look at your ex’s life U.S. Congressman Charles Rangelrepresenting New York from 1971 to 2017.
date of birth: June 11, 1930
place of birth: New York, New York (Harlem)
birth name: Charles Bernard Rangel
Father: ralph rangel elder
Mother: Blanche (Wharton) Rangel
marriage: Alma (Carter) Rangel (July 26, 1964-present)
children: steven and alicia
educate: New York University, BS, 1957; St. John’s University, J.D., 1960
military service: United States Army, 1948-1952
religion: Roman Catholic
1948-1952 – Served in the U.S. Army.Awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Served in Korea.
1961-1962 – Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
1966-1970 – Member of the New York State Assembly representing the 72nd District of Central Harlem.
November 3, 1970 – Elected to the House of Representatives to represent New York’s eighteenth district.
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2017 – U.S. representative in New York.
1973-1974 – Served on the House Judiciary Committee during President Richard Nixon’s impeachment hearings.
1974-1975 – Co-founder and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.
1975 – First African-American to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee.
1983-1993 – Chairman of the House Select Committee on Drug Abuse and Control.
1996-2007– Senior Democratic member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
2005 – Received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
2007-March 3, 2010- First African-American chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
April 3, 2007 – Rangel’s book, “I Haven’t Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress,” was published.
September 5, 2008 – Rangel’s attorney, Lanny Davis, announced that Rangel had unknowingly failed to report approximately $75,000 in income from a beach house he owned in the Dominican Republic.
September 24, 2008 – The House Ethics Committee announced it would form a panel to investigate Rangel.
November 4, 2008 – Re-elected for 20th term, serving New York’s 15th District.
February 25, 2010 – Rangel received a warning from the House Ethics Committee for accepting a Caribbean trip paid for by corporate interests and was ordered to pay back the money.
March 3, 2010 – announced his resignation Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee until the ethics investigation is complete.
July 22, 2010 – The House Ethics Committee found Rangel had violated the code of ethics.
July 29, 2010 – The House Ethics Committee formally accused Rangel of violating 13 internal regulations in relation to soliciting funds for the project, failing to disclose financial documents, failing to pay taxes on Dominican Republic homes and improperly using rent-subsidized apartments.
November 2, 2010 – Win re-election with 80% of the vote.
November 15, 2010 – rangel go out House Ethics Trial. The ethics committee closes its case.
November 16, 2010 – The House Ethics Subcommittee found Rangel guilty on 11 counts.
December 2, 2010 – voted by the house of representatives denounce rangel.
March 23, 2012 – Rangel and his campaign agreed to pay a $23,000 civil penalty for using the rent-stabilized apartment as their campaign headquarters, according to FEC filings.
May 7, 2012 – Returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since Feb. 9 after recovering from a back injury and viral infection.
June 30, 2012 – The ballot issue came after primary and new unofficial numbers for June 26 released by the New York City Board of Elections showed Rangel leading New York State Senator Espaillat by just two percentage points, 44% to 42%, separating them by just 802 votes More than 3,000 ballots were unaccounted for.
July 7, 2012 – At the close of counting, the New York City Board of Elections announced that Rangel had won the June 26 primary with 18,940 votes, defeating State Senator Espayat, who had 17,950 votes.
November 6, 2012 – Re-elected for a 22nd term with 91% of the vote. As a result of the redistricting, Rangel will represent the new 13th Ward, stretching from East Harlem to the northwest Bronx.
November 4, 2014 – Re-elected for the 23rd term with 87% of the vote.
February 24, 2016 – Confirmed that he will retire from Congress in January 2017.