Rep. Gary Ackerman

Democrat  •  5th District, New York  •  14th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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11/03/09
AIPAC urges passage of the Goldstone resolution

...targeted civilians. The Ros-Lehtinen/Berman resolution, which is also co-sponsored by Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) and Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and more than 130 other House Members, denounces the report as "irredeemably biased," applauds the administration

Source: JTA
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
11/02/09
From: Brawl For The Hall

...out several favored white Democrats to grab the nomination. He’s a lawyer who works on constituent services for U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman. Halloran, a lawyer, has been talking about his strong and long-time ties to the area. And he has seized the commun

11/02/09
How cashed-up Rangel $preads the love

...$700 contribution to a women's forum, $295 to the Financial Women's Association and $500 to the Park Avenue Fund this year. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Queens) steered $300 to the Hollis Hills Jewish Center, $250 to Temple Beth Shalom in Roslyn and another $2

Source: New York Post
11/01/09
Long Island's Five in Congress: Probe? Not us...

For Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of Mineola: "We have nothing to do with those committees." And for Rep. Gary Ackerman: "No. I suspect the others told you the same ...

Source: Newsday
10/30/09
Goldstone v. Ros-Lehtinen and Berman

...The chairman, Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and the chairman and ranking member of its Middle East subcommittee, Reps. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) and Dan Burton (R-Ind.) respectively. We briefed this, but I haven't had time until now to post the whole thing

Source: JTA
10/30/09
Council battle heats up: Halloran, Kim trade barbs, get ex-gov nods

...Bayside neighborhoods could become prey for developers. Kim, a Korean-American who grew up in Bay Terrace and works for Rep. Gary Ackerman, dismissed Halloran's charges as lies and promised to protect neighborhoods. Kim racked up additional endorsemen

10/30/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Kim, a Korean-American who grew up in Bay Terrace and works for Rep. Gary Ackerman, dismissed Halloran's charges as lies and promised to protect ...

Source: New York Daily News
10/29/09
Can Republican Koo beat Flushing Dem?

She has been endorsed by the United Federation of Teachers and area Democratic leaders including Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-Queens, Nassau). ...

Source: Queens Chronicle
10/29/09
Kim, Halloran lob charges of racism, robbery

...its twists and turns ever since Bayside Democrat Kevin Kim, the former deputy director of community affairs for U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside), defeated his five opponents in the Sept. 15 Democratic primary and moved ahead to face Republican Dan Ha

Source: Bayside Times
10/29/09
Congressional Hearing Focuses on Iran and Latin America

Four of the five witnesses questioned by Chairman Gary Ackerman responded that Venezuela was their chief hemispheric concern when it comes to Iran extending ...

Source: Americas Quarterly
10/29/09
Goats in Great Neck: Ackerman Brings in AmericCorps

They reached out to Congressman Gary Ackerman to help them make their case for assistance from AmericCorps volunteers, who are much in demand across the ...

Source: Great Neck Record
10/28/09
Four Hard-To-Predict City Council Races

The combatants are Democrat Kevin Kim, a 39-year-old attorney and deputy director of community affairs on Congressmember Gary Ackerman's staff for the past ...

Source: Western Queens Gazette
10/28/09
US: Support for Iran Reformist, Democracy Groups Unchanged

Committee chairman Democrat Gary Ackerman suggested that even as the administration attempts engagement with Iran, it could be doing more to underscore its ...

Source: Voice of America
10/28/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

But Democratic Representative Gary Ackerman said Iran's nuclear program was a deeply destabilizing force and stressed: "If you don't want war, ...

Source: AFP
10/25/09
Young Israel Movement Applauds Congressional Resolution Condemning Goldstone ...

... Congressman Dan Burton, the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and Congressman Gary Ackerman, Chairman of the ...

Source: Yeshiva World News
10/25/09
U.S. lawmakers: block Goldstone report

...report in multilateral fora." Also signing on as sponsors were the Middle East subcommittee's chairman and ranking member, Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.). The report, by a fact-finding mission led by human rights prosecutor Ric

Source: JTA
10/23/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Kevin Kim, a three-year staffer for US Rep. Gary Ackerman's (D-Bayside) Community Affairs Unit is taking on Dan Halloran, a former cop, bar owner and ...

Source: Queens Tribune
10/23/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Chuck Schumer and US Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) also pitched in donations in the thousands. Almost all the political donors spoke at the podium before a ...

Source: Queens Tribune
10/22/09
US Immigration Reform Bill Could Be Introduced By First Quarter

... Gary Ackerman, Kendrick Meek, Alcee Hasting, Gregory Meeks, James Clyburn, Louise Slaughter, Elijah Cummings, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Charles Rangel, ...

Source: CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM
10/22/09
Political Action: Queens Village GOP club holds meeting on health care rally

Again, the meeting mostly concerned the national health plan controversy, but it was also in response to US Rep. Gary Ackerman's (D-Bayside) refusal to call ...

Source: YourNabe.com
10/21/09
Kim, Halloran Contest Very Close In NE Queens

... is of Korean ancestry, an attorney and has worked for the past three years as a deputy director of community affairs for Congressmember Gary Ackerman, ...

Source: Western Queens Gazette
10/21/09
Barney Frank Launches Preemptive Strike On UIGEA Rules

Frank, Peter King (R-NY), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Ron Paul (R-TX), Melvin Watt (D-NC), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), ...

Source: EOG.com
10/21/09
Ackerman ponders US Afghanistan strategy

(Oct. 20, 2009) WASHINGTON - Afghan President Hamid Karzai's agreement to a runoff left Rep. Gary Ackerman skeptical Wednesday about whether another ...

Source: Newsday
10/20/09
Rep. McMahon Breaks With Party, Endorses Bloomberg for Re-Election

...became the second member of the all-Democratic New York City Congressional delegation to back Bloomberg, joining Rep. Gary Ackerman (D). Other prominent Democrats, including Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who represents parts of suburban Long Island, have also

Source: Roll Call
10/20/09
A Battle Of Roots: Goats vs. Vines

Congressman Gary Ackerman's aides say they contacted the White House over the summer for help. About a dozen goats are coming to Kings Point Park to munch ...

Source: Today's THV
10/19/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Congressman Gary Ackerman, a Democrat and a co-chair of the Indian caucus on Capitol Hill, claimed that the Taliban, Al Qaeda and Pakistan terrorist groups ...

Source: DAWN.com
10/19/09
Goats mow the lawn, gas and oil not required

In New York, Congressman Gary Ackerman has enlisted about two dozen goats in Kings Point Park on Long Island's Gold Coast. They'll assist americorps ...

Source: Lower Hudson Journal news
10/19/09
Politics as (un)usual: Hiram, 'pagan lord' cut to core of strange year

...Tom Ognibene and incumbent Eric Ulrich. In Bayside, Halloran is squaring off against Kevin Kim, a staffer for Rep. Gary Ackerman. The race took a bizarre turn after Kim's primary victory when a local weekly newspaper splashed a picture of Halloran - a

10/19/09
Great Neck goes off the bleat-en path to solve thorny issue

... are harming trails, plants, trees, nests and food for wildlife, US Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Roslyn Heights) and Great Neck park officials announced Monday. ...

Source: Newsday

Official website: http://www.house.gov/ackerman/
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2243 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2601
Fax: 202-225-1589

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