Carolyn B. Maloney
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 12th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Nydia Velázquez |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Susan Molinari |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Crowley |
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Carolyn Jane Bosher February 19, 1946 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Clifton Maloney (1937–2009) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Greensboro College (BA) |
Carolyn B. Maloney (née Bosher; born February 19, 1946) is the U.S. Representative for New York's 12th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, the daughter of Christine Elizabeth (née Clegg) and Ralph George Bosher. She attended Greensboro College. After graduating, she visited New York City in 1970 and decided to stay.
For several years, she worked as a teacher and an administrator for the New York City Board of Education. In 1977, she obtained a job working for the New York State Legislature and held senior staff positions in both the State Assembly and the State Senate. Maloney was the first woman to represent New York City's 7th Council district (where she was the first woman to give birth while in office); and was the first woman to chair the Joint Economic Committee, a House and Senate panel that examines and addresses the nation's most pressing economic issues. Nicholas Kristof said of her work in the battle against human trafficking: "No one has been a greater champion than Carolyn Maloney" in the fight against human trafficking. Her question: "Where are the women?", asked at a hearing by the Government Oversight Committee created a minor controversy in 2012.
Maloney was elected to the New York City Council in 1982, defeating incumbent Robert Rodriguez in a heavily Spanish-speaking district based in East Harlem and parts of the South Bronx. She served as a Councilmember for 10 years. On the council, she served as the first Chair of the Committee on Contracts, investigating contracts issued by New York City in sludge and other areas. She authored legislation creating the City's Vendex program, which established computerized systems tracking information on City contracts and vendors doing business with the City. Maloney also introduced the first measure in New York to recognize domestic partnerships, including those of same-sex couples. She was the first person to give birth while serving as a City Councilmember, and the first to offer a comprehensive package of legislation to make day care more available and affordable.
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