New York's 12th congressional district
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New York's 12th Congressional District is a congressional district
for the United States House of Representatives
located in New York City
. It includes parts of Brooklyn
, Queens
, and Manhattan
. It includes the Queens neighborhoods of Maspeth
, Ridgewood
, and Woodside
, the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick
, Greenpoint
, Red Hook
, East New York
, Brooklyn Heights
, Sunset Park
, and Williamsburg
and part of Manhattan’s Lower East Side
and East Village
. It has been represented by Democrat Nydia Velazquez
since 1993.
5-Year Estimates published by the U.S. Census Bureau for 2009, the district has an estimated population of 694,240. The ethnic composition of the district is estimated to be 46.33% Hispanic or Latino, 27.18% white
, 7.12% black
or African American
, .08% American Indian
or Alaska Native, 17.88% Asian, and 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
. An estimated .38% of the district's population is some other race, and 1.04% are two or more races.
Dan O'Connor of Manhattan has declared his candidacy and intends to challenge Velazquez in the September 2012 Democratic primary.
Possible candidates include New York City Council
member Erik Martin Dilan
, also a Democrat.
1945-1993:
1913-1945:
.
The 12th District was historically a Brooklyn district. In the 1960s, it was realigned to include majority African American
neighborhoods such as Bedford-Stuyvesant in Central Brooklyn. Up to 1992 it was the central Brooklyn district now held by Yvette Clarke (and formerly by Major Owens
), and then remapped to include Hispanic neighborhoods in lower Manhattan and Queens.
Congressional district
A congressional district is “a geographical division of a state from which one member of the House of Representatives is elected.”Congressional Districts are made up of three main components, a representative, constituents, and the specific land area that both the representative and the...
for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
located in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. It includes parts of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, and Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. It includes the Queens neighborhoods of Maspeth
Maspeth, Queens
Maspeth is a small community in the borough of Queens in New York City. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside and Sunnyside to the north, Long Island City to the northwest, Greenpoint to the west, East Williamsburg to the southwest, Fresh Pond and Ridgewood to the south, and...
, Ridgewood
Ridgewood, Queens
Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale, as well as the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Historically, the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary. The neighborhood is part of Queens...
, and Woodside
Woodside, Queens
Woodside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the south by Maspeth, on the north by Astoria, on the west by Sunnyside and on the east by Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. Some areas are widely residential and very quiet, while others are...
, the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick
Bushwick, Brooklyn
Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood, formerly Brooklyn's 18th Ward, is now part of Brooklyn Community Board 4...
, Greenpoint
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the...
, Red Hook
Red Hook, Brooklyn
Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 6. It is also the location where the transatlantic liner, the , docks in New York City.- History :...
, East New York
East New York, Brooklyn
East New York is a residential neighborhood located in the Eastern section of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, United States. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 5...
, Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Brooklyn Heights is a culturally diverse neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Originally referred to as 'Brooklyn Village', it has been a prominent area of Brooklyn since 1834. As of 2000, Brooklyn Heights sustained a population of 22,594 people. The neighborhood is part of...
, Sunset Park
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Sunset Park is a neighborhood in the western section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. It is bounded by Greenwood Heights to the north, Borough Park to the east, Bay Ridge to the south, and Upper New York Bay to the west...
, and Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...
and part of Manhattan’s Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
and East Village
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
. It has been represented by Democrat Nydia Velazquez
Nydia Velázquez
Nydia Margarita Velázquez is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes residential areas of three boroughs...
since 1993.
Demographics
According to data based on the American Community SurveyAmerican Community Survey
The American Community Survey is an ongoing statistical survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, sent to approximately 250,000 addresses monthly . It regularly gathers information previously contained only in the long form of the decennial census...
5-Year Estimates published by the U.S. Census Bureau for 2009, the district has an estimated population of 694,240. The ethnic composition of the district is estimated to be 46.33% Hispanic or Latino, 27.18% white
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, 7.12% black
Black people
The term black people is used in systems of racial classification for humans of a dark skinned phenotype, relative to other racial groups.Different societies apply different criteria regarding who is classified as "black", and often social variables such as class, socio-economic status also plays a...
or African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, .08% American Indian
American Indian
American Indian may refer to:*Native Americans in the United States*Indigenous people of the Americas, the inhabitants of North and South America prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus*Indian American, an American with ancestors from India...
or Alaska Native, 17.88% Asian, and 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islander , is a geographic term to describe the indigenous inhabitants of any of the three major sub-regions of Oceania: Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, these three regions, together with their islands consist of:Polynesia:...
