A Representative from New York. Born Carolyn Cook in Brooklyn, Kings County, N. Y. , January 5, 1944. Graduated from Mineola High School, Garden City Park, N. Y. , 1962. Graduated from Glen Cove Nursing School, Glen Cove, N. Y. , 1964. Licensed practical nurse in ICU section, Glen Cove Hospital, Glen Cove, N. Y. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2015), was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014. Died on June 26, 2025, in Fort Myers, Fla.