List of Jewish American politicians

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This is a list of famous Jewish American politicians, arranged chronologically. For other famous Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans.

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[edit] Current Senators

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Name Party State Elected Notes
  Richard Blumenthal[1][2] Democratic Connecticut 2010
  Barbara Boxer[3] Democratic California 1992
  Benjamin Cardin[4] Democratic Maryland 2006
  Al Franken[5] Democratic Minnesota 2008
  Dianne Feinstein[6] Democratic California 1992
  Herb Kohl[7] Democratic Wisconsin 1988
  Frank Lautenberg[8] Democratic New Jersey 1982 Served from 1983-2001 and then again from 2003 - present
  Carl Levin[9][10] Democratic Michigan 1978 Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services.
  Joe Lieberman[11][12] Independent Democrat Connecticut 1988 Formerly a Democrat, but lost 2006 party primary; reelected on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket, he currently serves as an Independent Democrat and caucuses with Senate Democrats but endorsed Republican John McCain for president in 2008.
  Bernard Sanders[13] Independent Democrat Vermont 2006
  Chuck Schumer[14][15] Democratic New York 1998
  Ron Wyden[16] Democratic Oregon 1996

[edit] Current Representatives

Name Party District Elected Note
  Henry Waxman[17] Democrat CA-30 1974 Former chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  Barnett Frank[18] Democrat MA-04 1980 Former chairman of the Committee on Financial Services.
  Gary Ackerman[19] Democrat NY-05 1982 President of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians.
  Howard Berman[20] Democrat CA-28 1982 Former chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  Sander Levin[21] Democrat MI-12 1982 Former chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Eliot Engel[22] Democrat NY-17 1988
  Nita Lowey[23] Democrat NY-18 1988 First female and second chairperson of the DCCC.
  Robert Filner[24] Democrat CA-51 1992 Former chairman of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Jerrold Nadler[25] Democrat NY-08 1992
  Steven Rothman[26] Democrat NJ-09 1996
  Rochelle Berkley[27] Democrat NV-01 1998 First Jewish congresswoman from Nevada.
  Janice Schakowsky[28] Democrat IL-09 1998 Democratic leadership as a Chief Deputy Whip.
  Bradley Sherman[29] Democrat CA-27 1996
  Eric Cantor[30] Republican VA-07 2000 House Majority Leader, first Jewish Majority Leader.
  Susan Davis[31] Democrat CA-53 2000
  Steve Israel[32] Democrat NY-02 2000 Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
  Adam Schiff[32] Democrat CA-29 2000
  Allyson Schwartz[33] Democrat PA-13 2004
  Debbie Wasserman Schultz[34] Democrat FL-20 2004 Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
  Stephen Cohen[35] Democrat TN-09 2006 First Jewish congressman from Tennessee.[35]
  John Yarmuth[36] Democrat KY-03 2006 First Jewish congressman from Kentucky.
  Jared Polis[37] Democrat CO-02 2008 First openly gay man elected as a freshman.
  Theodore Deutch[38] Democrat FL-19 2010
  David Cicilline[39] Democrat RI-01 2010

