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Carolyn McCarthy


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 7, 1997
Preceded by Dan Frisa
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born January 05, 1944 (1944-01-05) (age 63)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Political party Democratic
Spouse widowed
Religion Roman Catholic

Carolyn McCarthy (born January 5, 1944) is an American politician and has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 4th congressional district (map), since 1997. The district is located in central Long Island and includes Mineola, the Five Towns, East Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, Garden City, Hempstead, Uniondale, East Meadow, Roosevelt, Franklin Square, Valley Stream, and Elmont. McCarthy was a lifelong registered Republican until 2003 — six years after first taking office as a Democrat — when she officially changed her registration to Democrat.[citation needed] Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... This article is about the state. ... The 4th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in west-central Nassau County. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Daniel Frisa was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York, New York redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... The 4th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in west-central Nassau County. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... Mineola is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 19,233 at the 2000 census. ... The Five Towns is an informal grouping of villages and hamlets in Nassau County, New York, United States on the South Shore of western Long Island adjoining the border with Queens County in New York City. ... Location in the state of New York County Nassau County Government  - Mayor Edward T. Sieban Area  - City 1 sq mi (2. ... Rockville Centre is a village located in New Yorks Nassau County in the United States. ... Oceanside is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the south part of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. ... Garden City, New York is a village in central Nassau County, New York in the USA, which was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869. ... Nickname: An aerial view of The Village of Hempstead. ... Looking east over Uniondale Uniondale is a hamlet (and census-designated place) as well as a suburb of New York City in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead. ... East Meadow is a hamlet (and census-designated place or CDP) in New York State, United States. ... Roosevelt is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. ... Franklin Square is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) in Nassau County, New York, United States. ... Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. ... Elmont is a hamlet (and census-designated place) as well as suburb of New York City in Long Island, Nassau County, New York, in the Town of Hempstead. ...

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History

Born in Brooklyn, McCarthy worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse and lived with her family in Mineola, a suburban area about twenty miles outside New York City on Long Island. On December 7, 1993, her husband was killed and her son, Kevin was severely injured on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train at the Merillon Avenue station, when a mass murderer, Colin Ferguson, opened fire on random passengers. Ferguson killed six and wounded 19 others.[citation needed] This article is about the borough of New York City. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... LIRR redirects here. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... Merillon Avenue is a train station on the Main Line (Port Jefferson Branch) of the Long Island Rail Road. ... A mass murder (massacre) involves the murder of large numbers of people either by a state or an individual. ... Colin Ferguson For the Canadian actor, see Colin Ferguson (actor) Colin Ferguson (born January 14, 1958, Kingston, Jamaica) was convicted of murdering six people and injuring nineteen others on the Long Island Rail Road in Nassau County, New York on December 7, 1993. ...


Political career

McCarthy responded to the crime by launching a campaign for additional gun control measures that eventually propelled her to Congress in 1996 on the Democratic ticket. With the support of the local and national Democratic parties, and the endorsement of the local daily newspaper Newsday, McCarthy defeated Republican one-term incumbent Dan Frisa by almost seventeen points (16.98%)[1]. Frisa had voted to repeal the federal Assault Weapons Ban, an attempt that was ultimately unsuccessful. The ban expired in September, 2004. McCarthy introduced a bill in February, 2007 to replace the expired ban on semi-automatic firearms. Congresswoman McCarthy's new version would ban 65 models of firearms, as opposed to the previous ban's 19 models. In addition, McCarthy's law would also ban any semiautomatic rifle, shotgun or handgun that was "originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General."[2] In Slate magazine, a journalist asserted that the bill has little chance of passage and criticized it as a "fund-raising" bill.[3] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Gun politics. ... Newsday is a daily tabloid-size newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Daniel Frisa was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997. ... The Federal Assault Weapons Ban, or AWB, is a provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a federal law of the United States that includes a prohibition on the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons manufactured after the date of the bans enactment. ... Slate is an online news and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley and owned by Microsoft (as part of MSN). ...


