Rep. Gary Ackerman

Democrat  •  5th District, New York  •  14th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
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11/23/09
US Congress adopts bipartisan resolution to honour Manmohan Singh

...Representative Ileana Ross-Lehtinen, the Republican Co-Chair of India Caucus Representative Ed Royce and Representative Gary Ackerman, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and Representative Dan Burton, Ranking Member on

Source: Webindia123
11/23/09
A Persian romance

... Republican Congressman Gary Ackerman, who twice co-chaired the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, reiterated: “There are, ...

Source: Deccan Herald
11/23/09
What a difference 35 years make

Democrat Gary Ackerman of New York labeled the findings a "pompous, tendentious, one-sided political diatribe." Across the aisle, Minnesota's Michele ...

Source: Jerusalem Post
11/22/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

... Affairs Committee Representative Ileana Ross-Lehtinen, the Republican Co-Chair of India Caucus Representative Ed Royce and Representative Gary Ackerman, ...

Source: Thaindian.com
11/22/09
Nevada Cancer Institute honors Heather Murren

...Edna and Bruno Benna, Andrea and Tony Marnell, Mary Kaye Cashman, Jan and Owen Nitz, Faye Ifshin, Judy and Scott Machabee, Gary Ackerman, Ike Kahn, Chantal and Stephen Cloobeck, U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley and former U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan participated i

11/19/09
US House resolution welcomes PM's upcoming visit

... and democratic values, to improving stability and security throughout all parts of Asia,” Congressman Gary Ackerman said on the floor of the House. ...

Source: Expressindia.com
11/19/09
Congressman Ackerman Taking a Look at the Health Care Bill

“Happy is a relative word,” said US Rep. Gary Ackerman, when asked if he is happy with the health care bill recently passed in the House of Representatives. ...

Source: New Hyde Park Illustrated News
11/19/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

In the US, lesbian US Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and three other members of Congress have sent a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging her ...

Source: San Francisco Bay Times
11/19/09
Political Action: Halloran's campaign won because it focused on issues

One of these campaign workers said she worked for US Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside). Padavan said, “We are delighted with the results of the election and ...

Source: YourNabe.com
11/16/09
Gay Euro MPs denounce Ugandan bill

In the US, lesbian US Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and three other members of Congress have sent a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging her ...

Source: Bay Windows
11/14/09
Floral Park

...Park, NY 11040 Police Station: 105th Precinct, 92-08 222nd St, Queens Village, 718-776-9090 Congressional District 5: Rep. Gary Ackerman (D) Community Board 13: Queens Reform Church, 219-41 Jamaica Ave, Queens Village, NY 11428, 718.464.9700 Schools: S

11/13/09
Pols seek answers after Wall Street gets scarce flu vaccine

...signing the letter include Steve Israel (D-Huntington), Peter King (R-Seaford), Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) and Gary Ackerman (D-Roslyn Heights).Also signing were upstate Democrats Daniel Maffei, Michael Arcuri , Eric Massa and John Hall , and Michael

Source: Newsday
11/12/09
US Congress Endorses Israeli War Crimes

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), who actually traveled to Israel with NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg and police commissioner Ray Kelly (on the Mayor's private jet) during ...

Source: Monthly Review
11/12/09
Qns. GOP seats 3 on Council

... aide to US Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside); and Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Rockaway Beach) won re-election over longtime civic leader Frank Gulluscio. ...

Source: YourNabe.com
11/12/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Jim mcdermott, the resolution is co-sponsored by three others – Ed Royce, Gary Ackerman and Dan ...

Source: India Journal
11/12/09
Queens GOP seats 3 on Council

During an election marked by turmoil over term limits and a tempestuous Democratic primary season, Queens Republicans last week gained two seats in the City Council and solidified their hold over a third in a borough where the GOP is heavily

Source: Bayside Times
11/11/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Openly lesbian US Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and three other members of Congress have sent a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...

Source: San Francisco Bay Times
11/11/09
Still counting in a suburban bellwether

Representative Gary Ackerman, represents the 5th District, which includes the northwestern part of the county. Steve Israel's 2nd District is mainly in ...

Source: Politico
11/11/09
Queens GOP seats 3 on Council

...aide to Councilman David Weprin (D-Hollis); Auburndale lawyer Dan Halloran defeated Kevin Kim, a former aide to U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside); and Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Rockaway Beach) won re-election over longtime civic leader Frank Gulluscio

Source: New York Post
11/07/09
Opponents say they have votes to block U.S. tourism to Cuba

...fostering respect for justice and freedom in Cuba," the letter says. "I think we need to see some signs from the Cubans," said Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., who signed the letter. "They've got to indicate they're willing to go in the right direction."...

Source: Miami Herald
11/07/09
Opponents say they have votes to block U.S. tourism to Cuba

...fostering respect for justice and freedom in Cuba," the letter says. "I think we need to see some signs from the Cubans," said Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., who signed the letter. "They've got to indicate they're willing to go in the right direction." ...

11/06/09
No Partner for Peace: Our American Problem

Notwithstanding, the American representative to the UN, Susan Rice, immediately condemned the report (whether or not she actually read its almost 600 pages) ...

Source: ZNet
11/05/09
GOP scores big in Queens: Take 2 open seats from Dems to lead city delegation

...even if we lost, we still made a difference," Kim said yesterday. Kim had some high-profile backers including his boss, Rep. Gary Ackerman. But several local Dems sat out the race. Avella declined to endorse either candidate while the two runners-up in

11/05/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Halloran, an Auburndale attorney, beat Kim, a lawyer who was formerly the deputy director of community affairs for US Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside), ...

Source: YourNabe.com
11/05/09
Political Action: Two boro Assembly seats look up for grabs in 2010

In the Fifth Congressional District of northeast Queens and western Nassau Counties, there may be a replay of 2008 in which incumbent US Rep. Gary Ackerman ...

Source: YourNabe.com
11/05/09
Eye on the Island: November 6, 2009

The other three Representatives with Island constituencies are Gary Ackerman (D-Roslyn), Peter King (R-Seaford), and Timothy Bishop (D-Southampton). ...

Source: New Hyde Park Illustrated News
11/05/09
2010's Election Cycle

The other three Representatives with Island constituencies are Gary Ackerman (D-Roslyn), Peter King (R-Seaford), and Timothy Bishop (D-Southampton). ...

Source: Plainview Old Bethpage Herald
11/05/09
US Congress introduces resolution to welcome PM's visit

... by Congressman Jim McDermott, the resolution is co-sponsored by three other eminent American lawmakers--Ed Royce, Gary Ackerman and Dan Burton. ...

Source: Daily News & Analysis
11/05/09
Halloran defeats Kevin Kim

...an Auburndale attorney, beat Kim, a lawyer who was formerly the deputy director of community affairs for U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside), by 53 percent to 47 percent in the race to replace Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside), who was first elected in

Source: Bayside Times
11/03/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

and Rep. Gary Ackerman (DN.Y.), to alert them to factual errors in the resolution. Berman and Ackerman (no relation, in case you were wondering) responded ...

Source: The Washington Independent

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