Anthony D. Weiner
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Anthony David Weiner (born September 4, 1964) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of New York.
Weiner was born in New York, New York, to Morton "Mort" Weiner and Frances "Fran" Weiner. He got a bachelor's degree from SUNY Plattsburg, then worked on the staff of Charles Schumer from 1985 to 1991. Weiner was elected to the New York City Council in 1991. Weiner won a seat in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat in New York's 9th Congressional district (map (http://latfor.state.ny.us/maps/propcong/fc009.pdf)), a seat Schumer held before being elected to the United States Senate, in 1998. Weiner's district includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens including Sheepshead Bay, Forest Hills (where Weiner lives), and Rockaway Beach. His district is one of most liberal districts in the country. He has never been a chairman or ranking Democrtic member of any House committee or subcommittee.
Weiner was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1998, and reelected in 2000, defeating Republican Noach Dear 68%-32% and in 2004, defeating Republican former teacher Gerard Cronin 70%-30%.
The FEC (Federal Election Commission) had two cases (MURs, or Matters Under Review) about Weiner. Both cases have the same name, Friends of Weiner. MUR 4995 resulted in a $47,000.00 fine ("civil penalty") against Weiner because of some financial misconduct in one of his reelection campaign. MUR 5429 involved an illegal $28,000.00 loan that Weiner's parents made to one of his campaign committees.
Weiner, a Jewish bachelor, has had a liberal voting record in the House. He is running for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City in 2005 against three Democrats. His publicly announced campaign strategy is to come in second in the Democratic primary election with enough votes to force a runoff election, win that runoff, then campaign against the Republican candidate, who is expected to be incumbent Michael Bloomberg.
External links
- Campaign site (http://www.anthonyweiner.com)
- Official House website (http://house.gov/weiner)
- 2004 campaign finance data (http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?CID=N00001110&cycle=2004)
| New York Congressional Delegation serving in the 109th United States Congress. |
| Senators | Charles E. Schumer (D), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) |
| Representatives | Timothy H. Bishop, Steve Israel, Peter T. King, Carolyn McCarthy, Gary L. Ackerman, Gregory W. Meeks, Joseph Crowley, Jerrold Nadler, Anthony D. Weiner, Edolphus Towns, Major R. Owens, Nydia Velázquez, Vito Fossella, Carolyn B. Maloney, Charles B. Rangel, José Serrano, Eliot L. Engel, Nita M. Lowey, Sue W. Kelly, John E. Sweeney, Michael R. McNulty, Maurice D. Hinchey, John M. McHugh, Sherwood Boehlert, James T. Walsh, Thomas M. Reynolds, Brian Higgins, Louise Slaughter, Randy Kuhl |
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