Anthony Weiner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 6, 1999–
Preceded by	Charles Schumer
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	September 4, 1964 New York City, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	single
Religion	Jewish

Anthony David Weiner (born September 4, 1964) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of New York. He represents New York's 9th congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives. The district includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens including Sheepshead Bay, Midwood, Marine Park, Forest Hills (where Weiner lives), Kew Gardens, Fresh Meadows, Middle Village, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Gerritsen Beach, Howard Beach and Rockaway Beach. Image File history File linksMetadata Anthonyweiner. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... NY redirects here. ... New Yorks 9th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... 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Early life

Weiner was born in Brooklyn, New York to Morton "Mort" Weiner and Frances "Fran" Weiner. He attended New York public schools, including Brooklyn Technical High School, and received a bachelor's degree from State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He then worked on the staff of Congressman Chuck Schumer from 1985 to 1991. Brooklyn (named for the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... NY redirects here. ... Brooklyn Technical High School, commonly called Brooklyn Tech, is a New York City public high school that specializes in engineering, math and science. ... A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh (also known as SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh State, or Plattsburgh State University) is a selective, four-year, public liberal arts college in Plattsburgh, New York. ... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ... Charles Ellis Chuck Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is currently the senior U.S. Senator from the state of New York, serving since 1999. ...

New York City Council

Weiner was elected to the New York City Council in 1991. At 27, he was the youngest person ever to serve on that body until the election of Joel Rivera. New York City Hall The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. ... Joel Rivera (b. ...

US House of Representatives

In 1998, midway through his fourth term, his former boss, Schumer, opted for an ultimately successful campaign for the United States Senate. Weiner ran for and won the Democratic nomination to succeed him, which was tantamount to election in the heavily Democratic 9th. He has been reelected three times with almost no opposition. He is only the fifth person to represent the 9th since its creation in 1920 (it was numbered as the 10th from 1920-45, the 15th from 1945-53, the 11th from 1953-63, the 10th again from 1963-73, the 16th from 1973-83, the 10th again from 1983-93, and the 9th since 1993). [1] Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Rep. Weiner with union members

Weiner has one of the most liberal voting records in the House. He voted for the Iraq War in 2002, which he later said he regretted. Image File history File linksMetadata RWDSU_anthony_weiner. ... Image File history File linksMetadata RWDSU_anthony_weiner. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

Weiner received an "A" on the liberal Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues.^[1] The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy is a non-partisan, non-profit policy institute founded during the civil rights movement. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The middle class, in colloquial usage, consists of those people who have a degree of economic independence, but not a great deal of social influence or power. ...

Campaign for Mayor of New York City (2005)

Weiner ran for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York in 2005 against three other Democrats. The Mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the government of New York City, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of New York. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Weiner started out last in many polls, but surged in the final weeks of the campaign. His publicly announced campaign strategy was to come in second in the Democratic primary election with enough votes to force a runoff election, win that runoff, then campaign against the Republican candidate, incumbent Michael Bloomberg. When the initial returns came in, Fernando Ferrer had 39.95%, just shy of the 40% required to avoid a runoff, and Weiner had 28.82%. In a legally non-binding statement, Weiner then declared himself withdrawn from the race and endorsed Ferrer, citing the need for party unity. Eventually, the runoff was declared unnecessary as absentee ballots put Ferrer over the 40% mark. Weiner denied rumors that various high-ranking New York Democrats such as Schumer and then-New York State Attorney General (and current Governor of New York) Eliot Spitzer had urged him to concede. A primary election is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election (nominating primary). ... Runoff voting is a voting system used in single-seat elections. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is a prominent American businessman, the founder of Bloomberg L.P., and the current Mayor of New York City. ... Fernando Ferrer Fernando James Freddy Ferrer (born April 30, 1950 in the Bronx, New York) was the Borough President of The Bronx from 1987 to 2001, and was a candidate for Mayor of New York in 2001 and the Democratic Party nominee for Mayor in 2005. ... In the United States, an absentee ballot is a ballot that the voter receives and (usually) sends through the mail, rather than travelling to a polling place and marking the ballot at a voting booth. ... See also Attorney General. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer, politician and the current Governor of New York. ...

Inasmuch as Ferrer lost the general election to Bloomberg, this move may set Weiner up as a very possible nominee, if not a front-runner, for the 2009 mayoral race. Front-runner is a term to describe the leader in a race, whether political or atheletic. ... The New York City mayoral election of 2009 is scheduled to occur in November. ...

Miscellaneous

• Weiner is a bachelor, who for a number of years dated Alli Joseph.^[2]

• As of August 2006, Weiner is the sole documented recipient of political campaign contributions from comedian and Daily Show host Jon Stewart.^[3] , who was his college roomate.

• Weiner, who is a Democrat, repeatedly called his opposition "the Republic Party" when speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives in February 2007. The term "Republic Party" is widely seen as a counter to the epithet "Democrat Party" (as opposed to "Democratic Party", the party's grammatically correct name) commonly used by Republican partisans, especially during the 2006 midterm election season.

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References

The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy is a non-partisan, non-profit policy institute founded during the civil rights movement. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Headquarters New York magazine is a weekly magazine, founded in 1968, concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Ellis Chuck Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is a Jewish American politician. ... The state of New York ratified the U.S. Constitution on July 26, 1788, thereby becoming the eleventh state. ... New Yorks 9th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. ...

External links

• Official House website
• 2006 Campaign site
• 2004 campaign finance data
• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post
• Video of Weiner discussing legislative priorities in Feb. '07 on the House floor