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{{nowrapNYc}} {{nowrapNYc}} {{nowrapNYc}} {{nowrap|(2023–present)}}| office4 = Member of the New York State Assembly| term_start4 = January 1, 1977| term_end4 = November 3, 1992| predecessor4 = Albert H. Blumenthal| successor4 = Scott StringerNew York's 69th State Assembly district>69th district {{nowrapNew York's 67th State Assembly district>67th district {{nowrap|(1983–1992)}}| birth_name = Jerrold Lewis Nadler194713}}| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.Democratic Party (United States)>DemocraticJosephine Langsdorr Miller|1976}}| children = 1Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts>BA)Fordham University (JD)nadler.house.gov|House website}}| signature = Jerrold Nadler Signature.svg| signature_alt = Cursive signature in inkpos=centerfilename=Rep. Jerry Nadler on Deceased Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo.oggtype=speech|description=Nadler discusses former Governor of New York Mario CuomoRecorded January 12, 2015}}}}Jerrold Lewis Nadler ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|æ|d|l|ər}}; born June 13, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who since 2023 has served as the U.S. representative for {{ushr|NY|12}}, which includes central Manhattan. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to Congress in 1992 to represent the state's {{ushr|NY|17|d}}, which was renumbered as the {{ushr|NY|8|c}} from 1993 to 2013 and as the {{ushr|NY|10|r}} from 2013 to 2023. Nadler chaired the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2023. In his 17th term in Congress, Nadler is the dean of New York's U.S. House delegation. Before his election to Congress, he served eight terms as a New York State Assemblyman.WEB,weblink AOC, Jerry Nadler, and dozens of other NY Dems call for Gov. Cuomo's resignation, March 12, 2021,

Early life, education, and early political career

Nadler was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, the son of Miriam ({{née|Schreiber}}) and Emanuel "Max" Nadler.NEWS,weblink Joyce Miller Is Wed To Jerrold Nadler, The New York Times, December 13, 1976, November 7, 2018,weblink November 7, 2018, live, WEB,weblink Miriam Nadler, Legacy.com, November 7, 2018,weblink September 30, 2018, live, Nadler described his father as a "dyed-in-the-wool Democrat" who lost his poultry farm in New Jersey when the younger Nadler was seven. In his youth, he attended Crown Heights Yeshiva; he is the only member of Congress with a yeshiva education.NEWS,weblink Meet Jerry Nadler, the Next House Judiciary Chairman and Trump's New Enemy No. 1, Connolly, Griffin, 2018-11-09, 2019-11-26, Connolly, Griffin, en,weblink November 21, 2019, live, WEB,weblink Jerrold Nadler, www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org, 2019-11-26,weblink October 30, 2019, live, He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1965WEB,weblink Nadler, Jerrold Lewis, November 2, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120707072736weblink">weblink July 7, 2012, live, (where his debate team partner was the future philosopher of science Alexander Rosenberg, and Dick Morris managed his successful campaign for student government president).WEB,weblink PDF format, President's Letter, The Campaign for Stuyvesant, November 2, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081028201615weblink">weblink October 28, 2008, dead, Nadler received his B.A. in 1969 from Columbia University,WEB, Fastenberg, Daniel, June 2006, Liberal ... and Proud of It,weblink live,weblink February 8, 2021, December 21, 2020, Columbia College Today, where he became a brother of Alpha Epsilon Pi.WEB, Notable Alumni,weblink Alpha Epsilon Pi, January 23, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140219154241weblink">weblink February 19, 2014, live, After graduating from Columbia, Nadler worked as a legal assistant and clerk, first with Corporation Trust Company in 1970, then the Morris, Levin and Shein law firm in 1971.WEB,weblink Jerry Nadler's Biography, Vote Smart,weblink May 5, 2019, live, March 10, 2020, In 1972, Nadler was a legislative assistant in the New York State Assembly before becoming shift manager at the New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation, a position he held until becoming a law clerk with Morgan, Finnegan, Pine, Foley and Lee in 1976.While attending evening courses at the Fordham University School of Law, Nadler was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1976. He completed his J.D. at Fordham in 1978.WEB,weblink Man in the News; Persistence Pays Off: Jerrold Lewis Nadler, The New York Times, September 25, 1992, May 4, 2019,weblink May 5, 2019, live,

