Carolyn McCarthy
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About
Known for transferring her political affiliation from the Republican to the Democratic Party (in 1996), she was elected in 1997 as a New York fourth congressional district representative to the United States Congress.
Before Fame
Before entering politics, she worked as a nurse.
Trivia
Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2013, she decided in 2014 not to run for re-election.
Family Life
After her husband and son -- Dennis and Kevin McCarthy -- were killed in a 1993 shooting on a Long Island Railroad train, she became a strong proponent of gun control laws.
Associated With
She and California Senator Dianne Feinstein co-authored a 2012 gun control bill.
