Jerrold Nadler
DemocratU.S. Representative, NY-12| Age | 79 (b. 1947-06-13) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 1992-11-03 (~33 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White (Ashkenazi Jewish) |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Education | Stuyvesant High School (1965); Columbia University, B.A. (1969); Fordham University School of Law, J.D. (1978). Attended Crown Heights Yeshiva as a child. |
| Prior occupation | Attorney; New York State Assemblyman; earlier worked as law clerk and legislative assistant |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Brooklyn, New York |
| Marital status | Married — Joyce Miller (Josephine Langsdorf Miller) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 1992 |
| Previous offices | New York State Assembly (1977-1992) |
| Committees | Committee on the Judiciary · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Jewish Caucus (co-chair) · Medicare for All Caucus · House Pro-Choice Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Congressional Freethought Caucus · Congressional Arts Caucus |
| Leadership | Chair, House Judiciary Committee (2019-2023) · Ranking Member, House Judiciary Committee (2017-2019, 2023-2025) · Dean of the New York congressional delegation · Impeachment manager, first Trump impeachment trial (2020) |
| Ideology | Consistently liberal/progressive voting record; described as the 'Liberal Lion' of the New York delegation; member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and formerly the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee. |
| Signature legislation | MORE Act (cannabis decriminalization, 2019) · Respect for Marriage Act (co-introduced, 2009) · Freedom of Choice Act (sponsored, 2004 and 2007) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: JStreetPAC (top PAC contributor, 2023-2024) ($30,850)
Top industries: Lawyers/Law Firms
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.