What is Steve Israel?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Steve Israel |image = Steve Israel, official photo portrait, 2009.jpeg |office = Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee |leader = [[Nancy Pelosi]] |term_start = January 3, 2015 |term_end = January 3, 2017 |predecessor = Position established |successor = [[Cheri Bustos]]<br>[[David Cicilline]]<br>[[Hakeem Jeffries]] |office1 = Chair of the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] |leader1 = [[Nancy Pelosi]] |term_start1 = January 3, 2011 |term_end1 = January 3, 2015 |predecessor1 = [[Chris Van Hollen]] |successor1 = [[Ben Ray Luján|Ben Luján]] |office2 = Member of the<br>[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br> from [[New York (state)|New York]] |term_start2 = January 3, 2001 |term_end2 = January 3, 2017 |predecessor2 = [[Rick Lazio]] |successor2 = [[Thomas Suozzi]] |constituency2= {{ushr|NY|2|2nd district}} (2001–13)<br>{{ushr|NY|3|3rd district}} (2013–17) |state2 = [[New York (state)|New York]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|5|30}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |children = 2 |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |education = [[Nassau Community College]]<br>[[Syracuse University]]<br>{{nowrap|[[George Washington University]]}} ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) }} '''Steven J. Israel'''<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/21/nyregion/race-for-senate-congress-fight-already-for-house-seat-that-could-prove-decisive.html | title = Fight Already On for a House Seat That Could Prove Decisive | first = Bruce | last = Lambert | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = May 21, 2000}}</ref> (born May 30, 1958) is an American [[politician]]. He was the [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]] for {{ushr|NY|3}} from 2001 to 2017. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and was head of the [[Democratic