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Summary

Representative Carolyn McCarthy

Full Name: Carolyn McCarthy
Office: U.S. House (NY) - District 4, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Widowed; 1 Child: Kevin
Birth Date: 01/05/1944
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Home City: Mineola, NY
Religion: Catholic

Recent Key Votes

HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)

Nov. 30, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...

HR 6429 - STEM Jobs Act of 2012
Legislation (Nay)

Sept. 20, 2012 - Repeals the Diversity Immigrant Visa program, which provides visas to 55,000 randomly selected qualified immigrants from countries with low rates of immigration to the ...

HR 4628 - Extending Student Loan Interest Rates
Legislation (Nay)

April 27, 2012 - Extends the following interest rates for Federal Direct Stafford Loans made to undergraduates from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013 (Sec. 2): ...

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Recent Public Statements

Rep. McCarthy Introducing Legislation to Put More Nurses in Schools

May 7, 2013 - Ahead of National School Nurse Day on Wednesday and in observation of National Nurses Week, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY4), who spent over three decades as ...

Governor Cuomo and HUD Announce Approval of New York State's Disaster Recovery Action Plan

April 26, 2013 - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced federal approval of New York State's recovery action plan ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 National Association for College Admission Counseling Positions 75%
2011 National Education Association Positions A
2010 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Positions 100%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $2,277,999.70
Total Spent $1,860,330.67
Cash On Hand $564,947.39
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Carolyn McCarthy refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View Carolyn McCarthy's Congressional Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://carolynmccarthyforms.house.gov/contact-form

Washington, D.C. Website
http://carolynmccarthy.house.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/CarolynMcCarthy

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/carolynmccarthyNY

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/carolynmccarthy

Washington, D.C.
2346 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5516
Fax: 202-225-5758

District
300 Garden City Plaza
Suite 200
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: 516-739-3008
Fax: 516-739-2973

Key Staff
Rob Recklaus
Chief of Staff
106 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3204
Phone: 202-225-5516
Fax: 202-225-5758

Key Staff
Shannon Carlin
Executive Assistant
106 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3204
Phone: 202-225-5516
Fax: 202-225-5758

Key Staff
George Burke
Communications Director
106 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3204
Phone: 202-225-5516
Fax: 202-225-5758

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