Steve Israel, American lawyer and politician
Steven J. Israel (born May 30, 1958) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 2001 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in New York's 2nd congressional district until 2013 and New York's 3rd congressional district until his retirement from Congress.Since redistricting in 2012, the district includes portions of northern Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island, as well as a small portion of Queens in New York City. Israel chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 2011 to 2015 and Democratic Policy and Communications Committee from 2015 to 2017. Prior to his election to Congress, he served on the Huntington Town Board, starting 1993. In 2017, he joined CNN as a political commentator. Israel currently serves on the Board of Advisors for lobbying firm Michael Best Strategies.