Republican Congressional representative from New York, 3 January 1993-3 January 2021. Did not run for reelection in 2020.
Longtime friend of Judge Andrew Napolitano, since Notre Dame Law School.
Graduated from St. Francis College in Brooklyn in 1965 and earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1968.
Brother of Kevin King and Barbara King.
Favorite songs are "New York, New York" and "My Way" by Frank Sinatra, the theme from Rocky (1976), "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and the Notre Dame Victory March.
His father, Peter King, was a New York City police officer.
Resides in Seaford, New York.
Became involved in the Northern Ireland peace process. His novel, Terrible Beauty, used Northern Ireland as the subject of the book.
Chairman, U.S. House Homeland Security Committee (?-2013).
Member, U.S. House Financial Services Committee, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and U.S. House Homeland Security Committee.
Chairman, U.S. House Counter-Terrorism Subcommittee.
Nassau County, New York deputy attorney, 1972-1974.
Nassau County, New York comptroller, 1981-1993.
Member of the Hempstead, New York town council, 1977-1981.