NITA LOWEY FOR CONGRESS

Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey represents New York's 18th Congressional District, which includes most of Westchester County and portions of Clarkstown and Haverstraw in Rockland County. Elected eleven times by her constituents, Lowey first joined the United States House of Representatives in 1989.

Lowey is a leading Congressional proponent for strengthening our economy, improving education, providing quality and affordable health care, increasing funding for biomedical research, safeguarding a women's right to choose, relieving our dependence on foreign oil, and protecting the environment.

Among Lowey’s many personal accomplishments are:

• Dramatically increasing federal funding for after-school education from $1 million in 1996 to $1 billion today.
• Passing the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act to bolster federal research and combat potential environmental causes of breast cancer.
• Saving the Public Broadcasting System and the National Endowment for the Arts.
• Authoring and adopting a new food allergen labeling law called by The New York Times “an all too rare example . . . of bipartisan cooperation to serve the public good.”
• Leading the fight for a national DWI standard of .08 to crack down on drinking and driving and improve the safety of our roads.
• Creating the Long Island Sound Office at the EPA and Co-Founding the Hudson River Caucus to ensure that these essential waterways receive the attention and resources they need.
• Obtaining record federal support for battered women’s shelters.

As the Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Lowey plays a vital leadership role in strengthening America's alliances around the world and ensuring that the United States meets the challenge of global leadership.

In the aftermath of September 11th, Lowey was chosen to be a Member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security. She has fought successfully to provide first responders with resources to confront emergencies, to obtain a fair share of federal homeland security funding for New York State, and to bolster security at critical facilities, including our airports, nuclear plants, and ports.

Lowey has been called "courageous" by the New York Times and recognized by the New York Daily News as one of "New York's key Members of Congress." Newsday called her "terrific" and said "she delivers for New York." And Congressional Quarterly cited her as one of the 50 most effective Members of Congress.

Lowey was born in the Bronx; graduated from the Bronx High School of Science; and received a Bachelor's Degree from Mount Holyoke College. She served as Assistant Secretary of State for the State of New York before being elected to Congress. Nita and Stephen Lowey, who reside in Harrison, are proud of their three children and eight grandchildren.