Gary Ackerman

Gary Ackerman
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 1, 1983 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byBenjamin S. Rosenthal
Succeeded byGrace Meng
(redistricting)
Constituency7th district (1983–1993)
5th district (1993–2013)
Member of the New York Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 1, 1979 – March 1, 1983
Preceded byJack E. Bronston
Succeeded byLeonard P. Stavisky
Personal details
Born
Gary Leonard Ackerman

(1942-11-19) November 19, 1942 (age 81)
Brooklyn, New York City
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Roslyn Heights, New York, U.S.
Alma materQueens College (BA)
OccupationHigh school teacher, newspaper publisher

Gary Leonard Ackerman (born November 19, 1942) is an American retired politician and former U.S. representative from New York, serving from 1983 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On March 15, 2012, Ackerman announced that he would retire at the end of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2013, after fifteen terms, and would not seek re-election in November 2012.