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{{Infobox_Congressman
| name =Carolyn McCarthy
| image name = Congresswoman carolyn mccarthy.jpg
| date of birth= {{birth date and age|1944|01|05}}
| place of birth= [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City, New York]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| state = [[New York]]
| district = [[New York's 4th congressional district|4th]]
| term_start=[[January 3]], [[1997]]
| preceded = [[Dan Frisa]]
| succeeded = Incumbent
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| religion = [[Roman Catholic]]
| spouse = widowed
}}
'''Carolyn McCarthy''' (born [[January 5]], [[1944]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] and has been a [[ Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing [[New York's 4th congressional district]], since 1997. The district is located in central [[Long Island]] in west-central [[Nassau County]] and includes [[Mineola, New York|Mineola]], the [[Five Towns]], [[East Rockaway, New York|East Rockaway]], [[Rockville Centre, New York|Rockville Centre]], [[Oceanside, New York|Oceanside]], [[Garden City, New York|Garden City]], [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead]], [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]], [[East Meadow, New York|East Meadow]], [[Roosevelt, New York|Roosevelt]], [[Franklin Square, New York|Franklin Square]], [[Valley Stream, New York|Valley Stream]], and [[Elmont, New York|Elmont]].<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=NY&district=4
|title= New York's 4th Congressional District Map
|publisher= GovTrack.us
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> She is best known as a vigorous advocate of [[gun control]].
== Early life, career, and family ==
McCarthy was born <b>Carolyn Cook</b> in [[Brooklyn]], raised in Mineola, her father was a [[boilermaker]] and her mother worked at [[F. W. Woolworth Company|Woolworth's]].<ref name="NYT110796">{{cite web
|date= 1996-11-07
|last= Barry
|first= Dan
|authorlink= Dan Barry (reporter)
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E4DB1E38F934A35752C1A960958260&scp=72&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= L.I. Widow's Story: Next Stop, Washington
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> In her youth, she was an athlete and wanted to become a [[Physical education class|physical education]] teacher but found reading challenging which later was diagnosed as [[dyslexia]]. After caring for her boyfriend injured from a car accident, McCarthy decide to work as a [[Licensed Practical Nurse]].<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.hwwilson.com/_emergency/bday.htm
|title= McCarthy, Carolyn
|publisher= [[H. W. Wilson Company|The H. W. Wilson Company]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> She lived with her family in Mineola, a suburban area about twenty miles outside [[New York City]] on Long Island. On [[December 7]], [[1993]], her husband, Dennis, was killed and her son, Kevin, was severely injured on a [[Long Island Rail Road]] [[commuter train]] at the [[Merillon Avenue (LIRR station)|Merillon Avenue]] station, when a [[mass murderer]], [[Colin Ferguson]], opened fire on random passengers.<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[December 15]], [[1993]]
|author= Marks, Peter
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DD1F3AF936A25751C1A965958260
|title= Train Shooting Victim Speaks For First Time Since Injury
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref> Ferguson killed six and wounded 19 others.<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[December 7]], [[1994]]
|author= Kleinfield, N. R.
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E0DD1539F934A35751C1A962958260
|title= A Year Later, the Demons Remain; Fear Still Haunts L.I.R.R. Shooting Survivors
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref> McCarthy responded to the crime by launching a campaign for additional [[gun control]] measures that eventually propelled her to Congress in 1996 on the Democratic ticket.