New York State Assembly

Nadler was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 1992, sitting in the 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th and 189th New York State Legislatures.In 1985, Nadler ran for Manhattan Borough President. He lost the Democratic primary to David Dinkins.NEWS, Barbanel, Josh, 1985-09-11, Dinkins Is Victorious, Setting Stage To Return a Black to Estimate Board, 4, The New York Times,weblink 2022-08-28, In the general election, he ran as the New York Liberal Party nominee, and again lost to Dinkins.NEWS, 1985-11-07, The '85 Elections; Election Results in Voting Tuesday in City and on Long Island; Vote Totals for the Elections Held in New York and New Jersey, 6, The New York Times,weblink 2022-08-28, In 1989, he ran for New York City Comptroller, but lost to Kings County D.A. and former U.S. representative Elizabeth Holtzman in the Democratic primary.Nadler founded and chaired the Assembly Subcommittee on Mass Transit and Rail Freight.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

In 1992, Democratic representative Ted Weiss was expected to run for reelection in the 8th district, which had been renumbered from the 17th after the 1990 U.S. Census. However, Weiss died a day before the primary election, and Nadler was nominated to replace Weiss. He ran in two elections on Election Day– a special election to serve the rest of Weiss's eighth term in the old 17th district, and a regular election for a full two-year term in the new 8th district. He won both handily, and has been reelected 15 times with very little opposition. In 2020, Nadler faced a primary challenge from activist Lindsey Boylan; the election was the first time in his tenure that Nadler received less than 75% of the vote.NEWS,weblink New York Primary Election Results: 10th Congressional District, The New York Times, July 6, 2020, The district was renumbered the 10th district after the 2010 Census. A Republican has not represented this district or its predecessors in over a century.WEB,weblink Man in the News; Persistence Pays Off: Jerrold Lewis Nadler, Todd S., Purdum, September 25, 1992, The New York Times, November 2, 2007, From 2013 to 2023, Nadler's 10th district included Manhattan's west side from the Upper West Side down to Battery Park, including the World Trade Center; the Manhattan neighborhoods of Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen and Greenwich Village; and parts of Brooklyn, such as Coney Island, Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and Bay Ridge. It includes many of New York City's most popular tourist attractions, including the Statue of Liberty, New York Stock Exchange, Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park.WEB,weblink PlanNYC: World Trade Center Redevelopment News, November 2, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070928175515weblink">weblink September 28, 2007, WEB,weblink PDF format, EPA's Response to the World Trade Center Collapse: Challenges, Successes, and Areas for Improvement Report No. 2003-P-00012, August 21, 2003, November 2, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150924114825weblink">weblink September 24, 2015, live, In 2022, Nadler defeated his longtime House colleague Carolyn Maloney in a three-way Democratic primary with 56% of the vote after he and Maloney were both drawn into the {{ushr|NY|12|newly-drawn 12th district}} during redistricting.Nicholas Fandos. (23 August 2022). "Nadler Routs Maloney in Marquee Showdown of Bruising New York Primaries". NY Times website Retrieved 27 August 2022.

