NY-02 Steve Israel (Dem.)
Election Facts
Length of Time in Office
- 5th Term
- First Elected 2000
2008 Congressional Election
- Steve Israel (D-Ind-WFP) 161,279
- Stalzer (R-C) 79,641
2008 Presidential Election
- Obama 164,106
- McCain 125,978
District Demographics
- Hispanic 16.7%
- Asian 4.1%
- White 67.5%
- Black 10.5%
Report Card
Steve Israel’s Second Congressional District straddles Suffolk’s South Shore. It is the most immigrant-rich district on Long Island, and Israel has been a tough advocate for the foreign-born.
Suffolk’s political class has made Latino immigration a racially charged issue in the county. Steve Israel, along with First Congressional District Rep. Tim Bishop, has spoken out forcefully against the anti-immigrant policies of Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy. When a hate crime took the life of immigrant Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue, Israel met immediately with immigrant leaders to insure Federal involvement in the volatile situation.
Israel has worked closely with the Long Island Immigrant Alliance to provide a political counter-weight to Levy, and he is well-respected among immigrant leaders on the Island.
Israel is a co-sponsor of the DREAM Act and of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform ASAP bill.
Voting Record
Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border Reference: Secure Fence Act; Bill H R 6061 ; vote number 2006-446 on Sep 14, 2006 Took the ANTI-Immigrant Position.
Voted NO on preventing tipping off Mexicans about Minuteman Project. Reference: Department of Homeland Security appropriations; Bill HR 5441 Amendment 968 ; vote number 2006-224 on Jun 6, 2006. Took the PRO-Immigrant Position.
Voted NO on reporting undocumented immigrants who receive hospital treatment. Reference: Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments; Bill HR 3722 ; vote number 2004-182 on May 20, 2004. Took the PRO-Immigrant Position.
Voted YES on extending Immigrant Residency rules. Reference: Motion sponsored by Gekas, R-PA; Bill HR1885 ; vote number 2001-127 on May 21, 2001. Took the PRO-Immigrant Position.
Contact Steve Israel
Long Island Office
150 Motor Pkwy Ste 108
Hauppauge, NY 11788
p. (631) 951-2210
(516) 505-1448
f. (631) 951-3308
Washington, D.C. Office
2457 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
p. (202) 225-3335
f. (202) 225-4669