. An estimated .38% of the district's population is some other race, and 1.04% are two or more races.
2012 Election
Nydia Velazquez, the incumbent Democrat, is expected to run for reelection in 2012.Dan O'Connor of Manhattan has declared his candidacy and intends to challenge Velazquez in the September 2012 Democratic primary.
Possible candidates include New York City Council
New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as a check against the mayor in a "strong" mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and...
member Erik Martin Dilan
Erik Martin Dilan
Erik Martin Dilan currently represents District 37 in the New York City Council, which comprises the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, East New York, Ocean Hill, and Brownsville....
, also a Democrat.
Voting
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President United States presidential election, 2008 The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365... |
Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in... 86 - 13% |
| 2004 | President United States presidential election, 2004 The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator... |
Kerry John Kerry John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W... 80 - 19% |
| 2000 | President United States presidential election, 2000 The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President.... |
Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... 77 - 15% |
Components: Past and Present
1993-present:- Parts of BrooklynBrooklynBrooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, ManhattanManhattanManhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, QueensQueensQueens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
1945-1993:
- Parts of BrooklynBrooklynBrooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
1913-1945:
- Parts of ManhattanManhattanManhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
1803 - 1813: One seat
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | 1803 | |||
| David Thomas David Thomas (New York) See David Thomas for similarly named peopleDavid Thomas was an American politician.-Life:... |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – February 17, 1808 | redistricted from 7th district New York's 7th congressional district New York's Seventh Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It consists of parts of Northern Queens and Eastern portions of the Bronx. The Queens portion includes the neighborhoods of College Point, East Elmhurst, Jackson... , resigned after becoming New York State Treasurer New York State Treasurer The New York State Treasurer was a state cabinet officer in the State of New York between 1776 and 1926. During the re-organization of the state government under Governor Al Smith, the office was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to the new Department of Audit and Control headed by the... |
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| Vacant | February 17, 1808 – November 7, 1808 | |||
| Nathan Wilson Nathan Wilson Nathan Wilson was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, he moved with his family to Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, where he attended school... |
Democratic-Republican | November 7, 1808 – March 3, 1809 | ||
| Erastus Root Erastus Root Erastus Root was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1793 and became a teacher... |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | ||
| Arunah Metcalf Arunah Metcalf Arunah Metcalf was a United States Representative from New York. Born in 1771, he attended the common schools and moved from Connecticut to New York, settling in Otsego in 1802... |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | ||
1813 - 1823: two seats
From 1813 to 1823, two seats were apportioned to the 12th District, elected at-large on a general ticketGeneral ticket
General ticket representation is a term used to describe a particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the United States House of Representatives...
.
Seat A
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zebulon R. Shipherd Zebulon R. Shipherd Zebulon Rudd Shipherd was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Granville, Washington County, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Granville. His wife, Elizabeth Bull, had one child, Fayette... |
Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... |
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Granville | |
| vacant | March 4, 1815 – December 7, 1815 | Rep.-elect Benjamin Pond Benjamin Pond Benjamin Pond was a United States Representative from New York.-Early life:He was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1768. He attended the common schools and in 1800 moved to Poultney, Vermont, and still later to the town of Crown Point , which is now comprised in the town of North Hudson, New... died on October 6, 1814 |
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| Asa Adgate Asa Adgate Asa Adgate was an iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official who was selected to fill the vacancy in the United States House of Representatives caused by the death of Benjamin Pond.... |
Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Chesterfield Chesterfield, New York Chesterfield is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2,409 at the 2000 census. The name possibly is from a location in New England.... |
elected to fill vacancy |
| John Palmer John Palmer (1785-1840) John Palmer was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was born in Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York. After completing preparatory studies, he graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He then... |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | Plattsburgh Plattsburgh (city), New York Plattsburgh is a city in and county seat of Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 19,989 at the 2010 census. The population of the unincorporated areas within the Town of Plattsburgh was 11,870 as of the 2010 census; making the population for the immediate, urban Plattsburgh,... |
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| Ezra C. Gross Ezra C. Gross Ezra Carter Gross was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | Elizabethtown Elizabethtown, New York Elizabethtown is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,315 at the 2000 census. The county seat of Essex County is a hamlet also called Elizabethtown. The name is derived from Elizabeth Gilliland, the wife of an early settler.... |
