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Gary L. Ackerman

Full Name: Gary L. Ackerman
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Rita; 3 Children: Lauren, Corey, Ari
Birth Date: 11/19/1942
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Home City: Queens, NY
Religion: Jewish

Recent Key Votes

HR 2578 - Conservation and Economic Growth Act
Legislation (Nay)

June 19, 2012 - Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from restricting the activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Federal lands under his or ...

HR 4970 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)

May 16, 2012 - Requires all programs funded by the Violence Against Women Act to have a nondiscrimination policy that includes race, color, religion, national origin, sex, and ...

HR 1904 - Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

Oct. 26, 2011 - Specifies that the 760 acres of land entitled the "Oak Flat Withdrawal Area" be conveyed to Resolution Copper in a land exchange (Sec. 4). ...

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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"

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 ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2003-2004 National Rural Health Association Positions 0%
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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
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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
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