Joseph Crowley

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This article is about the U.S. Representative from New York. For the U.S. Representative from Illinois, see Joseph B. Crowley.

Joseph Crowley

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 1999
Preceded by	Thomas Manton

Born	March 16, 1962 (1962-03-16) (age 46) New York City, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Kasey Nilson
Religion	Roman Catholic

Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of New York, currently representing New York's 7th congressional district (see map) in the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the New Democrat Coalition.

The district encompasses portions of Queens and the Bronx. It includes neighborhoods such as Woodside, Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and College Point in Queens as well as the neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Co-op City, Parkchester, Throgs Neck, Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Pelham Bay, and City Island in the eastern Bronx.

Crowley received a "B" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues.

Crowley was born in New York City, the son of an Irish-American father and an immigrant Catholic mother from County Armagh, Northern Ireland. A paternal uncle was also a politician. Joseph Crowley attended private New York City Roman Catholic schools and graduated from Queens College with a degree in political science. Crowley and his wife, Kasey, have two children.

In 1986, aged 24, he was elected to the New York State Assembly. Crowley was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998. Since being elected to Congress, he has yet to face a serious challenge for his seat.

Joseph Crowley's 1998 election was endorsed as half a nomination predecessor from Thomas Manton, Queens Democratic leader.

A cousin of the congressman, (New York City firefighter John Moran), was killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

On October 10, 2002, Joseph Crowley was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq.

[edit] Committee Assignments

Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight
- Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade
Committee on Ways and Means
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Subcommittee on Trade

Preceded by Ralph Goldstein	New York State Assembly, 30th District 1987–1998	Succeeded by Margaret Markey
Preceded by Thomas J. Manton	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th congressional district 1999–	Succeeded by Incumbent

[edit] External links

U.S. Congressman Joseph Crowley official House site
Joseph Crowley at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Federal Election Commission — Joseph Crowley campaign finance reports and data
On the Issues — Joseph Crowley issue positions and quotes
OpenSecrets.org — Joseph Crowley campaign contributions
Project Vote Smart — Representative Joseph Crowley (NY) profile
SourceWatch Congresspedia — Joseph Crowley profile
Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Joseph Crowley voting record

v • d • e New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators	Charles E. Schumer (D), Hillary Clinton (D)

Representative(s)	Timothy H. Bishop (D), Steve Israel (D), Peter T. King (R), Carolyn McCarthy (D), Gary L. Ackerman (D), Gregory W. Meeks (D), Joseph Crowley (D), Jerrold Nadler (D), Anthony D. Weiner (D), Edolphus Towns (D), Yvette Clarke (D), Nydia Velázquez (D), Vito Fossella (R), Carolyn B. Maloney (D), Charles B. Rangel (D), José Serrano (D), Eliot L. Engel (D), Nita M. Lowey (D), John Hall (D), Kirsten Gillibrand (D), Michael R. McNulty (D), Maurice D. Hinchey (D), John M. McHugh (R), Mike Arcuri (D), James T. Walsh (R), Thomas M. Reynolds (R), Brian Higgins (D), Louise Slaughter (D), Randy Kuhl (R)

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Non-voting delegations	American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands

v • d • e Current leadership of the United States House of Representatives

Presiding officer	Nancy Pelosi (D-Speaker)

Majority (Democratic)	Steny Hoyer (Leader) Jim Clyburn (Whip) John Lewis (Senior Chief Deputy Majority Whip) Debbie Wasserman Schultz, G. K. Butterfield, Joseph Crowley, Diana DeGette, Ed Pastor, Jan Schakowsky, John S. Tanner, Maxine Waters (Chief Deputy Whips) Rahm Emanuel (Caucus Chairman) John Larson (Caucus Vice-Chairman) Chris Van Hollen (Campaign Committee Chairman) Rosa DeLauro, George Miller (Steering/Policy Committee Co-Chairs)

Minority (Republican)	John Boehner (Leader) Roy Blunt (Whip) Eric Cantor (Chief Deputy Whip) Adam Putnam (Conference Chair) Thad McCotter (Policy Committee Chairman) Kay Granger (Conference Vice-Chair) John Carter (Conference Secretary) Tom Cole (Campaign Committee Chairman)