Nita M. Lowey (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, New York (18)
- Birth Date: July 5, 1937
- Occupation: Public Official
- Religion: Jewish
- Web site: http://www.house.gov/lowey/
Education
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Mount Holyoke College, BA
Nita Lowey was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and resides in Harrison. She earned a bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1959 was a housewife for years before becoming involved in politics in 1974 when she volunteered for Mario Cuomo's bid for lieutenant governor.
Cuomo, her neighbor, lost but was named New York's Secretary of State. Cuomo hired Lowey, who became an assistant to the secretary of state for economic development, 1975-85. She served as assistant secretary of state, 1985-87.
She first was elected to the U.S. House in 1988. She became the first woman to head the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the group charged with coordinating Democrats' House elections.
Lowey and her husband, Stephen, have three children.
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