In the biographical 1998 [[television movie]] ''[[The Long Island Incident]]'', which portrayed these events, she was played by actress [[Laurie Metcalf]].<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1998-05-02
|last= Joyner
|first= Will
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CEFD8133EF931A35756C0A96E958260&scp=1&sq=%22The+Long+Island+Incident%22+mccarthy&st=nyt
|title= After Massacre, Fact Meets Memory
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|quote= Carolyn McCarthy ... became an impressive woman-of-the-people voice for gun control
|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref>
== Political career ==
The Fourth District and its predecessors had been in Republican hands since 1953,<ref>[[Henry J. Latham]] 1953–58, [[Seymour Halpern]] 1959–63, [[John W. Wydler]] 1963–73, [[Norman F. Lent]] 1973–93, [[David A. Levy]] 1993–95, [[Daniel Frisa]] 1995–97</ref> even though the surrounding Nassau County has supported Democrats for [[president of the United States|president]] since 1992.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
|title= United States Presidential Election Results
|publisher= Dave Liep's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> In 1996, the district's first-term [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] incumbent [[Dan Frisa]] was running for re-election while McCarthy testified against a Republican measure to repeal the federal [[Assault Weapons Ban]] in a congressional hearing, an attempt that was ultimately unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1996-03-22
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9504E3DF1439F931A15750C0A960958260&scp=34&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= Personal Plea on Gun Ban
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|date= 1996-10-12
|last= Toner
|first= Robin
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F06E1D8113EF931A25753C1A960958260&scp=14&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22+%22death+penalty%22&st=nyt
|title= Hurled by Tragedy Into Public Life, a Novice Learns to Cope
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref>
After Frisa voted for the repeal, McCarthy, a lifelong Republican,<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1996-08-28
|last= Dao
|first= James
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E1DE1139F93BA1575BC0A960958260&scp=46&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= A Woman Comes to Politics Via Personal Trial
|publisher= [[The New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref> announced she would run against him in the primary. However, local Republican officials indicated disinterest.<ref name="NYT110796" /> So, with the support of the local and national Democratic parties, and the endorsement of the local daily newspaper [[Newsday]], McCarthy ran as a Democrat and defeated Frisa by seventeen points.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1996-11-05
|url= http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe1996/hrny.htm
|title= 1996 U.S. House of Representatives Results
|publisher= [[FEC]]
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> Afterwards, Republicans intimated that they would like her to run as a Republican in 1998 but that never occurred.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1996-11-07
|last= Lambert
|first= Bruce
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CEFD91E38F934A35752C1A960958260&scp=73&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= Crossovers for McCarthy
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>
She faced a close fight for reelection in 1998 against state assemblyman Gregory Becker,<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1998-11-05
|last= Halbfinger
|first= David M.
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E4D8163EF936A35752C1A96E958260&scp=3&sq=carolyn+mccarthy+Gregory+Becker&st=nyt
|title= McCarthy Is Re-elected by a Slim Margin
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> but did not face serious opposition again until [[2004]]. That year, she faced [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead]] mayor [[James Garner (politician)|James Garner]]. The race was expected to be competitive, but McCarthy won easily, taking 63% of the vote.
Although McCarthy has always served as a Democrat, she did not change her registration from Republican until [[2002]].<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[April 29]], [[2003]]
|author= Gootman, Elissa
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE1D8103DF93AA15757C0A9659C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/M/McCarthy,%20Carolyn
|title= McCarthy Quietly Changes Registration
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2007-10-19}}</ref>
== Committee Assignments ==
*Committee on Education and Labor
**Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities (Chair)
**Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
*Committee on Financial Services
**Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
**Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
**Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
== Political actions and positions ==
=== Gun control ===
McCarthy is one of the most vocal advocates in the nation for gun control. In 1997, she sponsored a bill requiring [[trigger lock]]s on guns.<ref name="NYT062297">{{cite web
|date= 1997-06-22
|last= Barry
|first= Dan
|authorlink= Dan Barry (reporter)
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE1D6113FF931A15755C0A961958260&scp=98&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= An Icon Goes to Washington
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> Moreover, she introduced legislation to ban the sale of guns to tourists to the United States after an incident at the [[Empire State Building]]. Because of this, she received several death threats.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1997-05-07
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E5DB1E30F934A35756C0A961958260&scp=92&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= Threats Are a Price For Backing Gun Control
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> Later that same year, McCarthy opposed a [[United States Department of the Treasury|Treasury]] bill provision that allowed importing weapons that are banned for sale in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1997-09-18
|last= Gray
|first= Jerry
|authorlink=
|coauthors=
|pages=
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00EED91038F93BA2575AC0A961958260&scp=103&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= Gingrich Tries to Rein In Ally On Big Spending for Highways
