Biography

United States Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy is currently serving her 9^th term representing Long Island's 4^th Congressional District. First elected in 1996, the Congresswoman has served Long Island for 18 years.
 
Throughout her years of service, Congresswoman McCarthy has been awarded several honors.  She is the first Congresswoman from Long Island and is included in Newsday's 100 Long Island Influentials, Long Island Business News' Long Island Top 50, Congressional Quarterly's 50 Most Effective Legislators, Redbook Magazine's Mothers and Shakers and the Ladies' Home Journal 100 Most Important Women.

Congresswoman McCarthy serves as a senior member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce. In this role, she works to ensure our schools have the necessary  resources to provide quality education to all children and make college more affordable.  She  also serves on the Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee. 

In addition, Congresswoman McCarthy is a member of the House Financial Services Committee, where she oversees the way our financial system operates while protecting hard working Long Islanders from abuse and fraud.  She is a member of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, and the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee. 

Since she was elected, Congresswoman McCarthy has been one of the most outspoken Members of Congress on the issue of gun violence prevention and she has worked tirelessly to fight for and adopt commonsense policies to make our families safer.  She currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. 

The Congresswoman has over 30 years of experience as a nurse and as a result has been a leader in Congress on Health Care issues, working with her colleagues to ensure all Americans have access to quality, affordable healthcare. 

Congresswoman McCarthy is a lifelong resident of Mineola and Long Island. She married Dennis McCarthy in 1967 and they raised one son, Kevin. Carolyn has two grandchildren, Denis and Grace, by Kevin and his wife Leslie.