Joseph Crowley

Joseph Crowley

Infobox_Congressman
name = Joseph Crowley


date of birth = birth date and age|1962|03|16
place of birth = New York City, New York
occupation= political assistant
residence= Queens, New York City, New York
alma_mater= Queens College
state = New York
district = 7th
term_start = January 6, 1999
preceded = Thomas Manton
succeeded = Incumbent
party = Democrat
spouse = Kasey Nilson
religion = Roman Catholic

Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of New York, currently representing New York's 7th congressional district (see [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/ny07_109.gifmap] ) in the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the New Democrat Coalition.

The district encompasses portions of Queens and the Bronx. It includes neighborhoods such as Woodside, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and College Point in Queens as well as the neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Co-op City, Parkchester, Throgs Neck, Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Pelham Bay, and City Island in the eastern Bronx.

Crowley received a "B" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 [http://www.drummajorinstitute.com/congress/drum-major-voting-summary.php?name=Crowley&state=NY&database=house Congressional Scorecard] on middle-class issues.

Crowley was born in New York City, the son of an Irish-American father and an immigrant Catholic mother from County Armagh, Northern Ireland. A paternal uncle was also a politician. Joseph Crowley attended private New York City Roman Catholic schools, including Power Memorial Academy, and graduated from Queens College with a degree in political science. He worked briefly as a legislative aide. Crowley and his wife, Kasey, have two children.

In 1986, aged 24, he was elected to the New York State Assembly. Crowley was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998. Since being elected to Congress, he has yet to face a serious challenge for his seat.

A cousin of the congressman, (New York City firefighter John Moran), was killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Crowley authored a bill that provided medals of valor to all emergency works who died as a result of the terrorist acts. He also created the Urban Area Security Initiative, which directs money to prevent terrorism toward regions that are seen as the most threatened.

Crowley serves as a Chief Deputy Whip in the House and is the fifteenth highest ranking New York House Democrat. On October 10, 2002, Joseph Crowley was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq.

Committee Assignments

*Committee on Foreign Affairs
**Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight
**Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
*Committee on Ways and Means
**Subcommittee on Oversight
**Subcommittee on Trade

External links

* [http://crowley.house.gov/ U.S. Congressman Joseph Crowley] official U.S. House site
* [http://www.crowleyforcongress.com/ Crowley for Congress] official campaign site
*CongBio|c001038
* [http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/can_detail/H8NY07046 Federal Election Commission — Joseph Crowley] campaign finance reports and data
* [http://www.ontheissues.org/NY/Joseph_Crowley.htm On the Issues — Joseph Crowley] issue positions and quotes
* [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cid=N00001127 OpenSecrets.org — Joseph Crowley] campaign contributions
* [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=BS022255 Project Vote Smart — Representative Joseph Crowley (NY)] profile
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Joseph_Crowley SourceWatch Congresspedia — Joseph Crowley] profile
* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/c001038/ Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Joseph Crowley] voting record


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