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[Columbine High School massacre]], McCarthy submitted a bill requiring firearms be child-resistant and to add obstacles to the purchase of guns by young adults<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1999-05-05
|last= Bruni
|first= Frank
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05EEDB123CF936A35756C0A96F958260&scp=146&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= Senate Looks for Clues on Youth Violence
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> along with regulating [[gun show]]s.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1999-06-17
|last= Mitchell
|first= Alison
|coauthors= Bruni, Frank
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1D9163BF934A25755C0A96F958260&scp=154&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= House Undertakes Days-Long Battle On Youth Violence
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>
After the Assault Weapons Ban expired in September 2004, McCarthy introduced the [[Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007]] to reauthorize it in February 2007. McCarthy's new version would ban 65 models of firearms, as opposed to the previous ban's 19 models. In addition, McCarthy's law would ban any semiautomatic rifle, shotgun or handgun that was "originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General."<ref name="h110" /> In [[Slate (magazine)|Slate magazine]], a journalist asserted that the bill has little chance of passage and criticized it as a "fund-raising" bill.<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[April 17]], [[2007]]|author=Casteen, John T.|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2164373/|title=After Blacksburg|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate magazine]]|accessdate=2007-04-21}}</ref> McCarthy frames the reintroduction of the ban as law enforcement protection, though active, off-duty and retired police officers would be exempt from the gun bans.<ref name="h110">GovTrack.us. [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1022 H.R. 1022 — 110th Congress (2007): Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007], GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) Retrieved on Apr 21, 2007</ref>
On Monday, [[April 16]], [[2007]], after the shootings at [[Virginia Tech massacre|Virginia Tech]], and after President Bush's press secretary Dana Perino said, "The president believes that there is a right for people to bear arms, but that all laws must be followed,"<ref>{{cite web
|date= 2007-04-17
|last= Sullivan
|first= Kevin
|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/16/AR2007041601871.html
|title= Shock, Sympathy And Denunciation Of U.S. Gun Laws
|publisher= [[Washington Post]]
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> McCarthy issued a press release calling for "legislation to prevent further acts of gun violence."<ref>{{cite web
|date= 2007-04-16
|url= http://carolynmccarthy.house.gov/?sectionid=155§iontree=155&itemid=613
|title= Rep. McCarthy Statement on Virginia Tech Shootings
|publisher= [[Carolyn McCarthy]]
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref>
On the [[April 18]], [[2007]] showing of [[MSNBC]]'s program, ''[[Tucker (television program)|Tucker]]'', the [[conservative]] [[pundit]] [[Tucker Carlson]] interviewed McCarthy concerning the [[Virginia Tech massacre]] and her proposed reauthorization of the Assault Weapons Ban. He asked her to explain the need to regulate [[barrel shrouds]], one of the many provisions of the Act.<ref>{{cite web|date=[[February 13]], [[2007]]
|url= http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.1022:
|title= Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)
|publisher= [[Library of Congress]] [[THOMAS]] database|accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref> She responded that more importantly the legislation would ban large capacity "[[Magazine (firearms)|clips]]" used in the Virginia Tech massacre and that the class of guns chosen were those used by gangs and police killers. After admitting that she did not know what a barrel shroud was, she ventured a guess, "I believe it is a shoulder thing that goes up." <ref name="MSNBC041807" />
McCarthy then went on to highlight the importance of restricting access to guns by the mentally ill.<ref name="MSNBC041807">{{cite web|date=[[April 18]], [[2007]]|url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18200226/|title= 'Tucker' for April 18|publisher= [[MSNBC]]|accessdate=2007-05-13}}</ref> Two months later, the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] passed legislation cosponsored by McCarthy, with the support of the [[National Rifle Association]], to enhance the mental health information collected in the national database used by gun dealers.<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[June 14]], [[2007]]
|author= Palank, Jacqueline and Urgina, Ian
|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/washington/14guns.html
|title= House Votes to Bolster Database on Gun Buyers
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> In January 2008, President Bush signed the legislation into law. McCarthy indicated she wanted to revisit the issue of doing background checks at gun shows.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 2008-01-08
|last= Eisenberg
|first= Carol
|url= http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/nation/ny-usgun095530870jan09,0,7931141.story
|title= Bush signs long-stalled gun-control legislation
|publisher= [[Newsday]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>
=== Iraq War ===
McCarthy voted in favor of the [[Iraq War Resolution]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 2002-10-10
|url= http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml
|title= Final Vote Results For Roll Call 455
|publisher= [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives]]
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> In 2006, she voted in support of a Republican resolution in support of the war.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 2006-06-17
|last= Palmer
|first= J. Jioni
|url= http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-ushous174785265jun17,0,4181826.story
|title= Breaking ranks on Iraq
|publisher= [[Newsday]]
|quote=
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref>
=== Death penalty ===
In her 1996 race, McCarthy said she was against the [[death penalty]] but stated she wouldn't support repeal because her district supported it.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1996-11-06
|last= Barry
|first= Dan
|authorlink= Dan Barry (reporter)
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A05E7D61E38F935A35752C1A960958260&scp=18&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22+%22death+penalty%22&st=nyt
|title= Widow of Rail Shooting Victim Defeats Incumbent in Emotional Contest on L.I.
