Gary L. Ackerman (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, New York (5)
- Birth Date: Nov. 19, 1942
- Occupation: Educator
- Religion: Jewish
- Web site: http://www.house.gov/ackerman/
Education
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Queens College, BA
Gary L. Ackerman was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and resides in Queens. He received a bachelor's degree from Queens College in 1965. He taught social studies for five years in the New York City school system.
In 1970, he founded a series of community newspapers in Queens, which he edited and published. He served in the New York State Senate, 1979-83.
He was first elected to the U.S. House in a 1983 special election to fill the vacancy left by the death of Democratic Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal.
He and his wife, Rita, have three children.
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