Tenure

File:Marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Michelle Obama (4193003123).jpg|thumb|right|Nadler with First Lady Michelle ObamaMichelle ObamaFile:2017-01-28 - Nydia Velazquez and Jerry Nadler at the protest at JFK (81297).jpg|thumb|right|Nadler giving a press conference with Nydia Velazquez at the 2017 John F. Kennedy International Airport protest2017 John F. Kennedy International Airport protestNadler is the ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary and is a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure committees.WEB,weblink Committee on the Judiciary - Democrats, Committee on the Judiciary - Democrats, December 10, 2019,weblink December 10, 2019, live, Despite earlier efforts to impeach George W. BushTurner, Douglas (February 27, 2006). "Working Up the Nerve Toward 'Impeachment'". The Buffalo News. p. A.6. and more recent requests from fellow representatives, he did not schedule hearings on impeachments for Bush or Dick Cheney, saying in 2007 that doing so would be pointless and would distract from the presidential election.Bellantoni, Christina (April 6, 2007). "Liberals Push to Impeach Bush; Key Democrats Balk at Timing". The Washington Times. p. A.01. {{ISSN|0732-8494}}. In an interview in Washington Journal on July 15, 2008, Nadler reiterated the timing argument and endorsed Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, saying that electing an honest candidate would create a greater chance of prosecuting those in the Bush administration who had committed war crimes.NEWS, Detainee Interrogations Hearing Today {{!, C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?206195-5/detainee-interrogations-hearing-today&event=206195 |access-date=November 24, 2019 |work=C-SPAN |date=July 15, 2008 |language=en-us |time=11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227103630weblink |archive-date=December 27, 2019 |url-status=live }} Ten days later, after Representative Dennis Kucinich submitted articles of impeachment, the full House Judiciary Committee held hearings regarding the process covered solely by C-SPAN.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} A top Ronald Reagan Justice Department official, Bruce Fein, was among those testifying for impeachment.On a similar note, referring to hypothetical impeachment proceedings against President Trump that would begin in the newly elected Democrat-controlled House, he suggested a "three-pronged test" that "would make for a legitimate impeachment proceeding". Such a test would include "the offenses in question must be so grave", and "the evidence so clear", that "even some supporters of the president concede that impeachment is necessary". If it was determined that the president committed an impeachable offense, lawmakers must consider if such an offense would "rise to the gravity where it's worth putting the country through the trauma of an impeachment proceeding," Nadler said.WEB, Oprysko, Caitlin, House Dem: Impeaching Trump on party lines would 'tear the country apart',weblink Politico, November 26, 2018, November 27, 2018,weblink November 26, 2018, live, On September 24, 2019, Representative Lance Gooden proposed a resolution to remove Nadler from his position as chair of the House Judiciary committee, accusing him of unlawfully beginning impeachment proceedings before the House had given the committee authorization.WEB,weblink GOP congressman issues resolution to remove Nadler as House Judiciary chairman, September 24, 2019, Washington Examiner, September 26, 2019,weblink September 26, 2019, live, WEB,weblink GOP lawmaker introduces measure to remove Nadler as Judiciary chairman, Regina, Zilbermints, September 24, 2019, The Hill (newspaper), The Hill, September 26, 2019,weblink September 26, 2019, live, Nadler served as an impeachment manager (prosecutor) during the first impeachment trial of President Trump.WEB, List of Individuals Impeached by the House of Representatives {{!, US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Impeachment/Impeachment-List/ |website=history.house.gov |publisher=United States House of Representatives: History, Art, & Archives |access-date=5 July 2023 |language=en}}For his tenure as chair of the House Judiciary Committee in the 116th Congress, Nadler earned an "A" grade from the nonpartisan Lugar Center's Congressional Oversight Hearing Index.WEB, 2020-12-06, House Committee on Judiciary,weblink live, 2021-02-09, Congressional Oversight Hearing Index, The Lugar Center, February 8, 2021,weblink PolitiFact criticized Nadler for falsely claiming in the Kenosha unrest shooting that Kyle Rittenhouse had brought a gun across state lines and might thus be subject to a federal Department of Justice review, when in fact he had not.WEB,weblink Nadler wrong on claim Rittenhouse crossed state line with gun before shooting at Kenosha protest, November 29, 2021, November 26, 2021, Laura Schulte, Politifact,

Committee assignments

Current

• Committee on the Judiciary (Ranking member)

Former

• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
  • Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Caucus memberships

• Congressional Arts CaucusWEB,weblink Membership, Congressional Arts Caucus, March 13, 2018,weblink June 12, 2018, dead, mdy-all,
• Congressional Progressive CaucusWEB,weblink Caucus Members, Congressional Progressive Caucus, January 30, 2018,weblink April 27, 2019, live,
• Congressional Asian Pacific American CaucusWEB,weblink Members, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, May 17, 2018,weblink May 14, 2018, live,
• Medicare for All CaucusNEWS, Osita Nwanevu,weblink House Progressives Launch the Medicare for All Caucus, Slate (magazine), Slate, July 19, 2018,weblink July 20, 2018, live,
• House Pro-Choice CaucusWEB,weblink Members, August 19, 2021,
• Congressional Coalition on AdoptionWEB, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute,weblink en,