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>
=== Abortion rights ===
McCarthy expresses a personal opposition to abortion but has consistently supported a [[Pro-choice|woman's right to choose]]. In 1997, she voted against a ban on "[[partial-birth abortions]]" because it didn't include an exception when a women's health was at risk.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1997-04-03
|last= Lambert
|first= Bruce
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E5DE143DF930A35757C0A961958260&scp=89&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= Nassau Prosecutor Blasts Congresswoman for Abortion Vote
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>
=== Age discrimination ===
In 2003, McCarthy introduced legislation prohibiting companies from compelling the retirement of older employees and denying them pension and benefits.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 2003-05-31
|last= Treaster
|first= Joseph B.
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03EFDF1E3EF932A15756C0A9659C8B63&scp=217&sq=%22Carolyn+McCarthy%22&st=nyt
|title= Legal Experts Say Allstate Lost a Battle In Agents' Suit
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>
=== Special education ===
McCarthy, who has [[dyslexia]], testified in support of the [[Individuals with Disabilities Education Act]] and co-sponsored an act to fund early detection of dyslexia.<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1998-05-13
|url= http://republicans.edlabor.house.gov/archive/hearings/105th/fc/special51398/mccarthy.htm
|title= Testimony Before the Committee on Education and The Workforce
|publisher= [[Carolyn McCarthy]]
|quote= I have a learning disability -- dyslexia. But I went to school at a time when children with disabilities were swept under the rug.
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h107-73
|title= H.R. 73 [107th]: Early Prevention of Dyslexia in Children Act of 2001
|publisher= GovTrack.us
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref><ref name="NYT062297" />
===Children's health insurance program===
In September 2007, McCarthy supported an increase of $35 billion for the [[State Children's Health Insurance Program]] (SCHIP), the national program to provide health care for children from families who earn too much to qualify for [[Medicaid]] but cannot afford private health insurance. She said, “No child in the 4th Congressional District, Long Island, or anywhere throughout our nation should ever go without medical care."<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://carolynmccarthy.house.gov/?sectionid=11&parentid=1§iontree=11&itemid=693
|title= Rep. McCarthy Votes to Provide Health Insurance for Long Island’s Children
|publisher= [[Carolyn McCarthy]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> The increase passed but was later [[veto]]ed by President [[George W. Bush|Bush]].<ref>{{cite web
|date=[[October 6]], [[2007]]
|author= Pear, Robert
|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7DE1130F935A35753C1A9619C8B63
|title= A Battle Foreshadowing a Larger Health Care War
|publisher= [[New York Times]]
|accessdate=2007-10-24}}</ref>
=== Stem cell research ===
McCarthy has been a supporter of [[stem cell research]] but restricted to the use of embryos that would be discarded. In 2007, she supported the [[Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act]] which did just that. It passed both houses but was later vetoed by Bush.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://carolynmccarthy.house.gov/?sectionid=11&parentid=1§iontree=11&itemid=28
|title= Rep. McCarthy Statement on Stem Cell Research Vote
|publisher= [[Carolyn McCarthy]]
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=summary&bill=h110-3
|title= H.R. 3: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
|publisher= GovTrack.us
|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>
== Ratings ==
McCarthy received a rating of 8% from the [[American Conservative Union]] in 2005, and holds a lifetime ACU rating of 20%.<ref>{{cite web
|year= 2005
|url= http://www.acuratings.org/2005all.htm#NY
|title= 2005 Votes
|publisher= [[American Conservative Union]]
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> She received a "Liberal Quotient" of 90 out a possible 100 in 2005 from [[Americans for Democratic Action]]<ref>{{cite web
