative Dennis Kucinich, the full House Judiciary Committee held hearings covered solely by C-SPAN ^[10] regarding the process. A top Ronald Reagan Justice Department official, Bruce Fein, was among those testifying for impeachment.

Nadler said in an a December 2008 interview that he was interested in the Senate seat that Hillary Clinton was planning to resign to become Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. He cited his opposition to the war in Iraq, the PATRIOT Act, and the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 as among his principal qualifications.^[11]

Nadler has also vowed to re-introduce the Freedom of Choice Act during the Obama administration.^[12]

On September 15, 2009, Nadler, along with two other representatives, introduced the Respect for Marriage Act.^[13]

Committee assignments

• Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Ranking Member)
  • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
  • Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Caucus Memberships

• Congressional Arts Caucus

Voting record

Nadler has a Progressive voting record in the House. He gained national prominence during the impeachment of Bill Clinton, when he described the process as a "partisan railroad job."^[14] Jerrold Nadler has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 97.5% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Nadler did not vote.^[15]

Personal life

Nadler lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his wife Joyce Miller and son Michael.

In 2002, Nadler had laparoscopic duodenal switch surgery, helping him lose more than 100 pounds.

References

1. ^ "PlanNYC: World Trade Center Redevelopment News". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928175515/http://www.plannyc.com/feeds/lower_manhattan.xml. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
2. ^ "EPA’s Response to the World Trade Center Collapse: Challenges, Successes, and Areas for Improvement Report No. 2003-P-00012" (PDF). 2003-08-21. http://www.epa.gov/oig/reports/2003/WTC_report_20030821.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
3. ^ "NADLER, Jerrold Lewis". http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=n000002. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
4. ^ "President's Letter" (PDF). The Campaign for Stuyvesant. http://www.stuyvesant.ourstrongband.org/PDFs/Letter%20Fall02.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
5. ^ Purdum, Todd S. (1992-09-25). "Man in the News; Persistence Pays Off: Jerrold Lewis Nadler". New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F1061EF7355E0C768EDDA00894DA494D81&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fN%2fNadler%2c%20Jerrold. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
6. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929000600/http://www.house.gov/nadler/biography.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
7. ^ Turner, Douglas (2006-02-27). "Working up the nerve toward 'impeachment'". Buffalo News: pp. A.6. 
8. ^ Christina Bellantoni, THE WASHINGTON TIMES (2007-04-06). "Liberals push to impeach Bush ; Key Democrats balk at timing". Washington Times: pp. A.01. ISSN 07328494. 
9. ^ http://cspanjunkie.org/?p=178
10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9F833EE81EC327C0
11. ^ "Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Calls for Independent Counsel to Investigate Cheney and Rumsfeld for Violating Torture Laws (Interview)". Amy Goodwin (Director). Democracy Now!. Retrieved on 2008-12-25.
12. ^ Catholics wary of possible bill on abortion
13. ^ Eleveld, Kerry (September 15, 2009). Respect for Marriage Act Debuts. The Advocate. Accessed September 15, 2009.
14. ^ "Congressional Record". 1988-12-18. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?dbname=1998_record&page=H11786&position=all. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
15. ^ "Nadler Introduces Major New 9/11 Health Bill: The 9/11 Comprehensive Health Benefits Act" (Press release). 2006-09-07. http://www.house.gov/list/press/ny08_nadler/911CompHealthBeneAct090706.html. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 

External links

• U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler official U.S. House site
• Congressman Jerry Nadler official campaign site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Collected news and commentary at The New York Times
• Profile at SourceWatch
• Article on the impeachment of Dick Cheney
• 504 Democratic Club — Jerrold Nadler 2008 congressional screening questionnaire response

New York Assembly
Preceded by Albert Blumenthal	New York State Assembly, 69th District 1977–1982	Succeeded by Edward C. Sullivan
Preceded by Richard Gottfried	New York State Assembly, 67th District 1983–1992	Succeeded by Scott Stringer
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Theodore S. Weiss	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th congressional district 1992–1993	Succeeded by Eliot L. Engel
Preceded by James H. Scheuer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th congressional district 1993–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Ed Pastor D-Arizona	United States Representatives by seniority 64th	Succeeded by Jim Cooper D-Tennessee

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Name	Nadler, Jerrold
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Date of birth	1947-06-13
Place of birth	New York City, New York
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