Joe Crowley
Joseph Crowley (/ˈkraʊli/; born March 16, 1962) is an American politician. He was the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. He was Chair of the House Democratic Caucus from 2017 to 2019. He also was Chair of the Queens County Democratic Party from 2006 to 2019.[1][2]
Joe Crowley | |
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| Chair of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
| Preceded by | Xavier Becerra |
| Succeeded by | Hakeem Jeffries |
| Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Leader | Nancy Pelosi |
| Preceded by | Xavier Becerra |
| Succeeded by | Linda Sánchez |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Manton |
| Succeeded by | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |
| Constituency | 7th district (1999–2013) 14th district (2013–2019) |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 30th district | |
| In office January 1, 1987 – December 31, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Goldstein |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Markey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1962 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kasey Nilson |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Queens College, City University of New York (BA) |
On June 26, 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley in the 2018 Democratic primary for his seat. Crowley’s unseen defeat is thought to be one of the biggest upsets in congressional history.[3][4]
Until his defeat in June 2018, Crowley was seen by many as the replacement of Nancy Pelosi in the Democratic House leadership.[4]
Election history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Joe Crowley | 116,117 | ||
| [[Working Families Party|Template:Working Families Party/meta/shortname]] | Joe Crowley | 4,644 | ||
| Total | Joe Crowley (incumbent) | 120,761 | 83.2 | |
| Republican | William Gibbons | 19,191 | ||
| [[Conservative Party of New York State|Template:Conservative Party of New York State/meta/shortname]] | William Gibbons | 2,564 | ||
| Total | William Gibbons | 21,755 | 15.0 | |
| Green | Anthony Gronowicz | 2,570 | 1.8 | |
| None | Blank/Void/Scattered | 25,915 | ||
| Total votes | 145,086 | 100.00 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:United States political party color; width: 2px;" | | [[Democratic Party (US)|Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Joe Crowley | 45,370 | 67.34 |
| [[Working Families Party|Template:Working Families Party/meta/shortname]] | Joe Crowley | 4,982 | 7.39 | |
| Total | Joe Crowley (incumbent) | 50,352 | 74.74 | |
| [[Conservative Party of New York State|Template:Conservative Party of New York State/meta/shortname]] | Elizabeth Perri | 6,735 | 10.00 | |
| None | Blank/Void/Write-In | 10,285 | 15.27 | |
| Total votes | 67,372 | 100 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Joe Crowley | 138,367 | 70.13% | |
| [[Working Families Party|Template:Working Families Party/meta/shortname]] | Joe Crowley | 7,317 | 3.71% | |
| style="background-color: Template:Women's Equality Party (New York)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Women's Equality Party (New York)|Template:Women's Equality Party (New York)/meta/shortname]] | Joe Crowley | 1,903 | 0.96% |
| Total | Joe Crowley (incumbent) | 147,587 | 74.80% | |
| Republican | Frank J. Spotorno | 26,891 | 13.63% | |
| [[Conservative Party of New York State|Template:Conservative Party of New York State/meta/shortname]] | Frank J. Spotorno | 3,654 | 1.85% | |
| Total | Frank J. Spotorno | 30,545 | 15.48% | |
| None | Blank/Void/Scattering | 19,169 | 9.72% | |
| Total votes | 197,301 | 100.00% | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | 16,898 | 56.7 | |
| Democrat | Joseph Crowley (incumbent) | 12,880 | 43.3 | |
| Total votes | 29,778 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | 110,318 | 78.2 | |
| Republican | Anthony Pappas | 19,202 | 13.6 | |
| [[Working Families Party|Template:Working Families Party/meta/shortname]] | Joseph Crowley | 8,075 | 5.7 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Women's Equality Party (New York)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Women's Equality Party (New York)|Template:Women's Equality Party (New York)/meta/shortname]] | Joseph Crowley | 1,273 | 0.9 |
| Total | Joseph Crowley (incumbent) | 9,348 | 6.6 | |
| [[Conservative Party of New York State|Template:Conservative Party of New York State/meta/shortname]] | Elizabeth Perri | 2,254 | 1.6 | |
| Total votes | 141,122 | 100.0 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
Joe Crowley Media
Crowley greeting President Bill Clinton in 1999
Crowley with Vice President Al Gore in 1999
Crowley with Nancy Pelosi and Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi in September 2016
Crowley speaking at the 2018 Tax March
Crowley, Nancy Pelosi, and Mark Warner meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, New Delhi, January 26, 2015
References
- ↑ "CROWLEY, Joseph". House of Representatives.
- ↑ "Decades-Old House Democratic Leadership Likely to Remain Intact". Roll Call. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Arkin, James; Bland, Scott (June 26, 2018). "Top Democrat Crowley loses in shocker". Politico. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rep. Joe Crowley defeated by challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez". Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ↑ United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2012: "NYS Board of Elections Rep. in Congress Election Returns Nov 6, 2012" (PDF). New York Board of Elections. March 20, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF, 192 kB) on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ↑ "NYS Board of Elections". NYS Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. Archived from the original on 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ↑ From United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2016: "New York State Official Election Night Results" (PDF). New York Board of Elections. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF, 475 kB) on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
Other websites
- Congressman Joseph Crowley Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine official U.S. House site
- Crowley for Congress
- Joe Crowley at the Open Directory Project
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Crowley Appearances on C-SPAN
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