Biography:

Gregory W. Meeks was born in Harlem and grew up in public housing. He now resides in Far Rockaway in Queens. Meeks received a bachelor's degree from Adelphi University in 1975 and a law degree from Howard University in 1978. He worked as an assistant Queens County (N.Y.) prosecutor, and a state worker's compensation judge. He served in the New York Assembly, 1993-98.

He was first elected to the U.S. House in a February 1998 special election to serve the remainder of Democrat Floyd Flake's term. Flake, a minister, retired to devote more time to his church in Queens, N.Y.

Meeks and his wife, Simone-Marie, have three daughters.

Past Campaigns:

Gregory Meeks was elected to the U.S. House in a February 1998 special election to serve the remainder of Democrat Floyd Flake's term. He defeated four candidates, receiving 56 percent of the vote. He was elected to a full term, winning the November 1998 general election without opposition. He was re-elected in 2000 also unopposed.

In the 2002 primary, he easily defeated Queens activist Rey Clarke. He faced no Republican opposition in the general election.

Election Information by State: Select a State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Mass. Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hamp. New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming -------------------------   Candidate Search Find candidate running for federal and state offices. Candidate Last Name State (Optional) All Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Mass. Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hamp. New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming ------------------------- Office Type (Optional) All President U.S. Senate U.S. House Governor State Office Local Office