What is Gary Ackerman?
{{Infobox officeholder | birthname = Gary Leonard Ackerman | image = Gary Ackerman Portrait c111-112th Congress.jpg | office = Member of the<br>[[U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[New York (state)|New York]] | constituency = {{ushr|NY|7|7th district}} (1983–1993)<br>{{ushr|NY|5|5th district}} (1993–2013) | term_start = March 1, 1983 | term_end = January 3, 2013 | preceded = [[Benjamin S. Rosenthal]] | succeeded = [[Grace Meng]]<br>(redistricting) | state_senate3 = New York | district3 = [[New York's 12th State Senate district |12th]] | term_start3 = January 1, 1979 | term_end3 = March 1, 1983 | preceded3 = [[Jack E. Bronston]] | succeeded3 = Leonard P. Stavisky | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|11|19}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], New York City | residence = [[Roslyn Heights, New York]] | occupation = High school teacher, newspaper publisher | alma_mater = [[Queens College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] }} '''Gary Leonard Ackerman''' (born November 19, 1942) is a retired [[Americans|American]] [[politician]]. He was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from New York from 1983 to 2013.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/opinion/my-last-day-in-congress.html | work=The New York Times | first=Gary L. | last=Ackerman | title=My Last Day in Congress | date=January 2, 2013}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=a000022 Ackerman at Biographical Directory of the United States Congress] *{{C-SPAN|garyackerman}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ackerman, Gary}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:United States representatives from New York (state)]] [[Category:Politicians from Brooklyn]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stu