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Congressman Engel is the Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He also serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee including the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. He is the founder and Co-Chair of the House Oil and National Security Caucus, which is seeking clean, energy efficient alternatives to America's over-reliance on oil. He also sits on the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, the Bipartisan Task Force for Combatting Anti-Semitism, the HIV/AIDS Caucus, the Long Island Sound Caucus, and the Animal Protection Caucus, among others.
Congressman Engel was born in the Bronx on February 18, 1947. He grew up in a city housing project and attended New York City public schools. In 1969, he graduated from Hunter-Lehman College with a B.A. in History and received a Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling in 1973 from Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York. In 1987, he received a law degree from New York Law School.
For twelve years prior to his election to Congress, Mr. Engel served in the New York State Assembly (1977-1988), where he chaired the Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, as well as the Subcommittee on Mitchell-Lama Housing. Prior to that, he was a teacher and guidance counselor in the New York City public school system.
A lifelong resident of the Bronx, Congressman Engel is married to Pat Engel. They have three children.
- Official Photo of Congressman Eliot L. Engel (06/29/0901:28 PMET )
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Office Locations Push
Office Name Location Image Map URL Washington DC
2462 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-2464
Fax: (202) 225-5513
Monday-Friday 9 am - 5 pmhttp://goo.gl/maps/dWiX8 Bronx Office
3655 Johnson Avenue
Bronx, NY 10463
Phone: (718) 796-9700
Fax: (718) 796-5134
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6 Gramatan Avenue; Suite 205
Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
Phone: (914) 699-4100
Fax: (914) 699-3646
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Co-op City Office
177 Dreiser Loop, Rm 3
Phone: (718) 320-2314
Fax: (718) 320-2047
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