| 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, Entertainment, and History
- 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 5116 - Science and Technology Funding
Legislation (Yea)
May 28, 2010 - Authorizes specific appropriations of $43.97 billion for the National Science Foundation, including the following (Sec. 212): $7.48 billion for fiscal year 2010-2011; $8.13 ...
HR 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 7, 2007 - Prevents people from obtaining patents for claimed inventions that have already had patent applications filed by a different inventor (Sec. 3). Allows ...
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 ...
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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