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Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D)
New York: Fifteenth District
Last Updated June 4, 2001

Elected 1970
Born: June 11, 1930, New York City
Home: Manhattan
Education: N.Y.U., B.S. 1957, St. John's U., LL.B. 1960
Religion: Catholic
Marital Status: married (Alma)
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D)

Career:

  • Elected Office: NY Assembly, 1966-70.
  • Professional: Asst. U.S. Atty., S. Dist. of NY, 1961; Legal Cnsl., NYC Housing & Redevel. Bd., Neighborhood Conservation Bureau, 1963-68; Gen. Cnsl., Natl. Advisory Comm. on Selective Svc., 1966.
  • Military: Army, 1948-52 (Korea).

DC Office: 2354 RHOB 20515, 202-225-4365; Fax: 202-225-0816; Web site: www.house.gov/rangel

State Offices: Manhattan, 212-348-9630; Manhattan,212-663-3900.

Committees:

Group Ratings
ADA ACLU AFS LCV CON ITIC NTU COC ACU NTLC CHC
2000 90 86 85 64 44 83 23 41 4 12 0
1999 90 -- 100 100 44 -- 21 29 0 -- --

National Journal Ratings
1999 LIB -- 1999 CONS            2000 LIB -- 2000 CONS
Economic 84% -- 12%            92% -- 8%
Social 87% -- 0%            94% -- 0%
Foreign 89% -- 8%            95% -- 5%

Key Votes of the 106th Congress

1. Patient Bill of Rights Y
2. Accelerate Min. Wage Y
3. Strike Ban on Ergo. Stnd. Y
4. Ovrd. Estate Tax Veto N
5. Bar RU-486 $ for FDA N
6. Display 10 Commandments N

      

 7. Gun Show Bkgrnd. Checks Y
 8. Ban Part.-Birth Abortion N
 9. NATO War in Serbia Y
10. Perm. Trade with China Y
11. Debt Relief for 3rd World Y
12. Drop Cuba Econ. Embargo Y

Election Results
2000 general Charles B. Rangel (D-L-WF) 130,161 (92%)
Jose Agustin Suero (R-Ref) 7,346 (5%)
Others 4,157 (3%)
2000 primary Charles B. Rangel (D) 33,526 (82%)
1998 general Charles B. Rangel (D-L) 90,424 (93%)
David E. Cunningham (R) 5,633 (6%)
Other 1,082 (1%)

Campaign Finance
2000ReceiptsReceipts from PACsExpenditures
Charles B. Rangel (D-L-WF) $1,970,428 $1,081,195 $2,032,835
Jose Agustin Suero (R-Ref) $1,045 $410


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