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Edolphus "Ed" Towns is a Democratic member of the House of Representatives, representing the 10th District of New York based in Brooklyn. He has served in the House since 1983.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 2 Bio 2.1 Background 2.2 Congressional Career 2.2.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 4.3 Boards and other Affiliations 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Resources 7.2 Articles 7.2.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

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Iraq War

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

Bio

Background

Towns was born July 21, 1934 in Chadbourn, North Carolina. he recieved his B.S. from North Carolina A&T State University in 1956 and his Master's in social work from Adelphi University in 1973. Prior to serving in Congress, he was a teacher in the New York City Public School System, and a professor at Fordham University and Evers University. Towns was in the Army from 1956-58, and was Deputy Hospital Adminstrator, Beth Israel Medical Center from 1965-71

Congressional Career

Towns was first elected in 1982, and is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Jonathan H. Anderson to face Towns in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Towns retained his 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
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Comcast Corp	$ 15,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$ 10,000
BRIDGE PAC	$ 9,000
Goldman Sachs	$ 9,000
National Postal Mail Handlers Union	$ 8,000
American Postal Workers Union	$ 7,000
Shiel Medical Laboratory	$ 6,000
Blue Cross/Blue Shield	$ 5,500
Consolidated Edison Inc	$ 5,500
American Assn for Justice	$ 5,000
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 Edolphus Towns 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

• Revolving door profile for Edolphus Towns from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Edolphus Towns from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Edolphus Towns from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement -Chair

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

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
• House Committee on Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on Government Management Finance and Accountability

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Executive Committee, Albanian Issues Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
• Co-Chair, Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
• Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus
• Congressional Urban Caucus

Boards and other Affiliations

• Boy Scouts Advisory Council
• Kiwanis
• Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
• Salvation Army

More Background Data

• Background information on Edolphus Towns from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Edolphus Towns from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Edolphus Towns from the Washington Post database

• Information on Edolphus Towns from Congress Merge

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

Contact

DC office
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District offices
1670 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213-1251 Ph: 718-774-5682 Fax: (none entered) 26 Court Street, Suite 1510, Brooklyn, NY 11241-0102 Ph: 718-855-8018 Fax: (none entered) 1110 Pennsylvania Avenue, Store 5, Brooklyn, NY 11207-9061 Ph: 718-272-1175 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
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Campaign office
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Articles and Resources

Resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Articles

• Gur, "O Congress Person, Where Art Thou?", Room Eight, May 9, 2006.
• Gur, "The Phattest Bubble You've Ever Seen?", Room Eight, May 12, 2006.
• Gur, "What Part Of "You Will Pimp My Pay to $168K" Did You Not Understand?", Room Eight, June 30, 2006.
• Congressional Wire, "Earth to Congress - Come In!", Room Eight, July 11, 2006.
• Gur, "Why Bother?", Room Eight, July 12, 2006.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Simply Left Behind

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