Nita Lowey
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Nita M. Lowey is a Democratic representative from the 18th district of New York. She was first elected to Congress in 1988, and she is a former chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Lowey was born in the Bronx; graduated from the Bronx High School of Science; and received a Bachelor's Degree from Mount Holyoke College. She served as Assistant Secretary of State for the State of New York before being elected to Congress. Nita and Stephen Lowey have been married for over 45 years and have three grown children and eight grandchildren.