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| Vacant | March 4 - December 3, 1821 | The United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 The 1821 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 24 to 26, 1821, to elect 27 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 17th United States Congress.... were held in April, after the congressional term had already begun. It is not clear when the result was announced or the credentials were issued. |
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| Reuben H. Walworth Reuben H. Walworth Reuben Hyde Walworth was an American lawyer and politician... |
Democratic-Republican | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Plattsburgh Plattsburgh (city), New York Plattsburgh is a city in and county seat of Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 19,989 at the 2010 census. The population of the unincorporated areas within the Town of Plattsburgh was 11,870 as of the 2010 census; making the population for the immediate, urban Plattsburgh,... |
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Seat B
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisha I. Winter Elisha I. Winter Elisha I. Winter was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in New York City, Winter moved about 1806 to that portion of the township of Peru, Clinton County, which was later included in the township of Ausable, and engaged in mining ore.He was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth Congress... |
Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... |
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | ||
| John Savage John Savage (Congressman) John Savage was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:... |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 | ||
| Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher Nathaniel Pitcher was an American lawyer and politician who served as the eighth Governor of New York from February 11 to December 31, 1828.... |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1823 |
1823 - present: One seat
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Eaton Lewis Eaton Lewis Eaton was a United States Congressman from New York.-Early life:... |
Crawford Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||
| William Dietz William Dietz (congressman) William Dietz was an American farmer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | ||
| John I. De Graff John I. De Graff John Isaac De Graff was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Schenectady, New York, De Graff attended the common schools and Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1811.... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | ||
| Peter I. Borst Peter I. Borst Peter I. Borst was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Middleburgh, New York, Borst attended the common schools.He served as an officer of State troops and on the staff of Gov. William C... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | ||
| Joseph Bouck Joseph Bouck Joseph Bouck was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of William C. Bouck, and uncle of Gabriel Bouck.Born on Bouck's Island, near Fultonham, New York, Bouck attended the rural schools of his native county.... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | ||
| Henry C. Martindale Henry C. Martindale Henry Clinton Martindale was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | ||
| David Abel Russell David Abel Russell David Abel Russell was a U.S. Representative from New York.He was born in Petersburg, New York and trained as a lawyer and practiced in Salem, New York. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1807. He was District Attorney of the Fourth District from 1813 to 1815... |
Anti-Jacksonian National Republican Party (United States) The National Republicans were a political party in the United States. During the administration of John Quincy Adams , the president's supporters were referred to as Adams Men or Anti-Jackson. When Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828, this group went into opposition... |
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | ||
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | |||
| Bernard Blair Bernard Blair Bernard Blair was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Blair attended the public schools and pursued preparatory studies. He was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1825. He moved to Salem, Washington County, New York, in 1825... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1841 – June 20, 1843 | ||
| David L. Seymour David L. Seymour David Lowrey Seymour was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Life:He was born on December 2, 1803 in Wethersfield, Connecticut.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | ||
| Richard P. Herrick Richard P. Herrick Richard Platt Herrick was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Greenbush , Rensselaer County, New York, Herrick served as member of the State assembly in 1839.... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1845 – June 20, 1846 | died | |
| Vacant | June 20, 1846 – December 7, 1846 | |||
| Thomas C. Ripley Thomas C. Ripley Thomas C Ripley was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Schaghticoke. He received a limited schooling, but studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Harts Falls. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
December 7, 1846 – March 3, 1847 | ||
| Gideon Reynolds Gideon Reynolds Gideon Reynolds was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Petersburg, New York, Reynolds was educated in private schools.He moved with his father to Hoosick in 1836 and engaged in agricultural pursuits.... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | ||
| David L. Seymour David L. Seymour David Lowrey Seymour was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Life:He was born on December 2, 1803 in Wethersfield, Connecticut.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | ||
| Gilbert Dean Gilbert Dean Gilbert Dean was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1853 – July 3, 1854 | redistricted from 8th district New York's 8th congressional district New York's Eighth Congressional District for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It is split into two sections. The northern portion of it includes most of Manhattan's Upper West Side, and continues south to include most parts of Hell's Kitchen, East Village, Chelsea, SoHo,... , resigned after appointment as justice to Supreme Court of New York |
