At Large Whip, House Democratic Whip Organization, 1995-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-2012

Assemblyman, New York State Assembly, 1974-1992

Democratic Nominee, New York State Assembly, 1972

Experience, 21st Century Health Care Caucus

Experience, Alzheimer's Caucus

Experience, American Heritage Rivers Caucus

Experience, Armenian Affairs Caucus

Experience, Arts Caucus

Experience, Autism Caucus

Experience, Biomedical Research Caucus

Experience, Brain Injury Task Force

Experience, C-130 Modernization Caucus

Experience, Cement Caucus

Experience, Chesapeake Bay Task Force

Experience, Climate Change Caucus

Experience, Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus

Experience, Congressional Bike Caucus

Experience, Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine

Experience, Congressional Children's Working Group

Experience, Congressional Coalition on Population and Development

Experience, Congressional Croatian Caucus

Experience, Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus

Experience, Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus

Experience, Congressional Food Safety Caucus

Experience, Congressional Heart and Stroke Caucus

Experience, Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus

Experience, Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus

Experience, Congressional Manufacturing Task Force

Experience, Congressional Mental Health Caucus

Experience, Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus

Experience, Congressional Native American Caucus

Experience, Congressional Organic Caucus

Experience, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus

Experience, Congressional Refugee Caucus

Experience, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus

Experience, Congressional Study Group on Japan

Experience, Congressional Taiwan Caucus

Experience, Congressional Task Force on International Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Experience, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Experience, Congressional Vision Caucus

Experience, Crime and Drugs Task Force

Vice-Chair, Democratic Study Group

Experience, Diabetes Caucus

Experience, Disabilities Caucus

Experience, Education Caucus

Experience, Energy Task Force

Experience, Farmland Protection Caucus

Experience, Fire Safety Caucus

Experience, Friends of Norway Caucus

Chair, Future of American Media Caucus

Experience, Generic Drug Caucus

Experience, Great Lakes Task Force

Experience, Health Care Task Force

Experience, Heart Disease Caucus

Experience, Hellenic Caucus

Experience, House Aerospace Caucus

Experience, House Democratic Study Group

Experience, House Nursing Caucus

Experience, House Trails Caucus

Experience, Hudson River Caucus

Experience, Human Rights Caucus

Experience, International Conservation Caucus

Experience, Internet Caucus

Experience, Irish American Caucus

Experience, Juvenile Diabetes Caucus

Experience, Kidney Caucus

Experience, Labor and Working Families Caucus

Experience, Law Enforcement Caucus

Experience, Manufactured Housing Caucus

Experience, Minor League Baseball Caucus

Experience, Modeling and Simulation Training Caucus

Experience, Native American Caucus

Experience, North American Free Trade Agreement Working Group

Experience, Northeast Agriculture Caucus

Experience, Northeast-Midwest Coalition

Experience, Northern Border Caucus

Experience, Older Americans Caucus

Experience, Open Space Caucus

Experience, Peace Accord Monitoring Group

Experience, Prescription Drug Caucus

Experience, Privacy Caucus

Experience, Progressive Caucus

Experience, Public Broadcasting Caucus

Experience, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus

Experience, Rural Caucus

Experience, Rural Health Care Coalition

Experience, School of the Americas

Experience, Silk Road Caucus

Experience, Steel Caucus

Experience, Susquehanna River Basin Commission Task Force

Experience, Sustainable Development Caucus

Experience, Ukrainian Caucus

Experience, Universal Health Care Caucus

Chair, Saugerties, New York Democratic Committee, 1968-1972

Laborer, Hudson Valley Cement Plant

Analyst, New York State Department of Education

Toll Collector, New York State Thruway

Teacher, State University of New York at New Paltz

Seaman Third Class, United States Navy, 1956-1959

Member, Board of Directors, Ulster-Greene ARC

Member, Board of Directors, WAMU Public Radio

Member, Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy at West Point.

Member, National Conference of State Legislators

Experience, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization

Experience, New York State Council of Governments

Astrological Sign:

Scorpio

Priority Issues:

Social Security