New York's 17th congressional district

New York's 17th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Southern New York. It includes all of Rockland County, and portions of central and northwestern Westchester County, including the city of White Plains and the Tappan Zee Bridge.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Nita Lowey.

From 2003-2013, the 17th district encompassed portions of the Bronx, Westchester County, and Rockland County. It included the neighborhoods of Norwood, Riverdale, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, and Woodlawn in the Bronx, the city of Mount Vernon and parts of Yonkers in Westchester, as well as Monsey, Nanuet, Pearl River, and Suffern in Rockland County.

Voting

Components: Past and Present

The district from 2003 to 2013

2013–present: map

All of Rockland

Part of Westchester

2003-2013:

Parts of Bronx, Rockland, Westchester.

1993-2003:

Parts of Bronx, Westchester.

1983-1993:

Parts of Bronx, Manhattan.

1973-1983:

All of Staten Island.

Parts of Manhattan.

1913-1973:

Parts of Manhattan.

1843-1853:

Montgomery

Various New York districts have been numbered "17" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.

List of representatives

1803–1833: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created		1803
Oliver Phelps	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805
Silas Halsey	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807
John Harris	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809
District eliminated		1809
District restored		1813
William S. Smith	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
vacant		March 4, 1815 – December 13, 1815	Credentials had been issued for William S. Smith (Fed.), but Smith did not take or claim the seat, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1814
Westel Willoughby, Jr.	Democratic-Republican	December 13, 1815 – March 3, 1817	Successfully contested election of William S. Smith
Thomas H. Hubbard	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
Aaron Hackley, Jr.	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Vacant		March 4 - December 3, 1821	The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued.
Thomas H. Hubbard	Democratic-Republican	December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823
John W. Taylor	Adams-Clay DR	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Redistricted from 11th district; Lost re-election
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833

1833–1843: Two seats

From 1833 to 1843, two seats were apportioned to the 17th district, elected at-large on a general ticket.

Seat A

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Samuel Beardsley	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 29, 1836	redistricted from 14th district, resigned after being appointed circuit judge
Vacant		March 29, 1836 – November 9, 1836
Rutger B. Miller	Jacksonian	November 9, 1836 – March 3, 1837
Henry A. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
David P. Brewster	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843

Seat B

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Joel Turrill	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Abraham P. Grant	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
John G. Floyd	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843

1843–present: One seat

Representative	Party	Years	Note
Charles S. Benton	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
George Petrie	Independent Democrat	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Henry P. Alexander	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Alexander H. Buell	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – January 29, 1853	died
Vacant		January 29, 1853 – March 4, 1853
Bishop Perkins	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Francis E. Spinner	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Socrates N. Sherman	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Calvin T. Hulburd	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
William A. Wheeler	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	redistricted to 18th district
Robert S. Hale	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Martin I. Townsend	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Walter A. Wood	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
Henry G. Burleigh	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	redistricted to 18th district
James G. Lindsley	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
Stephen T. Hopkins	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
Charles J. Knapp	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
Isaac N. Cox	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Francis Marvin	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Arthur S. Tompkins	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903
Francis E. Shober	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
William S. Bennet	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911
Henry George, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	redistricted to 21st district
John F. Carew	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919	redistricted to 18th district
Herbert Pell	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Ogden L. Mills	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1927
William W. Cohen	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929
Ruth B. Pratt	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933
Theodore A. Peyser	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – August 8, 1937	died
vacant		August 8, 1937 – November 2, 1937
Bruce F. Barton	Republican	November 2, 1937 – January 3, 1941
Kenneth F. Simpson	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 25, 1941	died
vacant		January 29, 1941 – March 11, 1941
Joseph C. Baldwin	Republican	March 11, 1941 – January 3, 1947
Frederic R. Coudert, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959
John V. Lindsay	Republican	January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1965	resigned after being elected as Mayor of New York City
vacant		January 1, 1966 – February 7, 1966
Theodore R. Kupferman	Republican	February 8, 1966 – January 3, 1969
Ed Koch	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973	redistricted to 18th district
John M. Murphy	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981	redistricted from 16th district
Guy Molinari	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	redistricted to 14th district
Theodore S. Weiss	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – September 14, 1992	redistricted from 20th district, died
vacant		September 15, 1992 – November 2, 1992
Jerrold Nadler	Democratic	November 3, 1992 – January 3, 1993	redistricted to 8th district
Eliot L. Engel	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013	redistricted from 19th district, redistricted to 16th district
Nita Lowey	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	redistricted from 18th district

The 17th was historically the East Side Manhattan district. In the 1970s it was a Staten Island seat. It became the west side Manhattan seat in the 1980s. It became a Bronx-based seat in the 1992 remap and was shifted north into Rockland county in 2002 to absorb terrain from the deconstruction of the old 20th District.

Previously the 19th District covered much of the Bronx portion of the seat in the 1980s; while in the 1970s the 23rd District covered most of this area.

Election results

Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

See also

• List of United States congressional districts
• New York's congressional districts
• United States congressional delegations from New York

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• 2004 House election data Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 2002 House election data "
• 2000 House election data "
• 1998 House election data "
• 1996 House election data "