Political positions

Surveillance

Nadler was unhappy with the passage of the surveillance-reform compromise bill, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, saying it "abandons the Constitution's protections and insulates lawless behavior from legal scrutiny".NEWS, House Passes Bill on Federal Wiretapping Powers,weblink The New York Times, June 21, 2008, February 9, 2017,weblink August 16, 2018, live,

Income taxes

Nadler compared Obama's acceptance of Republican demands to extend Bush-era tax cuts at the highest income levels to someone's being roughed up by the mob, asserting that the Republicans would allow the middle class tax cut only if millionaires and billionaires receive a long-term tax cut as well.NEWS, Nadler: On Taxes GOP Are a Bunch of Gangsters,weblink CBS News, December 12, 2010, August 17, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131004215826weblink">weblink October 4, 2013, live, Nadler has proposed changing the income tax brackets to reflect different regions and their costs of living, which would have lowered the tax rate for New Yorkers.NEWS, Tax Burdens Tilt Coastal, and System's Fairness Is Debated,weblink The New York Times, November 11, 2011, February 9, 2017,weblink August 5, 2019, live, NEWS, Liberal Tax Revolt,weblink The New York Times, July 23, 2010, August 8, 2017,weblink July 12, 2017, live, He has opposed tax breaks for high-income earners, saying that the country cannot afford it.

Abortion

Nadler has a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.WEB,weblink NARAL Pro-Choice America 2018 Congressional Record on Choice, prochoiceamerica.org, March 13, 2019,weblink April 27, 2019, live, Nadler sponsored the Freedom of Choice Act in 2004Freedom of Choice Act (Introduced in House) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125172018weblink |date=2016-01-25 }} - Text of House bill HR 3719 IH (2004) and 2007.Freedom of Choice Act (Introduced in House) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125172018weblink |date=2016-01-25 }} - Text of House bill HR 1964 IH (2007) In 2009 he said he might soon reintroduce the bill.{{clarify|Did he do it? According to the article nothing happend until June 2009.|date=July 2022}}NEWS, Turner, Ford, March 10, 2009,weblink Catholics wary of possible bill on abortion, live,weblink November 29, 2018, The Patriot-News,

LGBT rights

File:Jerrold Nadler marches in New York City's gay pride parade.jpg|thumb|Nadler at New York City's Gay Pride parade in 2004]]Nadler supports same-sex marriage, and anti-discrimination protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.On September 15, 2009, Nadler and two other representatives introduced the Respect for Marriage Act, a proposed bill that would have repealed the Defense of Marriage Act and required the federal government to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages.Eleveld, Kerry (September 15, 2009). "Respect for Marriage Act Debuts" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108061951weblink |date=November 8, 2011 }} The Advocate. Retrieved September 15, 2009.In 2019, Nadler supported the Equality Act, a bill that would expand the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.NEWS, House Debate on the Equality Act,weblink C-SPAN, May 17, 2019, January 27, 2020,weblink August 4, 2019, live,

Immigration

In March 2019, as the House debated President Trump's veto of a measure unwinding his declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, Nadler said: "I'm convinced that the president's actions are unlawful and deeply irresponsible. A core foundation of our system of government and of democracies across the world, going back hundreds of years, is that the executive cannot unilaterally spend taxpayer money without the legislature's consent."NEWS,weblink House fails to override Trump veto on border wall, Juliegrace, Brufke, March 26, 2019, The Hill (newspaper), The Hill, March 26, 2019,weblink September 29, 2019, live,

Iran

In 2015, Nadler voted to support an agreement to lift economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for Iran's compliance with the terms of the agreement which called for substantial dismantling and scaling back of their nuclear program.NEWS, Jerrold Nadler, New York Congressman, Endorses Iran Nuclear Deal,weblink The New York Times, August 21, 2015, February 9, 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160618113909weblink">weblink June 18, 2016, live,

Israel

Of Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in December 2017, Nadler said, "I have long recognized Jerusalem as the historic capital of Israel, and have called for the eventual relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem, the seat of the Israeli government. While President Trump's announcement earlier today rightly acknowledged the unique attachment of the Jewish people to Jerusalem, the timing and circumstances surrounding this decision are deeply worrying."NEWS, Who's Speaking Out Against Trump's Jerusalem Move,weblink J Street, December 12, 2017, September 18, 2019,weblink July 7, 2019, live,

