What is Eliot Engel?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Eliot Engel |image = Eliot Engel, official photo portrait.jpg |office = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|House Foreign Affairs Committee]] |term_start = January 3, 2019 |term_end = January 3, 2021 |predecessor = [[Ed Royce]] |successor = [[Gregory Meeks]] |office1 = Member of the<br>[[U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[New York (state)|New York]] |term_start1 = January 3, 1989 |term_end1 = January 3, 2021 |predecessor1 = [[Mario Biaggi]] |successor1 = [[Jamaal Bowman]] |constituency1 = {{ushr|NY|19|19th district}} (1989–1993)<br>{{ushr|NY|17|17th district}} (1993–2013)<br> {{ushr|NY|16|16th district}} (2013–2021) |state_assembly2 = New York |district2 = 81st |term_start2 = March 7, 1977 |term_end2 = December 31, 1988 |predecessor2 = [[Alan Hochberg]] |successor2 = [[Stephen B. Kaufman]] |birth_name = Eliot Lance Engel |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|2|18}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Patricia Ennis |children = 3 |education = [[Lehman College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[New York Law School]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Eliot Lance Engel''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|ŋ|ɡ|əl}}; born February 18, 1947) is an American politician. He was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|NY|16}} from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2021. Engel was first elected in the House in January 3, 1989. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In 1977, Engel entered the special election for a seat in the [[New York State Assembly]]. He was the [[Liberal Party of New York|Liberal Party]] nominee in the special election, and on March 1, 1977, he defeated Democratic nominee Ted Weinstein and Republican nominee Ar