About Carolyn Maloney Carolyn Maloney is a member of Congress in New York’s 12th congressional district. – the eastern half of Manhattan and portions of Queens. A Democratic – she worked as a teacher and an administrator for the New York City Board of Education. The Congresswoman was the driving for to extend the provisions of the Zadroga Act – federal […]
About Michael J. Palladino Michael J. Palladino is the President of the Detectives’ Endowment Association – Inc. (DEA) – first elected in 2004. He spearheads contract negotiations and all dealings with the City – Chairs the union’s Health Benefits Funds – as well as Chairs the Trustees of the DEA’s Annuity Fund. He is also a Trustee of the $33-billion […]
About Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi is the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 114th Congress. From 2007 to 2011, Pelosi served as Speaker of the House, the first woman to do so in American history. For 28 years, Leader Pelosi has represented San Francisco, California’s 12th District, in Congress. She has led House Democrats for more […]
About Mark Warner Mark Warner, Democrat, was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2008 and reelected to a second term in November 2014. He serves on the Senate Finance, Banking, Budget, and Intelligence committees. From 2002 to 2006, he served as Governor of Virginia. When he left office in 2006, Virginia was ranked as the best state for business, […]
About Bill Bratton Bill Bratton is the New York City Police Commissioner. He has previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (BPD) (1993-1994) – New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner (1994–1996) – and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) (2002–2009). The newly elected New York City in 2013 – Mayor Bill de Blasio announced […]
About Aristedes Mahairas Aristedes Mahairas was named as the special agent in charge of the Special Operations/Cyber Division of the New York Field Office in 2015. Mr. Mahairas most recently served as the special assistant to the Executive Assistant Director of the National Security Branch (NSB) and section chief of the NSB Executive Staff Section. Mr. Mahairas entered on duty […]
About John J. Flanagan John J. Flanagan is the President and Majority Leader of the New York. He is Republican. He represents the Second Senate District – which includes the entire Town of Smithtown and portions of the Town of Brookhaven and the Town of Huntington. He was first elected to represent this part of Suffolk County in 2002 and […]
About Melissa Mark-Viverito Melissa Mark-Viverito is the Speaker of the New York City Council. She is the member from the Council’s 8th District – which currently includes East Harlem – Randalls and Wards Islands – as well as Port Morris and part of Mott Haven in the Bronx. In November 2013 – she won re-election to her third term in the […]
About Lee Zeldin Lee Zeldin spent four years on Active Duty with the U.S. Army and served in different capacities including as a Military Intelligence Officer – Federal Prosecutor and Military Magistrate. In the summer of 2006 – while assigned to the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division – Lee deployed to Iraq with an infantry battalion of fellow paratroopers in support […]
About Mitch McConnell Mitch McConnell is the Senate Majority Leader. Elected to that position unanimously by his Republican colleagues in 2014 – he is the second Kentuckian to ever serve as Majority Leader in the U.S. Senate. Senator McConnell previously served – again by the unanimous vote of his colleagues – as the Republican Leader in the 110th – 111th […]
About Peter Hoekstra Peter Hoekstra is a Republican from Palm Harbor, representing Florida’s 12th Congressional District, which includes all of Pasco and northern parts of Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. He was first elected to Congress on November 7, 2006, and is currently serving his fifth term in the United States House of Representatives. The Congressman serves on the Energy and Commerce […]
About Larry Kudlow Larry Kudlow – is a syndicated columnist – who appears in numerous U.S. newspapers and web sites – including his own blog – Kudlow’s Money Politic. He is a CNBC senior contributor. He is also the host of “The Larry Kudlow Show” – which broadcasts each Saturday from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on WABC Radio and […]
About Marty Markowitz Marty Markowitz is a former Borough President of Brooklyn – New York City. He was first elected in 2001 after serving 23 years as a New York State Senator. His third and final term as borough president ended in December 2013. Markowitz began his public service career in 1971 – at the age of 26 – by […]
About James B. Milliken James B. Milliken is Chancellor of The City University of New York – the nation’s leading urban public university. Milliken was appointed Chancellor and Distinguished Professor of Law at the CUNY Law School by the CUNY Board of Trustees on June 1 – 2014. Prior to his appointment at CUNY – Chancellor Milliken served as president of […]
About Captain Roy Richter Captain Roy Richter is the President of the NYPD Captains Endowment Association since 2008. He holds the rank of Deputy Inspector in the NYPD, Captain since 2001 after a 28 year police career. Captain Richter is an attorney – graduate of Fordham University School of Law in 1998. He began his police career as a patrol officer in […]
