Edolphus Towns

Edolphus Towns DEMDemocrat

American politician

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Edolphus TownsDEMDemocrat American politician
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Edolphus "Ed" Towns Jr. (born July 21, 1934) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2013. A Democrat from New York, Towns was Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2009 to 2011. During his 30 years in Congress, Towns represented districts based in Brooklyn: first New York's 11th congressional district, from 1983 to 1993, and then the 10th district from 1993 to 2013. On April 16, 2012, Towns announced he would be retiring at the end of his 15th term.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Adelphi University
MSW
1973
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
BS Sociology
1956
Past Positions1 - 11 of 11
Representative
United States House of Representatives, New York
1982 - 2012
Brooklyn District Deputy President
1976 - 1982
Brooklyn District Leader
1972 - 1982
Deputy Hospital Administrator
Beth Israel Medical Center
1965 - 1971
United States Army
1956 - 1958
Experience
Social Worker
Experience
Ordained Baptist Minister
Professor
Medgar Evers College
Professor
Fordham University
Teacher
Brooklyn Public School System
Teacher
New York City Public School System
Other Experience1 - 10 of 10
Experience
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
Experience
Boy Scouts Advisory Council
Experience
Salvation Army
Experience
Kiwanis
Co-Chair
Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
Executive Committee
Albanian Issues Caucus
Experience
Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus
Experience
Congressional Urban Caucus
Experience
Congressional Competitiveness Caucus
Experience
Congressional Black Caucus
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