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Jerrold Nadler

DEMDemocrat

United States Representative, NY-12

76

Years of Age

47

Years of Experience

NYResidence (state)

Jerrold Lewis Nadler (born June 13, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who since 2023 has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 12th congressional district, which includes central Manhattan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to Congress in 1992 to represent the state's 17th congressional district, which was renumbered as the 8th district from 1993 to 2013 and as the 10th from 2013 to 2023. Nadler chaired the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2023. In his 17th term in Congress, Nadler is the dean of New York's U.S. House delegation. Before his election to Congress, he served eight terms as a New York State Assemblyman.

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Campaign Funding

20
18

$1,465,405

Total Raised

$1,538,741

Total Spent

$610,425

Cash on Hand

Financial Data Source: Center for Responsive Politics

Education6 - 6 of 4

Fordham University

Stuyvesant High School

1965

Columbia University

Bachelor of Arts

1969

Fordham University School of Law

Juris Doctor

1978

Past Positions1 - 11 of 11

Representative

United States House of Representatives, New York

2023 - Current

Representative

United States House of Representatives, New York

2013 - 2023

Representative

United States House of Representatives, New York

1993 - 2013

Representative

United States House of Representatives, New York

1992 - 1993

Assembly Member

New York State Assembly

1977 - 1992

Democratic Regional Whip

United States House of Representatives

Law Clerk

Morgan, Finnegan, Pine, Foley and Lee

1976

Shift Manager

New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation

1972 - 1976

Legislative Assistant

New York State Assembly

1972

Law Clerk

Morris, Levin and Shein

1971

Legal Assistant

Corporation Trust Company

1970

Other Experience1 - 48 of 48

Board Member

East of Hudson Rail Freight Operations Task Force

1998 - Current

Member

United States Holocaust Memorial Council

1993 - 1994

Member

New York State Board of Directors, Anti-Defamation League

1993 - Current

National Vice President

Americans for Democratic Action

1992 - Current

Member

National Governing Council, American Jewish Congress

1985 - 1992

Democratic District Chair

1971 - 1973

Executive Director

Community Free Democrats

1972

Member

Community Board #7 (Manhattan)

1967 - 1971

Member

Community Planning Board #7

1967 - 1971

NYS Board of Directors

NARAL Pro Choice American

1970 - Current

Member

Community Free Democrats

1969 - Current

Member

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

1968 - Current

Former Member

Board of Directors, New York State, National Abortion Rights Action League

Founder

West Side Kids

Member

Board of Directors, West Side Anti-Crime Campaign

Member

American Israel Public Affairs Committee

Board of Directors

West Side Anti-Crime Campaign

Member

Alpha Epsilon Pi

Member

NARAL Pro Choice American, New York State Board of Directors

Member

National Organization for Women (NOW)

Member

American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)

Chair

Committee on Judiciary, United States House of Representatives

Current

Co-Chair

Congressional Transit Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Progressive Caucus

Current

Member

Congressional Arts Caucus

Current

Vice Chair

House Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Equality Caucus

Current

Member

Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives

2023 - Current

Founder

Ground Zero Elected Officials Task Force

Founding Member

Israel Working Group

Member

Congressional Out of Iraq Caucus

Member

Congressional Privacy Caucus

Member

Congressional Children's Working Group

Member

Congressional Urban Caucus

Member

Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group

Member

Congressional Asthma Caucus

Member

Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member

Congressional Internet Caucus

Former Chair

Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, United States House of Representatives

Former Member

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, United States House of Representatives

Former Member

Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, United States House of Representatives

Former Member

Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, United States House of Representatives

Former Member

Executive Overreach Task Force, United States House of Representatives

Former Member

Over Criminalization Task Force, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, United States House of Representatives

Founder

Mass Transit and Rail Freight Subcommittee, New York State Assembly

Member

Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus

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