Lee Zeldin
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Bishop |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 3rd district |
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In office 2011–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Brian X. Foley |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Croci |
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January 30, 1980 East Meadow, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Zeldin |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Shirley, New York |
| Alma mater |
SUNY Albany (BA) Albany Law School (JD) |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | Official website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 2003–present |
| Rank |
Major 
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| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Lee Zeldin (born January 30, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician. A Republican, he has represented New York's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2015. New York's 1st district includes Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton, East Hampton, and Shelter Island, and a small portion of Islip.
Zeldin was raised in Shirley, Suffolk County, New York and graduated from William Floyd High School in 1998. He received a B.A. (cum laude) in political science from the State University of New York at Albany in 2001 and earned his Juris Doctor from Albany Law School in May 2003.
Upon graduation from law school, he received an Army ROTC commission as a Second Lieutenant, assigned to the Military Intelligence Corps of the United States Army. He became a member of the New York State Bar in January 2004 at the age of 23. In 2006, he was deployed to Iraq with an infantry battalion of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division. In 2007, he transitioned from active duty to the Army Reserve where he currently serves with the rank of Major. In 2008, Zeldin started a law practice in Smithtown, New York.
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