|year= 2006
|month= May
|pages= p. 9
|url= http://www.adaction.org/ADATodayVR2005.pdf
|format= PDF
|title= ADA’s 2005 Congressional Voting Record
|publisher= [[Americans for Democratic Action]]
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref>. McCarthy received a "C" on the progressive [[Drum Major Institute]]'s 2005 on middle-class issues.<ref>{{cite web
|year= 2005
|url= http://www.drummajorinstitute.com/congress/drum-major-voting-summary.php?name=McCarthy&state=NY&database=house
|title= Congress at the Midterm: Their 2005 Middle-Class Record
|publisher= [[Drum Major Institute]]
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> In 2003, The firearm-rights advocacy organization, the [[National Rifle Association]], rated McCarthy with an "F", indicating a pro-gun control voting record.<ref>{{cite web
|year= 2003
|url= http://www.issues2000.org/NY/Carolyn_McCarthy.htm
|title= Carolyn McCarthy on the Issues
|publisher= On The Issues
|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref>
== Electoral history ==
Third party candidates omitted, so percentages may not add up to 100%.
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan=5|New York's 4th U.S. Congressional District<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://elections.syracuse.com/dynamic/external/pre-election/profilesdistricts/NY04.html?SITE=NYSYRELN&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
|title= New York House District 4 – Previous Election Results
|publisher= [[The Post-Standard]]
|accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! Year
! Candidate
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|±%
|-
| rowspan = 2 | 2006
|| Carolyn McCarthy ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| align="right" | 101,861
| align="right" | 64.9%
| align="right" | +1.9%
|-
|| Martin W. Blessinger ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| align="right" | 55,050
| align="right" | 35.1%
| align="right" |
|- style="background-color:white"
| rowspan = 2 | 2004
|| Carolyn McCarthy ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| align="right" | 159,969
| align="right" | 63.0%
| align="right" | +7.1%
|- style="background-color:white"
|| [[James Garner (politician)|James Garner]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| align="right" | 94,141
| align="right" | 37.0%
| align="right" |
|-
| rowspan = 2 | 2002
|| Carolyn McCarthy ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| align="right" | 93,651
| align="right" | 55.9%
| align="right" | -4.7%
|-
|| [[Marilyn F. O'Grady]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| align="right" | 72,882
| align="right" | 43.5%
| align="right" |
|- style="background-color:white"
| rowspan = 2 | 2000
|| Carolyn McCarthy ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| align="right" | 136,703
| align="right" | 60.6%
| align="right" | +8.0
|- style="background-color:white"
|| Gregory R. Becker ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| align="right" | 87,830
| align="right" | 38.9%
| align="right" |
|-
| rowspan = 2 | 1998
|| Carolyn McCarthy ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| align="right" | 90,256
| align="right" | 52.6%
| align="right" | -4.9
|-
|| Gregory R. Becker ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| align="right" | 79,984
| align="right" | 46.6%
| align="right" |
|- style="background-color:white"
| rowspan = 2 | 1996
|| Carolyn McCarthy ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
| align="right" | 127,060
| align="right" | 57.5%
| align="right" |
|- style="background-color:white"
|| [[Daniel Frisa]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| align="right" | 89,542
| align="right" | 40.5%
| align="right" | -9.7%<ref>{{cite web
|date= 1994-11-08
|url= http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994/94Stat.htm#32
|title= Statistics of the Congressional Election Of November 8, 1994
|publisher= [[Clerk of the House of Representatives]]
|accessdate=2008-02-03}}</ref>
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.house.gov/carolynmccarthy/ U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy], U.S. House site
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