Carolyn McCarthy

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U.S. Representative

Carolyn McCarthy (D)

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NY-04

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Education and Labor, and House Committee on Financial Services
(subcommittees and past assignments)

2010 candidates for NY-04
(Next election: November 2, 2010)

Confirmed: Carolyn McCarthy, Frank Scatturo
Considering: None so far
Rumored: None so far
Potential: Jack Martins
Dropped-out: None so far
(more info & editing for NY-04)
On the Web
Official website
Twitter:
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YouTube Channel
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Carolyn McCarthy is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing New York's Fourth Congressional District since 1997. The district is located in central Long Island and includes Hempstead, Uniondale and Valley Stream.

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Record and controversies

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Conservative Union 0 - 0/25
AFSCME -
Americans for Democratic Action 90 - 18/20
U.S. Chamber of Commerce -






Iraq War

McCarthy voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Support for gun control

McCarthy sponsored H.R. 1312 (Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2005) on March 15, 2005. She reintroduced the bill (H.R. 1022) on February 13, 2007.[1]

Main article: U.S. gun legislation

The NICS Improvement Act of 2007

The NICS Improvement Act of 2007 (H.R.297) is a gun control measure which was introduced in the House on January 5, 2007 by Rep. McCarthy with co-sponsor John Dingell (D-Mich.). It would amend the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 to require the head of each federal agency that has records relating to persons for whom receipt of a firearm would violate federal or state law to provide that information to the Attorney General for inclusion into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). In addition, it would require the agency, upon being made aware that the basis under which a record was made available no longer applies, to correct the record and notify the Attorney General and the the Secretary of Homeland Security. It would also have to make available to the Attorney General records relevant to a determination that a person is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm and information about a change in such person's status for removal from NICS, where appropriate.[1]

The bill would also direct the Attorney General to make grants to states and Indian tribal governments to[1]:

  • Establish or upgrade information and identification technologies for firearms eligibility determinations
  • Improve the automation and transmittal to federal and state record repositories of criminal history dispositions, records relevant to determining whether a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, court orders, and mental health adjudications or commitments.[1]

The bill would require the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to study and evaluate NICS operations and to report annually to Congress and to specified states regarding best practices; and the Comptroller General to conduct an audit of the expenditure of all funds appropriated for criminal records improvement to determine how the funds were expended. [1]

Main article: NICS Improvement Act of 2007

Bio

McCarthy was born January 5, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse before her election to Congress.

Congressional career

On December 7, 1993, her husband was killed, and her son injured, on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train when gunman Colin Ferguson opened fire on random passengers. McCarthy responded to the tragedy by launching a campaign against gun violence that eventually propelled her to Congress. She defeated Republican incumbent Dan Frisa, who had repeatedly voted against gun-control legislation, by 15 points.

She is one of the most vocal supporters in the House for reinstating a Federal ban on semi-automatic firearms, commonly referred to as assault weapons. In addition to her efforts to reduce gun violence, McCarthy is especially active in issues relating to education and public health.

Even though McCarthy has always served in the House as a Democrat, she was registered as a Republican until 2003.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Martin W. Blessinger to face McCarthy in her November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] McCarthy retained her seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
PMA Group$ 23,500
Plumbers/Pipefitters Union$ 12,000
Air Line Pilots Assn$ 10,000
American Assn/Oral & Maxillofacial Surg$ 10,000
American Bankers Assn$ 10,000
American College of Radiology$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$ 10,000
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance$ 10,000
National Education Assn$ 10,000
New York Life Insurance$ 10,000
Sheet Metal Workers Union$ 10,000
UNITE HERE$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for Carolyn McCarthy
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

  • House Committee on Education and Labor
    • Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
    • Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities -Chair
  • House Committee on Financial Services
    • Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
    • Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
    • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Carolyn McCarthy. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 106 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-5516 Fax: 202-225-5758
    Webform email
District offices
  • 200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 320, Garden City, NY 11530
    Ph: 516-739-3008 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
  • Official website
  • This member of Congress does not use Twitter.
  • This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
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    Semantic data


    Latitude: 40°43′21.704″N
    Longitude: 73°40′40.368″W








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