Carolyn McCarthy

Carolyn McCarthy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byDan Frisa
Succeeded byKathleen Rice
Personal details
Born
Carolyn Cook

(1944-01-05) January 5, 1944 (age 80)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (Before 1996)
Democratic (1996–present)
Spouse
Dennis McCarthy
(m. 1967; died 1993)
Children1
Alma materGlen Cove Nursing School

Carolyn McCarthy (née Cook; born January 5, 1944) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 4th congressional district from 1997 to 2015. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

On January 8, 2014, she announced that she would not run for re-election that November, citing health; she retired in January 2015[1] and was replaced by fellow Democrat Kathleen Rice.

  1. ^ Walter, Geoffrey (January 8, 2014). "McCarthy will not seek re-election". Wantagh-Seaford Patch. Retrieved July 8, 2016.