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Michael McMahon has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 13th district of the State of New York, since 2009.

Contents 1 Record, positions and controversies 1.1 The Economy 1.2 Veterans 1.3 War in Iraq 1.4 Fair Trade 1.5 Infrastructure & Transportation 1.6 Environment 1.7 Social Security 1.8 Education 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.2 Affiliations and endorsements 5 Contact 6 Articles and resources 6.1 References 6.2 External resources 6.3 External articles

Record, positions and controversies

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The Economy

To enhance the economy, McMahon proposes fixing the Alternate Minimum Tax, expanding the Child and Dependant Tax Credit as well as strengthening the Earned Income Tax Credit. He supports cutting capital gains taxes for small businesses and investing in transit, infrastructure and green technology. He also supports fair trade legislation, and getting rid of tax cuts for companies who outsource jobs. ^[1]

Veterans

McMahon supports making the Veteran's Affairs (VA) budget an advanced appropriation, so that the VA can count on funding to institute long term programs. He also proposes increasing research on traumatic brain injury (TBI), increasing resources for those with TBI, and increasing the number of mental health professional working with people with PTSD. Additionally, McMahon supports increasing staff at the VA to deal with the backlog in claims, job training and placement services, education benefits. He also favors increasing support services for homeless veterans. ^[1]

War in Iraq

McMahon supports removal of American troops from Iraq as soon as possible, without causing more damage, and using diplomacy to urge the Iraqi government to meet it's obligations. He does not support building military bases in Iraq

Fair Trade

McMahon supports the Employee Free Choice Act. He supports including labor and environmental standards in all international trade agreements, increasing funding for the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, and increasing the federal minimum wage. ^[1]

Infrastructure & Transportation

McMahon believes that infrastructure is a vital part of economic growth. He wants to focus infrastructure planning on improving mass-transit systems, and fixing roads, bridges, schools and public housing units. He also supports the creation of the Cross Harbor Rail Freight Tunnel in New York and the MTA’s Bus Rapid Transit pilot program.^[1]

Environment

To help alleviate our environmental problems, McMahon supports using green building technology, waste reduction and increasing recycling programs. He supports the G8's agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2050. McMahon also pledges to create new incentives for energy efficient technology usage. ^[1]

Social Security

McMahon strongly opposes privatizing Social Security, and he believes that plans that tie Social Security to stocks are too dangerous. ^[1]

Education

On his campaign website, McMahon supports fixing the education system by reforming No Child Left Behind to ensure that it is "fair, flexible and fully funded". He says that same solutions for falling performance cannot work across all schools, and that he supports getting local government the resources needed to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind. McMahon also supports fully funding special education, art and music programs, and programs that hire well qualified teachers.^[1]

Bio

McMahon was born September 12, 1957, in Staten Island, N.Y. He holds a B.A. from New York University, an A.A. from Heidelberg University, and a J.D. from New York University Law School.McMahon was a member of the New York City City Council from 2002 to 2008. He and his wife, Judith Novellino McMahon, have two children.^[1][1]

2008 elections

McMahon was the Democratic nominee seeking to replace retiring Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) in the 2008 congressional elections, which was in Sepetember, 2008. ^[1][1] He won in primary elections which took place on September 9, 2008. ^{[1] [1]}. McMahon defeated Republican challenger Bob Straniere in November 2008 general elections. ^[1]

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)
ActBlue	$ 21,500
City of New York, NY	$ 11,200
Amalgamated Transit Union	$ 10,000
American Assn for Justice	$ 10,000
American Federation of Teachers	$ 10,000
American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees	$ 10,000
AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America	$ 10,000
BRIDGE PAC	$ 10,000
Impact	$ 10,000
International Assn of Fire Fighters	$ 10,000
Jobs, Opportunities & Education PAC	$ 10,000
Laborers Union	$ 10,000
National Assn of Letter Carriers	$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors	$ 10,000
National Leadership PAC	$ 10,000
New Democrat Coalition	$ 10,000
Our Common Values PAC	$ 10,000
Service Employees International Union	$ 10,000
Sheet Metal Workers Union	$ 10,000
Transport Workers Union	$ 10,000
United Transportation Union	$ 10,000
Waste Management Inc	$ 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 Michael McMahon 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

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

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Europe
  • Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
  • Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines & Hazardous Materials

Affiliations and endorsements

Contact

DC office
323 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3371 Fax: 202-226-1272 Webform email
District offices
265 New Dorp Lane, 2nd Floor, Staten Island, NY 10306 Ph: (718) 351-1062 Fax: (none entered) 8505 New Dorp Lane, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11209 Ph: (718) 630-5277 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website Twitter feed Last tweets: YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

References

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on New York’s 13th Congressional District
• Green Papers New York Congressional Primary Candidates
• McMahon for Congress

External articles

Semantic data

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Latitude: 40°34′20.814″N
Longitude: 74°6′48.325″W Latitude: 40°37′16.363″N
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