Carolyn B. Maloney
| Carolyn B. Maloney | ||
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| U.S. House, New York, District 12 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1993-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 20 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Predecessor | Nydia Velazquez (D) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $174,000/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 3, 1992 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Campaign $ | $10,578,380 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| New York City Council | ||
| 1982-1992 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Greensboro College | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | February 19, 1946 | |
| Place of birth | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Profession | Civil Servant | |
| Net worth | $28,622,007 | |
| Religion | Presbyterian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Maloney is a "far-left Democratic leader".[1]
Biography
Maloney was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She earned a B.A. from Greensboro College in 1968.[2]
Career
After earning her degree, Maloney worked as a community affairs coordinator in New York City on the Board of Education's welfare education program from 1972-1975. She was special assistant to the Board of Education's Center for Career and Occupational Education from 1975-1976, legislative aide for New York State Assembly's Committee on Housing in 1977, senior program analyst for New York State Assembly's Committee on Cities from 1977-1979, Executive Director of the advisory council of the office of the New York State Senate minority leader from 1979-1982, Director of Special Projects in the office of the New York State Senate minority leader from 1980-1982, and a member of the New York City Council from 1982-1992.[3]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2013-2014
Maloney serves on the following committees:[4]
- Committee on Financial Services
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises - Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations
2011-2012
Maloney served on the following committees:[5]
- Joint Economic Committee
- Financial Services Committee
- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology
- Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives
- Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Maloney listed several of her campaign issues on her website:[6]
- LGBT Rights
- Standing Up for New York
- Jobs and the Economy
- Fighting for Women
- Consumer Protection
- Gun Control
- Supporting Working Families
- Healthcare
- Immigration
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Maloney voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[7]
Elections
2012
Maloney won re-election in 2012, and due to New York's redistricting, she ran in the newly redrawn 12th district. She was unopposed in the Democratic and Working Families Party primaries[8] and defeated Christopher Wight (R) in the November 6, 2012, general election.[9][10]
| U.S. House, New York, District 12 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Carolyn Maloney Incumbent |
72.1% | 193,455 | |
| Republican | Christopher Wight | 17.4% | 46,692 | |
| N/A | Blank/Void/Scattering | 10.5% | 28,140 | |
| Total Votes | 268,287 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections "U.S. House of Representatives Results" | ||||
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Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Maloney is available dating back to 2000. Based on available campaign finance records, Maloney raised a total of $10,578,380 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 23, 2013.[21]
| Carolyn B. Maloney's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | U.S. House of Representatives (New York, District 14) |  |
$1,746,928 | |
| 2010 | U.S. House of Representatives (New York, District 14) | |
$3,052,944 | |
| 2008 | U.S. House of Representatives (New York, District 14) | |
$1,692,319 | |
| 2006 | U.S. House of Representatives (New York, District 14) | |
$1,179,894 | |
| 2004 | U.S. House of Representatives (New York, District 14) | |
$943,608 | |
| 2002 | U.S. House of Representatives (New York, District 14) | |
$953,522 | |
| 2000 | U.S. House of Representatives (New York, District 14) | |
$1,009,165 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $10,578,380 | |||
Individual breakdown
2012
Maloney won election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Maloney's campaign committee raised a total of $1,746,929 and spent $1,862,565.[22]
| U.S. House of Representatives, New York's 12th Congressional District, 2012 - Carolyn B. Maloney Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $1,746,929 |
| Total Spent | $1,862,565 |
| Total Raised by Election Runner-up | $116,046 |
| Total Spent by Election Runner-up | $111,224 |
| Top contributors to Carolyn B. Maloney's campaign committee | |
| Votesane PAC | $28,750 |
| Tully Construction | $15,000 |
| Reed Elsevier Inc | $14,000 |
| Fisher Brothers | $13,800 |
| Kynikos Assoc | $13,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Securities & Investment | $153,600 |
| Real Estate | $152,939 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $111,250 |
| Misc Finance | $91,600 |
| Insurance | $89,500 |
2010
| U.S. House, New York, 2010 - Carolyn B. Maloney Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $3,052,944 |
| Total Spent | $3,532,298 |
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $232,401 |
| Total Spent by General Election Opponent | $205,660 |
| Top contributors to Carolyn B. Maloney's campaign committee | |
| Labaton Sucharow LLP | $24,000 |
| Mid Manhattan PAC | $23,070 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald LP | $20,600 |
| Patton Boggs LLP | $17,450 |
| Tully Construction | $17,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $255,956 |
| Real Estate | $222,590 |
| Securities & Investment | $205,790 |
| Misc Finance | $142,238 |
| Retired | $120,660 |
Analysis
Lifetime voting record
According to the website GovTrack, Maloney missed 614 of 13,533 roll call votes from Jan 1993 to Apr 2013, which is 4.5% of votes during that period. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. [24]
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Maloney paid her congressional staff a total of $1,170,837 in 2011. Overall, New York ranked 28th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[25]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Maloney's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $7,798,020 to $49,445,995. That averages to $28,622,007, which is higher than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2011 of $5,107,874. Her average net worth increased by 0.06% from 2010.[26]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Maloney's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $7,796,017 to $49,414,994. Averaging to a net worth of $28,605,505.50 which is higher than the average net worth of Democrats in 2010 of $4,465,875.[27]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Maloney ranked 66th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[28]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Maloney ranked 70th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[29]
Percentage voting with party
November 2011
The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Carolyn B. Maloney has voted with the Democratic Party 93.4% of the time, which ranked 81th among the 192 House Democratic members as of December 2011.[30]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Carolyn + Maloney + New York + House
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Carolyn Maloney News Feed
- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney to Appear Onstage with ABT, 6/10 - Broadway World
- Rep. Maloney Calls For Crackdown On Excessive Overdraft Fees - CBS Local
- Maloney to push for overdraft fee protections - Crain's New York Business
- Senior House Democrat Finds Role on a Different Stage - American Banker (subscription)
- House passes bill that could exempt trillions in foreign derivatives trades ... - Washington Post
- House vote on regulating derivatives divides Democrats - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
- American Ballet Theater in 'Romeo and Juliet' - New York Times
- A Loan Program for Veterans Comes Wrapped in Red Tape - New York Times
- News Wrap: IRS Apologizes for Excessive Spending on Conference - PBS NewsHour
- Crisis-Pregnancy Centers: A Real Choice - National Review Online (blog)
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External links
- U.S. Representative Carolyn B. Maloney official U.S. House site
- Carolyn Maloney for Congress official campaign website
- Social media:
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References
- ↑ Gov Track "Maloney" Accessed May 14, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress "MALONEY, Carolyn Bosher, (1946 - )"
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress "MALONEY, Carolyn Bosher, (1946 - )"
- ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
- ↑ Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Representing New York's 14th District, Manhattan's East Side and Western Queens "Committees and Caucuses"
- ↑ Campaign website "Issues"
- ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Queens Chronicle "Maloney runs unopposed," April 26, 2012
- ↑ AP/CSPAN "New York-Summary Vote Report," June 26, 2012
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, New York"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992"
- ↑ Open Secrets "Career Fundraising for Carolyn Maloney" March 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Carolyn Maloney 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 26, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Carolyn B. Maloney 2010 Election Data," Accessed December 17, 2011
- ↑ GovTrack, "Carolyn Maloney" Accessed April 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Carolyn B. Maloney," Accessed October 2, 2012
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org "Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), 2011," accessed February 19, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), 2010," Accessed October 2, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 6, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
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