Claudia Tenney

Claudia Tenney CONConservative

United States Representative, NY-24

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Claudia TenneyCONConservative United States Representative, NY-24
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Claudia L. Tenney (born February 4, 1961) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district since 2023. Previously, she represented the 22nd district from 2017 to 2019 and from 2021 to 2023, and sat in the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Tenney is an outspoken supporter of former president Donald Trump. In 2014, she challenged incumbent U.S. Representative Richard L. Hanna in the Republican primary and lost. Tenney was elected to Congress in 2016 after Hanna retired. In 2018, Tenney's unsuccessful race against Democrat Anthony Brindisi attracted national attention due to its competitiveness and controversial public statements Tenney had made earlier that year. Tenney's rematch against Brindisi in 2020 was even closer, leading to a lengthy recount. By the time the judge overseeing the recount ruled in Tenney's favor, the 117th United States Congress had been in session for a month.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
Colgate University
Bachelor of Arts
1983
University of Cincinnati
secondary school
1979
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Juris Doctor
1987
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Representative
United States House of Representatives, New York
2023 - Current
Assembly Member
New York State Assembly
2010 - 2017
Chief Executive Officer, Publisher
Tenney Media Group
1997 - 2017
Co-Owner
Mid-York Press, Incorporated, present
1989 - 2017
Co-Host
“First Look”, WIBX 950 Radio
2010 - Current
Chief of Staff
Office of Assembly Member David Townsend
2003 - 2009
Co-host
“Common Cents”
2001 - Current
Former Partner
Groben, Gilroy, Oster and Saunders
1988 - 1996
Former Correspondent
Consulate General of Yugoslavia, Press and Cultural Office
1983 - 1984
Other Experience1 - 20 of 20
Member
Advisory Board of The Center for Freedom and Western Civilization, Colgate University
Current
Board Member
New Hartford Senior Center
Board Member
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing
Board Member
Mohawk Valley Community College Foundation
Board Member
Sitrin Homes Foundation
Member
Sitrin Health Care Foundation
Former Member
Small Business Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Mental Health Committee, New York State Assembly
Member
Legislative Women's Caucus, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Education Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Codes Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Banks Committee, New York General Assembly
Former Member
Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Financial Services), United States House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, United States House of Representatives
Former Member
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Former Member
House Small Business Committee
Former Member
Veterans Affairs Committee, New York State Assembly
Former Member
Social Services Committee, New York State Assembly
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