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One of the Biggest things that happened near Peter Kings district was Amazon pulling out of the deal for them to build their new headquarters in Long Island city, Queens. While the headquarters wouldn't have been in his district it would have been in close proximity giving hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs to his constituents. Amazon left due to pressure from people in the community and politicians, claiming that it was a bad deal for New Yorkers. Rep. Pete King has made multiple tweets blaming the disaster on Progressive Democrats, and more specifically Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This is an example of position taking because he is saying he supports Amazon coming to New York. https://nypost.com/2019/02/17/rep-peter-king-if-ocasio-cortez-hadnt-won-amazon-still-be-here/ One of the bills he has sponsored recently was to renew the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. This is to help the first responders and victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack with any health eff...
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Electoral Circumstances

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2018 Peter King: 128,078 (53%) Liuba Grechen Shirley: 113,074 (47%) 2018 primary Du Wayne Gregory: 5,456 (43%) Liuba Grechen Shirley: 7,315 (57%)  Liuba Grechen Shirley 2016 Peter King: 181,506 (62%)   Du Wayne Gregory: 110,938 (38%) Du Wayne Gregory https://www.elections.ny.gov/2018ElectionResults.html 2018 Campaign Finances Peter King Pacs:   $528,400 Individual: $792,299 Other: $14,778 Cash on hand:  $819,932 Disbursements:   $3,183,657 Liuba Shirley Pacs: $120,200 Individual:  $1,830,886 Other: $28,240 Cash on hand:  $18,795 Disbursements :  $1,960,531 Debt:  $3,000  Shirley was able to raise more money but King had much more cash on hand.  https://classic.fec.gov/disclosurehs/HSCandListProcess.do 2018 Issues. The major issues focused mainly around President Trump and Peter Kings support of him. King did endorse Trum...
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New York District 2

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New York's 2nd Congressional district New York's Second congressional district is in the suburbs of New York city on long island. Contains parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties. Major townships are Hempstead, Oyster bay, Babylon and Islip. Population: 721,373 Gender Male: 348,544 Female: 372,829 Age Under 18: 160,478 Age 18-35: 162,451 Age 35-60: 248,060 over 60: 150,384 Race White: 538,998 African American: 79,729 Native American: 1,220 Asian American: 25,931 Hispanic: 180,587 Mexican: 6,857 Puerto Rican:43,769 Cuban: 2,467 Other: 127,494 Other: 56,219 Income  Median household income: $97,387 Households below $35,00:  35,019 Households $35,000-$75,000: 48,311 Households $75,000-$150,000: 73,478 Households above $150,000: 61,867 Major industries  Retail trade: 36,570 Health care and social assistance: 37,925 Construction: 23,884  Manufacturing: 27,962 Wholesale trade: 20,826  P...
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About Peter King

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Congressman Peter King Congressman for New York's 2nd District Born: April 5, 1944 (75 years old) in Queens, New York Lives: Seaford, New York  Family:  Wife Rosemary King  Daughter Erin King Sweeney Son Sean King  Two grandchildren Education:  Graduated From St. Francis College in 1965 with a B.A. in Political Science Graduated form the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1968 Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic  Career:  New York Army National Guard 1968-1974  Deputy Attorney for Nassau County 1972-1974  Hampstead, New York Town Council 1977-1981 Nassau County Comptroller 1981-1993 United States Congressman for New York's 2nd district 1993-present Committee Assignments:   Member of the Homeland Security Committee  Chairman of the sub-committee on counterterrorism and intelligence  Member of the Financial Services Committee Served as Chair of the Homeland Security Committee ...
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