Michael McNulty was elected Green Island, N.Y., supervisor in 1969, and became mayor of Green Island in 1977. He served in the state assembly, 1982-1988. McNulty was elected to the U.S. House in 1988 with 62 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Peter Bakal. He has never been seriously challenged in the Democratic district.
He defeated Republican Charles Rosenstein in 2002 with 75 percent of the vote.