Claudia Tenney
RepublicanU.S. Representative, NY-24| Age | 65 (b. 1961-02-04) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2017-01-03 (~9 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Christian (Presbyterian) |
| Education | B.A., Colgate University (1983); J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law (1987) |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (private practice); co-owner and legal counsel of Mid-York Press, a family commercial printing company; radio/TV co-host; early career at the Consulate General of Yugoslavia in New York |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | New Hartford, New York |
| Languages | English; conversant in Serbo-Croatian |
| Marital status | Divorced — Wayne Cleary Jr. (former; divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Cleveland, New York |
| Notable relatives | Son Wayne 'Trey' Ralph Cleary III, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and U.S. Marine Corps officer; her family founded Mid-York Press (commercial printing firm started by her grandfather in 1946) |
Pending research: openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2016 |
| Previous offices | New York State Assembly, 115th District (2011-2012) · New York State Assembly, 101st District (2013-2016) · U.S. House of Representatives, NY-22 (2017-2019) · U.S. House of Representatives, NY-22 (2021-2023) |
| Committees | House Committee on Ways and Means (Subcommittee on Health; Subcommittee on Trade) · House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Subcommittee on Energy) · House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |
| Caucuses | Republican Study Committee · Abraham Accords Caucus · Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus · Northern Border Security Caucus · Maple Caucus · Bipartisan Supply Chain Caucus · Fentanyl Prevention Caucus · Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus · Congressional Fire Services Caucus · Museum Ships Caucus |
| Leadership | Co-chair, Congressional American-Made Medicines Caucus · Co-chair, Congressional Community Action Caucus |
| Ideology | Ranked 6th most politically right (conservative) among all U.S. Representatives in 2024 per GovTrack analysis |
| Signature legislation | Anti-BDS Labeling Act (H.R. 5179) - passed House 231-189 on Sept. 18, 2024 · Countering Hate Against Israel by Federal Contractors Act · IGO Anti-Boycott Act · Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) · No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) ($28,750 (top PAC contributor, 2021-2022 cycle))
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.