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| Vacant | July 3, 1854 – November 7, 1854 | |||
| Isaac Teller Isaac Teller Isaac Teller was a U.S. Representative from New York, nephew of Abraham Henry Schenck.Born in Matteawan, New York, Teller completed preparatory studies and held several local offices.... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
November 7, 1854 – March 3, 1855 | ||
| Killian Miller Killian Miller Killian Miller was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Claverack, New York, Miller pursued an academic course. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Livingston, New York in 1806. Miller served as member of the state assembly in 1825 and 1828. He moved to... |
Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860.... |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | ||
| John Thompson John Thompson (1809-1890) John Thompson was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Rhinebeck, New York, Thompson was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, and later from Yale College.He studied law.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | ||
| Charles Lewis Beale Charles Lewis Beale Charles Lewis Beale was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | ||
| Stephen Baker Stephen Baker (New York) Stephen Baker was a U.S. Representative from New York during the American Civil War.-Biography:Baker was born in New York City, New York and attended the common schools.He engaged as importer of woolen goods.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | ||
| Homer A. Nelson Homer Augustus Nelson Homer Augustus Nelson was an American politician and soldier from the state of New York. He was an officer in the Union Army during the first part of the Civil War and a United States congressman during the latter half of the war.-Biography:Nelson was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | ||
| John H. Ketcham John H. Ketcham John Henry Ketcham was a United States Representative from New York for over 33 years. He also served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 | ||
| Charles St. John Charles St. John Charles St. John was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born at Mount Hope, New York, St. John attended the common schools and Goshen and Newburgh Academies.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | redistricted from 11th district New York's 11th congressional district New York's 11th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Brooklyn. It includes the neighborhoods of Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens... |
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| Nathaniel H. Odell Nathaniel H. Odell Nathaniel Holmes Odell was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Greenburgh, near Tarrytown, New York, Odell attended private schools.He engaged in the steamboat business on the North River.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | ||
| Clarkson Nott Potter Clarkson Nott Potter Clarkson Nott Potter was an American civil engineer, then a practising lawyer in New York City, and in 1869-1875 and in 1877-1881 a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He was President of the American Bar Association from 1881 to 1882.-Family:Potter was the son of... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | ||
| Waldo Hutchins Waldo Hutchins (representative) Waldo Hutchins was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, Hutchins was graduated from Amherst College in 1842.He studied law.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
November 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 | elected to replace Rep-elect Alexander Smith who died before being seated | |
| Abraham Dowdney Abraham Dowdney Abraham Dowdney was a United States Representative from New York, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1885 – December 10, 1886 | died | |
| Vacant | December 10, 1886 – March 4, 1887 | |||
| William Bourke Cockran William Bourke Cockran William Bourke Cockran , commonly known as Bourke Cockran, was a United States Representative from New York and a noted political orator.-Biography:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | ||
| Roswell P. Flower Roswell P. Flower Roswell Pettibone Flower was Governor of New York from 1892 to 1894.-Biography:He was a son of Nathan Monroe Flower and Mary Ann Flower, the sixth of nine children.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1889 – September 16, 1891 | resigned after being elected as Governor of New York Governor of New York The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her... |
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| Vacant | September 16, 1891 – November 3, 1891 | |||
| Joseph J. Little Joseph J. Little Joseph James Little was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Bristol, England, Little immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1846... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
November 3, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | ||
| William Bourke Cockran William Bourke Cockran William Bourke Cockran , commonly known as Bourke Cockran, was a United States Representative from New York and a noted political orator.-Biography:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | redistricted from 10th district New York's 10th congressional district New York's 10th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Brooklyn, New York City. It includes the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Heights, Brownsville, Canarsie, East New York and Ocean Hill, as well as parts of Fort... |
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| George B. McClellan, Jr. | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1895 – December 21, 1903 | resigned on election as Mayor of New York City Mayor of New York City The Mayor of the City of New York is head of the executive branch of New York City's government. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.The budget overseen by the... |
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| Vacant | December 21, 1903 – February 23, 1904 | |||
| William Bourke Cockran William Bourke Cockran William Bourke Cockran , commonly known as Bourke Cockran, was a United States Representative from New York and a noted political orator.-Biography:... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
February 23, 1904 – March 3, 1909 | ||