The Fourth District had been in Republican hands since 1953, but has supported Democrats for president since 1992. She faced a close fight for reelection in 1998 against state assemblyman Gregory Becker, but didn't face another serious opponent until 2004[citation needed]. That year, she faced Hempstead mayor James Garner, who served as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2003. McCarthy defeated Garner 63% to 37%. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... This article is about James Garner, a politician from New York. ...


McCarthy is a member of the New Democrat Coalition. The New Democrat Coalition is an organization within the United States House of Representatives, currently chaired by Representatives Jim Davis of Florida, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, and Adam Smith of Washington. ...


McCarthy voted in favor of the Iraq War Resolution. The Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq (H.J.Res. ...


McCarthy serves as the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities of the Education and Labor Committee, and on the Financial Services Committee. She is also one of the most vocal advocates in the nation for gun control, including reinstating the federal ban on semi-automatic firearms. McCarthy frames the reintroduction of the ban as law enforcement protection.[2] In addition to her gun control and ban efforts, McCarthy is especially active in issues relating to education and public health.[4] The House Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities is a standing subcommittee within the United States House Committee on Education and Labor. ... The Committee on Education and Labor is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. ... Meeting of the House Financial Services Committee The United States House Committee on Financial Services (or House Banking Committee) oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking, and housing industries. ... Walther P99, a semi-automatic pistol from the late 1990s A semi-automatic firearm is a gun that requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired, unlike a single-action revolver, a pump-action firearm, a bolt-action firearm, or a lever-action firearm, which require the...


McCarthy has been widely speculated as a possible choice for the US Senate seat held by Hillary Rodham Clinton should she win the Presidency in 2008. Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer would appoint a replacement should Clinton resign. Hillary Rodham Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947) is the Biggest loser/retard these united states have seen from New York. ... Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer, politician and the current Governor of New York. ...


McCarthy is the focus of the 1998 television movie The Long Island Incident, in which she is portrayed by Laurie Metcalf. “Telefilm” redirects here. ... The Long Island Incident is a 1998 American television movie produced by Barbra Streisands Barwood Films. ... Lauren Laurie Ophelia Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. ...


Virginia Tech massacre

On Monday, April 16, 2007, after the shootings at Virgina Tech, and after President Bush's press secretary Dana Perino said, "The president believes that there is a right for people to bear arms, but that all laws must be followed,"[5] McCarthy issued a press release calling for "legislation to prevent further acts of gun violence."[6] is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting comprising two separate attacks about two hours apart on April 16, 2007, on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. ...


On the April 18, 2007 showing of MSNBC's program, Tucker, the conservative pundit Tucker Carlson interviewed McCarthy concerning the Virginia Tech massacre and her proposed Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. He asked her to explain the need to regulate barrel shrouds, one of the many provisions of the Act.[7] She avoided the question by responding that more importantly the legislation would ban "large capacity" magazines used in the Virginia Tech massacre and that the class of guns chosen were those used by gangs and police killers. After admitting that she did not know what a barrel shroud was, she ventured an erroneous guess, "I believe it is a shoulder thing that goes up." [8] This incident has resulted in wide-spread ridicule of McCarthy for having little knowledge of the technical aspects of the bill that she sponsored. Her opponents on this issue cite the fact that a barrel shroud is actually a safety device to protect firearm users against burns from a hot barrel. is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... MSNBC, a combination of MSN and NBC, is a 24-hour cable news channel in the United States and Canada, and a news website. ... >Tucker is a television program on MSNBC, hosted by Tucker Carlson. ... Conservative may refer to: Conservatism, political philosophy A member of a Conservative Party Conservative extension, premise of deductive logic Conservativity theorem, mathematical proof of conservative extension Conservative Judaism britney spears Category: ... The term Pundit has multiple meanings: A pundit or pandit, in the culture of India, is a master of traditional religious poetry and/or traditional music. ... Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is a conservative political news pundit who formerly co-hosted Crossfire and currently hosts >Tucker, a national television news show, which is broadcast weekdays at 6 p. ... The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting comprising two separate attacks about two hours apart on April 16, 2007, on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. ... The Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 is a bill to reenact the ban on assault rifles by the Clinton Administration in 1994. ... The Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) was a provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a federal law of the United States that included a prohibition on the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons manufactured after the date of the bans enactment. ... An AR-10 rifle with a shrouded barrel. ... Gravure of a 30-round STANAG 4179 magazine, originally designed for the AR-15/M16 series of rifles. ...


