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Representative from US Congress district HD-NY-5
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US House
BIRTH
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Gregory W. Meeks was born March 25, 1953 in Harlem, New York. He received his undergraduate degree from Adelphi University in 1974, attending school part time while working on Wall Street. After completing graduate studies at Howard University, Meeks founded a small home improvement and real estate firm serving Queens and Long Island. In 1992, Meeks was elected to the New York State Assembly. He served in the State Assembly until 1998, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's Sixth Congressional District. Meeks has been reelected every two years since entering Congress in 1998. He currently serves on the Financial Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.read less
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