| Full Name: | Gary L. Ackerman |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Rita; 3 Children: Lauren, Corey, Ari |
| Birth Date: | 11/19/1942 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Home City: | Queens, NY |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Summary
Gary L. Ackerman
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 3470 - Infant Mortality Pilot Programs
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 22, 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to state, county, city, territorial, or tribal health departments to create and implement ...
HR 2 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion
Legislation (Yea)
Jan. 14, 2009 - Allows states to provide pregnancy-related assistance under CHIP for pregnant women whose income is at least 185 percent of their state's poverty level or ...
HR 7060 - Renewable Energy Credits and Other Business and Individual Credits
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 26, 2008 - Extends tax credits for wind facilities until January 1, 2010, and credits for qualified biomass, geothermal or solar, small irrigation power, landfill gas, trash ...
Recent Public Statements
Ackerman Issues Statement Supporting Israeli Military Operation in Gaza
Nov. 15, 2012 - Yet again, the Hamas terrorist regime in Gaza, along with allied radical Islamist militants have deliberately provoked a wholly legitimate and fully justified Israel military ...
Letter to Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi
Oct. 30, 2012 - This bipartisan Long Island Congressional Delegation sent a letter today to the Republican and Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives urging that a supplemental ...
Hearing of the Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - "Safeguarding Israel's Security in a Volatile Region"
More Public Statements
Sept. 20, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, this afternoon delivered the following opening statement ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vote Kids Positions | 100% |
| 2009-2010 | School Nutrition Association Positions (House Only) | 100% |
| 2011 | The Children's Health Fund Positions (House Only) | 100% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $413,789.72 |
| Total Spent | $415,917.70 |
| Cash On Hand | $499,906.04 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2011 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Gary Ackerman refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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View Gary L. Ackerman's Congressional Election 2004 National Political Awareness Test
