Gregory W. Meeks

GREGORY W. MEEKS, Democrat, of Southern Queens, NY; born in Harlem, NY, September 25, 1953; education: B.A., history, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, 1975; J.D., Howard University School of Law, Washington, DC, 1978; professional history: lawyer; assistant attorney, Queens District Attorney's Office, 1978-83; assistant specialist narcotics prosecutor, New York City, 1981-83; deputy counsel, New York State Investigation Commission, 1983-85; supervising judge, New York State Workers' Compensation Board, 1985-92; member, New York State Assembly, 1992-97; election history: elected to the 6th District for the 105th Congress, by special election, on February 3, 1998, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Representative Floyd Flake; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the 5th District for the 113th Congress on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Congress.