McCarthy then went on to highlight the importance of restricting access to guns by the mentally ill.[8] Two months later, the House of Representatives passed legislation cosponsored by McCarthy, with the support of the National Rifle Association, to enhance the mental health information collected in the national database used by gun dealers.[9] The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... This article concerns the National Rifle Association of the USA. For the UK organisation, see National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit group for the promotion of marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and personal protection firearm rights...


Ratings

McCarthy received a rating of 8% from the American Conservative Union in 2005[10], and holds a lifetime ACU rating of 20%. She received a "Liberal Quotient" of 90 out a possible 100 in 2005 from Americans for Democratic Action[11]. McCarthy received a "C" on the progressive Drum Major Institute's 2005 on middle-class issues.[12] In 2003, The firearm-rights advocacy organization, the National Rifle Association, rated McCarthy with an "F", indicating a pro-gun control voting record.[13] The American Conservative Union (ACU) is a large conservative political lobbying group in the United States. ... Americans For Democratic Action (ADA) was formed in January 1947, when Eleanor Roosevelt, John Kenneth Galbraith, Reinhold Niebuhr, Hubert Humphrey and 200 other activists. ... The Drum Major Institute for Public Policy is a non-partisan, non-profit policy institute founded during the civil rights movement. ... This article concerns the National Rifle Association of the USA. For the UK organisation, see National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit group for the promotion of marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection of hunting and personal protection firearm rights...

Preceded by
Daniel Frisa
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 4th congressional district

1997–
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Daniel Frisa was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997. ... These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... The 4th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in west-central Nassau County. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe1996/hrny.htm
  2. ^ a b GovTrack.us. H.R. 1022 — 110th Congress (2007): Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) Retrieved on Apr 21, 2007
  3. ^ Casteen, John T. (April 17, 2007). After Blacksburg. Slate magazine. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
  4. ^ For Congress on Long Island. The New York Times (October 24, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
  5. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/16/AR2007041601871.html
  6. ^ April 16, 2007 Press Release http://carolynmccarthy.house.gov/?sectionid=155&sectiontree=155&itemid=613
  7. ^ Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 (Introduced in House). Library of Congress THOMAS database (February 13, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  8. ^ a b 'Tucker' for April 18. MSNBC (April 18, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  9. ^ Palank, Jacqueline and Urgina, Ian (June 14, 2007). House Votes to Bolster Database on Gun Buyers. New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
  10. ^ http://www.acuratings.org/2005all.htm#NY
  11. ^ http://www.adaction.org/ADATodayVR2005.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.drummajorinstitute.com/congress/drum-major-voting-summary.php?name=McCarthy&state=NY&database=house Congressional Scorecard
  13. ^ http://www.ontheissues.org/NY/Carolyn_McCarthy.htm

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Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Carolyn McCarthy of NY (1778 words)
McCarthy has taken the affirmative step of cosponsoring H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
McCarthy has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there.
Carolyn McCarthy has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
From Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated (1973 words)
Carolyn McCarthy became the focus of national attention in December 1993, after a crazed gunman killed her husband and critically wounded her only child in what was dubbed the Long Island Rail Road massacre.
Before that tragedy, McCarthy was a suburban homemaker, avocational gardener, and onetime nurse who described herself as "the quietest woman in the world." In the months immediately afterward, she became an ardent spokesperson for gun control while devoting most of her time to her son's care and rehabilitation.
McCarthy, who had fought for passage of the 1994 legislation that instituted the ban, was outraged, and she announced her candidacy for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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