[edit] Former Representatives

[edit] Current Mayors

[edit] Notes

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  2. ^ The Jewish Daily Forward: "Blumenthal Finally Gets His Chance" January 13, 2010
  3. ^ National Jewish Democratic Council: Jewish Members of Congress: Barbara Boxer (Senator, California) retrieved December 25, 2011
  4. ^ National Jewish Democratic Council: Jewish Members of Congress: Benjamin Cardin (Senator, Maryland) retrieved December 25, 2011
  5. ^ National Jewish Democratic Council: Jewish Members of Congress: Al Franken (Senator, Minnesota) retrieved December 25, 2011
  6. ^ National Jewish Democratic Council: Jewish Members of Congress: Dianne Feinstein (Senator, California) retrieved December 25, 2011
  7. ^ National Jewish Democratic Council: Jewish Members of Congress: Herb Kohl (Senator, Wisconsin) retrieved December 25, 2011
  8. ^ National Jewish Members of Congress: Frank Lautenberg (Senator, New Jersey) retrieved December 25, 2011
  9. ^ "Carl Levin / Bio". The Washington Examiner. 2011. http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/elections/candidate/carl-levin. Retrieved 2011-10-13. 
  10. ^ National Jewish Democratic Council: Jewish Members of Congress: Carl Levin (Senator, Michigan) retrieved December 22, 2011
  11. ^ Goodstein, Laurie. Lieberman Balances Private Faith With Life in the Public Eye New York Times August 18, 2000.
  12. ^ National Jewish Democratic Council: Jewish Members of Congress: Joe Lieberman (Senator, Connecticut) Independent retrieved December 22, 2011
  13. ^ Jewish Members of Congress: Bernard Sanders (Senator, Vermont) Independent retrieved December 25, 2011
  14. ^ "Charles E. Schumer / Bio". The Washington Examiner. 2011. http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/elections/candidate/charles-e-schumer. Retrieved 2011-10-13. 
  15. ^ National Jewish Democratic Council: Jewish Members of Congress: Charles Schumer (Senator, New York) retrieved December 23, 2011
  16. ^ National Jewish Democratic Council: Jewish Members of Congress: Ron Wyden (Senator, Oregon) retrieved December 25, 2011
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  18. ^ Charles P. Pierce (2005-10-02). "To Be Frank Twenty-five years after he went to Washington, and 15 years after he survived a sex scandal that it's hard to imagine any politician surviving today, this once-rumpled, still-gay congressman from Bayonne, New Jersey, is one of the most formidable and influential members of the House. Barney Frank's powerhouse role on Capitol Hill is a triumph both public and private.". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2005/10/02/to_be_frank/. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 
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  23. ^ Jennifer Jacobson (2006-10-23). "Jewish women on rise in Congress". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159193502323&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 
  24. ^ Peter Savodnik (2006-05-16). "A Party Divided? Jewish and Latino Democrats have long stood on common ground. But tensions are starting to show between old-line liberals and conservative newcomers.". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-vargas20may14,1,1338691.story?page=1&coll=la-headlines-magazine. Retrieved 2006-10-11. [dead link]
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  27. ^ Steve Friess (2004-04-05). "Jewish settlers find Las Vegas to be a good bet Their numbers have doubled in the past decade". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/04/05/MNGM560JMC1.DTL. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 
  28. ^ Todd Winer (1998-03-13). "3 Jewish Democrats vying in Illinois Congress race". Chicago Jewish News. http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/8248/edition_id/156/format/html/displaystory.html. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 
  29. ^ Sharon Samber (2002-11-08). "Jewish minyan grows in Senate; Jew elected to House". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/19231/edition_id/389/format/html/displaystory.html. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 
  30. ^ "Diana Cantor: Helping Families Finance College". Jewish Woman (Washington, D.C.: Jewish Women International). Fall 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-09-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20030911111324/http://www.jwmag.org/articles/08Fall03/p15c.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 
  31. ^ Stuart Rothenberg (2000-11-02). "Top House races of 2000". CNN. Archived from the original on 2006-09-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20060910065937/http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/resources/rothenberg/tophouseraces.html. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
  32. ^ a b Sharon Samber (2000-11-10). "New faces offset losses as Jews gain seats in Congress". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/14884/edition_id/289/format/html/displaystory.html. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
  33. ^ Matthew E. Berger (2004-11-03). "Congress Bids Goodbye to Frost, Welcomes Two New Jewish Women". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. http://www.ujc.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=130148. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 
  34. ^ "Elections 2006 AP Coverage: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Dem)". Associated Press. 2006-11-09. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/bios/11357.html?SITE=OKTULELN&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 
  35. ^ a b Woody Baird (2006-11-07). "Congressional incumbents re-elected, Cohen takes lead in Memphis". Associated Press. http://www.wkrn.com/nashville/news/ap-congressional-incumbents-reelected-cohen-takes-lead-in-memphis/58131.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-09. [dead link]
  36. ^ Shmuel Rosner (2006-11-05). "Louisville's Jews vote Democratic — but not because the candidate's Jewish". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?ItemNo=784014&contrassID=25&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=1&listSrc=Y&art=4#article784014. Retrieved 2006-11-09. [dead link]
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  40. ^ a b Steve Hendrix (2006-08-22). "Fighting for the Spoils Lawmaker and Rainmaker Rahm Emanuel Wants a Nov. 7 Victory for the Democrats So Bad He Can Almost Taste It. If Only He Had Time to Eat.". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/21/AR2006102101049.html. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
  41. ^ "Grayson upsets incumbent in Florida". The Jewish Telegraph Agency. 2008-11-05. http://jta.org/news/article/2008/11/06/1000821/grayson-upsets-incumbent-in-florida. Retrieved 2008-11-07. 
  42. ^ Jennifer Siegel (2006-09-22). "A Tribe of Candidates Leads Drive To Retake House for Democrats". The Forward. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20061018131251/http://www.forward.com/articles/a-tribe-of-candidates-leads-drive-to-retake-house/. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
  43. ^ http://www.forward.com/articles/13849/
  44. ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19635589/ns/politics/t/bloomberg-americas-first-jewish-president/#.TqiW5psUq7s
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