Housing

In 2020, Nadler praised a judge for a ruling that could lead to the removal of 20 or more stories in an already-constructed 52-story luxury high-rise building in the Upper West Side of New York City. The developer had received a permit to construct the building, but the judge said the permit should not have been given.WEB, High-Rise Developer Decries Ruling That Could Lead to Removal of 20 Floors,weblink 2020-07-29, www.ny1.com, en, February 8, 2021,weblink live,

Climate change

In April 2023, Nadler was one of the 95 cosponsors of H.Res.319, which calls for the creation of a Green New Deal.WEB, April 24, 2023, H.Res.319 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.,weblink July 16, 2023, www.congress.gov, WEB, Safeguarding the Environment,weblink 2023-07-17, Jerry Nadler for Congress, en,

Cannabis

File:Kirsten Gillibrand Jerry Nadler cannabis descheduling.jpg|thumb|right|Nadler calls for the Biden administration to deschedule cannabis at a press conference with Senator Kirsten GillibrandKirsten GillibrandNadler introduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act in July 2019 to legalize cannabis at the federal level by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act.NEWS, Angell, Tom, Top Congressional Chairman And Presidential Candidate File Marijuana Legalization Bills,weblink December 12, 2019, Marijuana Moment, July 23, 2019,weblink November 21, 2019, live, He said: "It's past time to right this wrong nationwide and work to view marijuana use as an issue of personal choice and public health, not criminal behavior."PRESS RELEASE, July 23, 2019, Nadler & Harris Introduce Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Legislation,weblink Washington, D.C., house.gov, December 12, 2019,weblink December 12, 2019, live, In November 2019, the bill passed the House Judiciary Committee by a 24–10 vote, marking the first time that a bill to end cannabis prohibition had ever passed a congressional committee.NEWS, Jaeger, Kyle, Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved By Congressional Committee In Historic Vote,weblink December 12, 2019, Marijuana Moment, November 20, 2019,weblink December 12, 2019, live, In April 2022, it passed the full House of Representatives by a 228–164 vote.NEWS, Wu, Nicholas, House of Representatives passes marijuana legalization bill,weblink February 8, 2024, USA Today, December 4, 2020,

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

Nadler was among the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.WEB,weblink Republicans and Democrats who bucked party leaders by voting no, Jared, Gans, May 31, 2023, June 6, 2023, The Hill (newspaper), The Hill,

Voting record

Nadler has had a liberal voting record in the House. He gained national prominence during the impeachment of Bill Clinton, when he described the process as a "partisan railroad job".WEB,weblink Congressional Record, December 18, 1988, November 2, 2007, June 3, 2020,weblink live, His Medicare proposal includes a section that provides for a consortium of organization to study Ground Zero illness.WEB, Press release,weblink September 7, 2006, Nadler Introduces Major New 9/11 Health Bill: The 9/11 Comprehensive Health Benefits Act, November 2, 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071104014653weblink">weblink November 4, 2007, live,

Personal life

Nadler and Josephine Langsdorr "Joyce" Miller wed in 1976.NEWS, Joyce Miller Is Wed To Jerrold Nadler,weblink The New York Times, 13 December 1976, 12 May 2020, November 7, 2018,weblink live, As of 2013, they lived in Lincoln Square.New York City Office of the City Register {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208160524weblink |date=February 8, 2021 }}. Retrieved 12 May 2020.In 2002 and 2003, Nadler had laparoscopic duodenal switch surgery, helping him lose more than {{convert|100|lb|kg}}.NEWS, Hernandez, Raymond, Nadler, as a Last Resort, Sheds Weight by Surgery,weblink The New York Times,weblink December 23, 2018, November 16, 2002, A1, Associated Press, Rep. Nadler to Undergo Second Surgery for Weight Loss {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233557weblink |date=March 3, 2016 }}, July 16, 2003.Danielle Kurtzleben, U.S. News & World Report, Political Figures: Diet Secrets of Famous Politicians: Politicians and Weight Loss {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329054028weblink |date=March 29, 2018 }}, November 9, 2011.

See also

• List of Jewish members of the United States Congress

References

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