Maloney, Carolyn, 1946-

Carolyn Bosher Maloney (née Carolyn Jane Bosher, February 19, 1946) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as the U.S. Representative for New York's 12th congressional district since 2013, and for New York's 14th congressional district from 1993 to 2013.

Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, she earned a B.A. from Greensboro College in 1968. In 1970, she attended New York City and decided to stay. For several years, she worked as a teacher and an administrator for the New York City Board of Education. In 1977, she obtained a job working for the New York State Legislature, and held senior staff positions in both the State Assembly and the State Senate. Maloney was elected to the New York City Council in 1982, defeating incumbent Robert Rodriguez in a heavily Spanish-speaking district based in East Harlem and parts of the South Bronx; during her ten years there, she introduced the first measure in New York to recognize domestic partnerships, including those of same-sex couples. In 1992, Maloney ran for Congress in what was then the 14th district, narrowly winning in the traditionally Republican area.

Maloney serves as Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. In addition to this, Maloney is a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. In the House Democratic Caucus, she has served as a Regional Whip and as Vice-Chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. On the House Financial Services Committee she has worked to modernize financial services laws and regulations, strengthen consumer protections, and institute more vigilant oversight of the safety and soundness of our nation’s banking industry. As co-founder of the House 9/11 Commission Caucus, Maloney helped author and pass legislation which created the 9/11 Commission and, later, to implement all of the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations for improving intelligence gathering—described as the most influential intelligence bill in decades.