| Michael F. Conry Michael F. Conry Michael Francis Conry was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Conry was employed in the coal mines until crippled for life.He attended the public schools, and taught for seven years... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | redistricted to 15th district New York's 15th congressional district New York's 15th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. It is composed of Upper Manhattan, Rikers Island and a largely non-residential section of northwestern Queens on the shore of the East River mostly occupied... |
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| Henry M. Goldfogle Henry M. Goldfogle Henry Mayer Goldfogle was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he attended the public schools and Townsend College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in New York City... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | redistricted from 9th district New York's 9th congressional district New York's 9th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It includes parts of southern Brooklyn and south central Queens... |
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| Meyer London Meyer London Meyer London was an American politician from New York City. He was one of only two members of the Socialist Party of America elected to the United States Congress.-Early years:... |
Socialist | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | ||
| Henry M. Goldfogle Henry M. Goldfogle Henry Mayer Goldfogle was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he attended the public schools and Townsend College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in New York City... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | ||
| Meyer London Meyer London Meyer London was an American politician from New York City. He was one of only two members of the Socialist Party of America elected to the United States Congress.-Early years:... |
Socialist | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | ||
| Samuel Dickstein Samuel Dickstein (congressman) Samuel Dickstein was a Democratic Congressional Representative from New York and a New York State Supreme Court Justice. He played a key role in establishing the committee that would become the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which he used to attack fascists, including Nazi... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1945 | redistricted to 19th district New York's 19th congressional district United States House of Representatives, New York District 19 is located in the southern part of the state of New York. District 19 lies north of New York City and is composed of parts of Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester Counties, in addition to the entirety of Putnam County.District 19... |
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| John J. Rooney John J. Rooney John James Rooney was a Democratic politician from New York.Rooney was born in Brooklyn in 1903. In 1925, he graduated with a law degree from Fordham University and practiced law following his admission to the bar the next year... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | redistricted from 4th district New York's 4th congressional district The 4th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in west-central Nassau County... , redistricted to 14th district New York's 14th congressional district New York's 14th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. It includes most of the East Side of Manhattan, all of Roosevelt Island and the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, and Sunnyside in Queens... |
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| Francis E. Dorn Francis E. Dorn Francis Edwin Dorn was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.He was born in Brooklyn. He attended St. Augustine and Bishop Loughlin Memorial High Schools. Dorn graduated from Fordham University in 1932 and Fordham University School of Law in 1935. He also studied at... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 | ||
| Hugh L. Carey | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | redistricted to 15th district New York's 15th congressional district New York's 15th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City. It is composed of Upper Manhattan, Rikers Island and a largely non-residential section of northwestern Queens on the shore of the East River mostly occupied... |
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| Edna F. Kelly Edna F. Kelly Edna Flannery Kelly was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Kelly was born in East Hampton, New York. She graduated from Hunter College in 1928... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1969 | redistricted from 10th district New York's 10th congressional district New York's 10th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Brooklyn, New York City. It includes the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Heights, Brownsville, Canarsie, East New York and Ocean Hill, as well as parts of Fort... |
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| Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to Congress... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1983 | ||
| Major R. Owens | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | redistricted to 11th district New York's 11th congressional district New York's 11th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Brooklyn. It includes the neighborhoods of Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens... |
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| Nydia Velazquez Nydia Velázquez Nydia Margarita Velázquez is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes residential areas of three boroughs... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1993 – present | incumbent | |
The 12th District was historically a Brooklyn district. In the 1960s, it was realigned to include majority African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
neighborhoods such as Bedford-Stuyvesant in Central Brooklyn. Up to 1992 it was the central Brooklyn district now held by Yvette Clarke (and formerly by Major Owens
Major Owens
Major Robert Odell Owens is a New York politician and a prominent member of the Democratic Party. He is also a former Congressman, having represented the state's 11th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He retired at the end of his term in January 2007 and was...
), and then remapped to include Hispanic neighborhoods in lower Manhattan and Queens.