Carolyn B. Maloney

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Carolyn Maloney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Susan Molinari
Born	February 19, 1948 (1948-02-19) (age 60) Greensboro, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Clifton Maloney
Religion	Presbyterian

Carolyn Bosher Maloney (born February 19, 1948) is a New York Democrat serving in the United States House of Representatives for New York's 14th congressional district (map) since 1993. This district, popularly known as the "silk stocking district", includes most of Manhattan's East Side as well as Astoria and Long Island City in Queens. She is married to Clifton Maloney, and they have two daughters, Christina and Virginia. They have lived on East 92nd Street in Manhattan for many years.

[edit] Early life

Maloney was born in Greensboro, North Carolina and graduated from Greensboro College. In 1970, she visited New York City and decided to stay.

[edit] Political career

Maloney was elected to the New York City Council in 1982 and served as a Councilmember for 10 years.

In 1992, Maloney was elected to the House of Representatives, defeating a 14-year incumbent, moderate Republican Bill Green. This victory is still considered an upset; Maloney was dramatically outspent, but rode Bill Clinton's coattails into office. She is the first woman ever to represent the district, and has been reelected six times with no significant Republican or Democratic primary opposition. The 14th and its predecessors had been one of the few districts in the city where Republicans usually did well; in fact, they held the seat for all but eight of the 56 years between 1937 and Maloney's victory. Following Maloney's win, Republicans continued to hold the State Senate, Assembly, and City Council seat for nearly another decade. Since 2002, the Democrats have dominated the Upper East Side, holding all of the area's seats in the state legislature as well as both of the area's seats on the City Council.

In 2004 she faced her only serious challenge, from Bob Jereski in the Democratic primary. Jereski opposed the Iraq War while Maloney had voted for the resolution to authorize force. However, Jereski didn't qualify because his petition was found to have invalid signatures, leaving him 4 short of the 1200 required.

Maloney received a "A" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues.

In Congress, Maloney serves on the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and the Joint Economic Committee, and is the Chair of the Democratic Task Force on the Homeland Security Department. On December 19, 2006, Maloney was named Vice Chairwoman of the Joint Economic Committee for the 110th Congress.

Days after voting against cancellation of a $1 billion, 10-year subsidy plan for U.S. sugar farmers within the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill, Maloney hosted a fundraising event that netted $9,500 in contributions from sugar growers and refiners, according to Federal Election Commission records.^[1] Maloney's election attorney, Andrew Tulloch, called the timing of the 31 July fundraiser a "pure coincidence."^[1]

[edit] Committee Assignments

• Financial Services Committee
  • Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Chair)
  • Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  • Government Management, Organization and Procurement Subcommittee
  • Information Policy, Census and National Archives Subcommittee
  • National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
• Joint Economic Committee (Vice-Chair)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Morgan, Dan (2007-11-03). Sugar Industry Expands Influence: Donations Spread Beyond Farm Areas. The Washington Post.

[edit] External links

• U.S. Representative Carolyn B. Maloney official House site
• Carolyn B. Maloney at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Federal Election Commission — Carolyn B. Maloney campaign finance reports and data
• On the Issues — Carolyn Maloney issue positions and quotes
• OpenSecrets.org — Carolyn B. Maloney campaign contributions
• Project Vote Smart — Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY) profile
• Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Carolyn B. Maloney voting record
• Carolyn Maloney for Congress official campaign site
• 504 Democratic Club — Carolyn B. Maloney 2006 congressional screening questionnaire
• Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women’s Services Act text of bill introduced by Maloney