Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1983-2012

Senator, New York State Senate, 1978-1983

Candidate, New York City Council, At-Large, 1977

Member, Baltic Caucus

Member, Congressional Boating Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Chair, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, 110th Congress

Member, Congressional Children's Working Group

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus

Vice-Chair, Congressional Study Group on Japan

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Member, Democratic Steering Committee

Member, Education Caucus

Member, Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Full Foreign Affairs Committee

Chair, House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia

Chair, Long Island Congressional Caucus

Member, Long Island Sound Caucus

Member, Northeast Agricultural Caucus

Member, Older Americans Caucus

Co-Chair, Silk Road Caucus

Newspaper Publisher, The Queens Tribune, 1970-1983

Teacher, New York City School System, 1965-1970

President, International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians

Astrological Sign:

Scorpio

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Photography, Stamp Collecting, Boating