LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Education

• George Washington University - BA (1982)

• Syracuse University - Attended (1978-1979)

• Nassau Community College (Garden City, N.Y.) - Attended (1978)

• General Douglas MacArthur High School (Levittown, N.Y.) - Diploma

Office History

Election Results

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  3rd Congressional District of New York
  Steven Jay Israel (Steve), 52.60%

  Democrat
  Grant M. Lally, 43.39%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  3rd Congressional District of New York
  Steven Jay Israel (Steve), 51.46%

  Democrat
  Stephen A Labate, 36.90%

  Republican

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  2nd Congressional District of New York
  Steven Jay Israel (Steve), 54.21%

  Democrat
  John B. Gomez, 41.28%

  Republican

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  2nd Congressional District of New York
  Steven Jay Israel (Steve), 54.65%

  Democrat
  Frank J Stalzer, 26.99%

  Republican

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  2nd Congressional District of New York
  Steven Jay Israel (Steve), 64.35%

  Democrat
  John W Bugler, 27.03%

  Republican

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  2nd Congressional District of New York
  Steven Jay Israel (Steve), 57.00%

  Democrat
  Richard Hoffman, 28.56%

  Republican

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  2nd Congressional District of New York
  Steven Jay Israel (Steve), 53.34%

  Democrat
  Joseph P Finley, 36.90%

  Republican

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  2nd Congressional District of New York
  Steven Jay Israel (Steve), 39.98%

  Democrat
  Joan B Johnson, 29.12%

  Republican
  Robert T Walsh, 4.96%

  Right to Life
  Richard N Thompson, 4.78%

  Conservative
  David A Bishop, 4.54%

  Green

Employment History

• Michael Best Strategies LLC (2021-)

  Senior Counselor

Associated Organizations

• National Security Democrats PAC

• Defending America's Future PAC (Rep. Steve Israel's Leadership PAC)

• New York Jobs PAC

• Steve Israel for Congress Committee (New York)

Awards

• Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (Nov. 2013)

Publications

• The Global War on Morris (2014)

• Charge!: History's Greatest Military Speeches (2013)

• Great Jewish Speeches throughout History (1994)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Office
1000 Maine Ave. SW
Suite 400
Washington, District of Columbia 20024
Phone: (202) 844-3840
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Privately Financed Travel

12 trips taken between 2001 - 2016 costing $76,454

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• For Big Corn, a side of Hamburg

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 6, 2017
  Just in time for the fall harvest, the National Corn Growers Association picked its newest public policy manager straight from the Hill. read more

• Rep. Israel's press secretary joins medical board group

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 7, 2016
  The Federation of State Medical Boards has given Rep. Steve Israel's (D-N.Y.) press secretary a clean bill of health.  read more

• Final Four well "represented" in Congress

  Posted by LegiStorm on April 1, 2016
  When the NCAA Final Four tips off Saturday, the participating universities will be well represented in Congress. read more

• Members take private funds to witness Israeli military operaiton

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Aug. 28, 2014
  August might be the perfect time to visit Aspen or Paris, but a handful of members instead chose to visit a battle zone: Israel. read more