Biography:

Nita Lowey was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and resides in Harrison, N.Y. She received a bachelor's degree from Mount Holyoke College in 1959 was a housewife for years before becoming involved in politics in 1974 when she volunteered for Mario Cuomo's bid for lieutenant governor.

Cuomo, her neighbor, lost but was named New York's Secretary of State. Cuomo hired Lowey. She was an assistant to the secretary of state for economic development, 1975-85. She served as assistant secretary of state, 1985-87.

She was first elected to the U.S. House in 1988. In the 107th Congress she was selected as chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the first woman to take the reins of group charged with winning back the House for Democrats.

Lowey and her husband, Stephen, have three children.

Past Campaigns:

Nita Lowey was first elected to the U.S. House in 1988 with just over 50 percent of the vote, defeating two-term Republican Rep. Joseph DioGuardi. She was re-elected in 1990, defeating Republican Glenn Bellitto with 62 percent of the vote.

She won re-election again in 1992 with 55 percent of the vote, again defeating DioGuardi. She defeated Republican Andrew Hartzell Jr. in 1994 with 57 percent of the vote. In 1996, she received 63 percent of the vote against Republican Kerry Katsorhis.

Lowey was re-elected in 1998 without major party opposition and in 2000 she pulled 67 percent of the vote against Republican John Vonglis.

She faced no GOP opposition in 2002.

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