Carolyn McCarthy

Who is Carolyn McCarthy?

Carolyn McCarthy is an American nurse and politician. She is the U.S. Representative for New York's 4th congressional district, serving since 1997. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in central Long Island in west-central Nassau County and includes Mineola, the Five Towns, East Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, Garden City, Hempstead, Uniondale, East Meadow, Roosevelt, Franklin Square, West Hempstead, Valley Stream, and Elmont.

McCarthy announced on June 3, 2013. that she has a treatable form of lung cancer. On November 8, 2013, it was reported that McCarthy was suing more than 70 companies of potentially causing the Long Island congresswoman to develop lung cancer from asbestos. She had been an avid smoker for 40 years.

On January 8, 2014, she announced that she would not run for re-election that November, citing her poor health; she will retire in January 2015.