Steve Israel

Steven J. Israel (born May 30, 1958) is an American politician. He was the United States Representative for New York's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee until November 2014.

Steve Israel
Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Leader	Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Cheri Bustos David Cicilline Hakeem Jeffries
Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Leader	Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by	Chris Van Hollen
Succeeded by	Ben Luján
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Rick Lazio
Succeeded by	Thomas Suozzi
Constituency	2nd district (2001–13) 3rd district (2013–17)
Personal details
Born	30 May 1958 (aged 67) New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	2
Education	Nassau Community College Syracuse University George Washington University (BA)

In 2017, he joined CNN as a political commentator.

Other websites

Media related to Steve Israel at Wikimedia Commons

• Steve Israel 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
• Appearances on C-SPAN