NY-04 Carolyn McCarthy (Dem.)
Election Facts
- 7th Term
- First Elected 1996
- Education
- Labor
- Carolyn McCarthy (D-Ind-WFP): 164,028
- Jack Martins (R-C): 92,242
- Obama: 171,346
- McCain: 122,166
- Hispanic: 17.12%
- Asian: 6.1%
- White: 55.1%
- Black: 18.9%
Report Card
The Fourth Congressional District includes the Little El Salvador section of Hempstead as well as large immigrant communities in Westbury, Roosevelt, and western Nassau. Formerly a swing district, it has become solidly Democratic in the last decade.
Representative Carolyn McCarthy has built strong ties to the new immigrants who have transformed the district’s demographics. She consults regularly with their leaders and is known for a staff that attentively services constituents with immigration needs.
McCarthy was an early and strong supporter of the DREAM Act, but she is not yet a cosponsor of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform ASAP bill introduced by Luis Gutierrez in 2009. Also, in 2006, McCarthy joined several other suburban Democrats in supporting border security measures opposed by her immigrant constituents.
Immigrant rights supporters who meet with her say that McCarthy is a likely supporter of comprehensive immigration reform if a measure comes to the floor, but they are not happy that she has not taken a more public role in pushing for it.
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 YES 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 ANTI-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 Carolyn McCarthy
GARDEN CITY OFFICE
300 Garden City Plaza, Suite 200
Garden City, N.Y. 11530
Phone: (516) 739-3008
Fax: (516) 739-2973
WASHINGTON DC OFFICE
2346 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5516
Fax: (202) 225-5758