About Gus Bilirakis Gus Bilirakis is a Republican from Palm Harbor, representing Florida’s 12th Congressional District, which includes all of Pasco and northern parts of Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. He was first elected to Congress on November 7, 2006, and is currently serving his fifth term in the United States House of Representatives. The Congressman serves on the Energy and Commerce […]
About Barney Frank Barney Frank former Massachusetts’s Congressman and current board member of the New York-based Signature Bank. He previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. As a member of the Democratic Party, he served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee (2007–2011) and was a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 […]
About Betsy McCaughey Betsy McCaughey was the 72nd Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998. She has been a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute and Hudson Institute think tanks. She founded the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) in reaction to a rise in anti-biotic resistant infections. A historian by training – with a Ph.D. from Columbia University – […]
About Augustine (Gus) Faucher Augustine (Gus) Faucher is senior vice president and deputy chief economist of The PNC Financial Services Group. He is responsible for contributing to the preparation of PNC’s U.S. economic forecast and alternative economic scenarios. Prior to joining PNC as senior macroeconomist in December 2011, Faucher worked for 10 years at Moody’s Analytics (formerly Economy.com), where he […]
About Eric Schneiderman Eric Schneiderman is the 65th and current New York Attorney General a Democrat. He was elected on November 2 – 2010. He is the highest ranking law enforcement officer for the State. Before being elected Attorney General – Schneiderman previously represented the 31st District in the New York State Senate – the upper Westside of Manhattan. Schneiderman […]
About Dr. Timothy McNiff Dr. Timothy McNiff, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Prior to coming to New York in September 2008, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Timothy J. McNiff spent 13 years as Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Arlington, Va. He is an active member of numerous organizations dedicated to Catholic Education, including the U.S. Chamber […]
About Carlo Scissura Carlo Scissura is President and CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, a position he has held since September 2012. The Chamber is one of New York’s largest business advocacy and economic development organizations, with over 2,100 members. Under Carlo’s leadership, the Chamber’s membership has grown by more than 200 percent. It has launched a number of […]
About Ido Aharoni Ido Aharoni is the Consul General of Israel in New York since August 2010. He has been a member of Israel’s Foreign Service since the summer of 1991. During his tenure in Israel’s diplomatic corps Aharoni held two overseas positions – in Los Angeles and New York. In September 2007 – Aharoni was appointed to serve as the Head […]
About Charles Schumer Charles Schumer is the senior United States Senator from New York – a Democrat. First elected in 1998 by a margin of 55%–44%. Schumer was re-elected in 2004 by a margin of 71%–24% and in 2010 by a margin of 66%–33%. Before his election to the U.S. Senate – Schumer served in the US House of Representatives […]
About Eric Trump Eric Trump , 32, is the third child of businessman, and Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana Trump. He is the executive vice president, development and acquisitions, of The Trump Organization, and directs all new project acquisition and development throughout the world, with his brother, Donald, Jr. and sister, Ivanka. He joined The Trump […]
About Jack Jacobs Jack Jacobs entered military service through ROTC – earned the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism on the battlefields of Vietnam. He also holds three Bronze Stars and two Silver Stars. Jacobs was an adviser to a Vietnamese infantry battalion when it came under a devastating fire that disabled the commander. Although bleeding from severe head wounds – […]
About Rudolph Giuliani Rudolph Giuliani – was the Mayor of New York City at the time of the 9/11 attack. He gained international fame as New York City’s leader in the immediate aftermath. Giuliani was named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2001. Giuliani was widely credited for major improvements in the city’s quality of life and rates of violent […]
About JP Miller JP Miller – businessman – and diplomat who served as the 16th Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009 – and as United States Ambassador to Singapore from 1992 to 1993 – and China from 2009 to 2011. He has served in the administrations of five U.S. Presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential […]
About Bill Bratton Bill Bratton is the New York City Police Commissioner, appointed by Mayor de Blasio in 2013. He previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (BPD) (1993-1994) – New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner (1994–1996) – and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) (2002–2009). Commissioner Bratton is having another successful run as […]
About Eric Adams Eric Adams was drawn to public service at an early age – wanting to go into law enforcement as early as age 15 after he and one of his brothers were beaten badly by police officers. In 1984 – Eric graduated from the Police Academy as the highest-ranked student in his class. He went on to serve in the New […]
