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Encyclopedia > New York's 9th congressional district

New York's 9th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It includes parts of south Brooklyn and south central Queens. In Queens, the 9th including the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glendale, Howard Beach, Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Middle Village, Ozone Park, Rego Park, Rockaway Beach, and Woodhaven. Its Brooklyn section includes Flatlands, Gerritsen Beach, Marine Park, Midwood, Mill Basin and Sheepshead Bay. It has been represented by Democrat Anthony D. Weiner since 1999. A congressional district is an electoral constituency that elects a single member of a congress. ... 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. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... For other uses, see Queens (disambiguation) and Queen. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Fresh Meadows is a primarily residential neighborhood in northeastern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City, which is bordered to the east by Francis Lewis Boulevard and Cunningham Park, to the south by Union Turnpike, to the north by Kissena Park, and to the west by parts... Glendale is a neighborhood in west central portion[1] of the borough of Queens in New York City. ... Howard Beach is a neighborhood in the southwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. ... Kew Gardens is a neighborhood in central Queens bounded to the north and east by the Jackie Robinson Parkway (formerly Interborough Parkway), the Van Wyck Expressway, and Queens Boulevard, also to the east by 127th Street, to the south by 85th Avenue, and to the west by Babbage Street and... Kew Gardens Hills is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. ... Metropolitan Avenue, and Metro Mall, in Middle Village, Queens NY Middle Village is a neighborhood in central Queens, a borough of New York City. ... Ozone Park is a New York City neighborhood located in the southwestern part of the borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Howard Beach, and the borough of Brooklyn, about 8 miles east, southeast of Midtown Manhattan. ... Rego Park is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Queens. ... Rockaway Beach is a neighborhood in the Rockaways in Queens County, New York in the USA. It is on the south shore of Long Island and is inside New York City. ... Woodhaven once known as Woodville, is home to a mix of middle to upper-class residents, mostly a middle-income neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. ... Flatlands is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. ... Gerritsen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located near Marine Park and Sheepshead Bay, in Brooklyn Community Board 15. ... General Information Marine Park . ... Midwood has a substantial population of Haredi Jews and Modern Orthodox Jews, many of whom live and worship in the side streets around Kings Highway Midwood is a neighborhood located in the south central part of the Borough of Brooklyn, New York, USA, roughly halfway between Prospect Park and Coney... Mill Basin/ Mill Island is a neighborhood in New York City in the southeastern portion of the borough of Brooklyn lying along Jamaica Bay and bounded to the north by Avenue U, and to the east, south, and west by the Mill Basin / Mill Island Inlet. ... Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east and west. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Anthony David Weiner (born September 4, 1964) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of New York. ... This article is about the year. ...


The district is heavily Democratic, although less so than some others surrounding it. In order to accommodate surrounding districts with majority black or hispanic populations (the 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th), it has been gerrymandered to consist of middle-class majority white-ethnic neighborhoods (the district as a whole is 71% Caucasian, 14.5% Asian, 13.6% Hispanic and 4% African-American). The district includes large Jewish, Italian, and Irish populations.


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Components: Past and Present

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Parts of Brooklyn, Queens

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Parts of Queens

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Parts of Brooklyn

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Parts of Brooklyn, Queens

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Representatives

Representative Party Years Note
Eugene J. Keogh Democratic January 3, 1937January 3, 1963 redistricted to 11th district
James J. Delaney Democratic January 3, 1963December 31, 1978 redistricted from 7th district, resigned
vacant January 1, 1979January 2, 1979
Geraldine Ferraro Democratic January 3, 1979January 3, 1985
Thomas J. Manton Democratic January 3, 1985January 3, 1993 redistricted to 7th district
Charles E. Schumer Democratic January 3, 1993January 3, 1999 redistricted from 10th district
Anthony D. Weiner Democratic January 3, 1999 – present

The 9th was historically a Queens district. Part of the old 9th became the 7th District in the 1992 redistricting when the present 9th absorbed much of the old 10th District based in Brooklyn. New Yorks 9th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. ... Eugene James Keogh (August 30, 1907 - May 26, 1989) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. ... 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... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Election results

Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

US House election, 2006: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 71,762 100 +28.7
Majority 71,762 100 +57.4
Turnout 71,762 100 -54.7
US House election, 2004: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 113,025 71.3 +5.6
Republican Gerard J. Cronin 45,451 28.7 -5.6
Majority 67,574 42.6 +11.2
Turnout 158,476 100 +71.4
US House election, 2002: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 60,737 65.7 -2.7
Republican Alfred F. Donohue 31,698 34.3 +2.7
Majority 29,039 31.4 -5.5
Turnout 92,435 100 -36.1
US House election, 2000: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 98,983 68.4 +2.0
Republican Noach Dear 45,649 31.6 +8.2
Majority 53,334 36.9 -6.1
Turnout 144,632 100 +38.4
US House election, 1998: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony D. Weiner 69,439 66.4 -8.4
Republican Louis Telano 24,486 23.4 +2.1
Liberal Melinda Katz 5,698 5.5 +5.5
Conservative Arthur J. Smith 4,899 4.7 +0.8
Majority 44,953 43.0 -10.5
Turnout 104,522 100 -27.0
US House election, 1996: New York District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles E. Schumer 107,107 74.8
Republican Robert J. Verga 30,488 21.3
Conservative Michael Mossa 5,618 3.9
Majority 76,619 53.5
Turnout 143,213 100

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