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Democrat and liberal, Rangel was elected to the New York State Assembly 1966-70. Since then he has been serving continuously as U.S. Representative from New York's Harlem district. Rangel is the senior member of New York's Congressional delegation, and chaired the powerful House Ways and Means Committee until stepping down from that post in 2010, amidst reports of his unethical trips, assets and income, use of rent-controlled apartments, and his solicitation of donations for a university center to be named after him. Re-elected to a 20th term in Congress by a landslide in 2010, and found guilty of 11 violations by a House ethics panel two weeks later. As punishment, he may face "admonishment".<p><b>Father:</b> Ralph J. Rangel, Sr. (d.)<br><b>Mother:</b> Blanche Mary Wharton (b. 20-Mar-1904, d. 6-Mar-1995)<br><b>Brother:</b> Ralph J. Rangel, Jr. (d. 1975)<br><b>Sister:</b> Frances<br><b>Wife:</b> Alma E. Carter<br><b>Son:</b> Steven<br><b>Daughter:</b> Alicia Frances Rangel<br><p> High School: DeWitt Clinton High School, New York, NY<br> University: <a href="/edu/490/000068286/">BS, School of Commerce, New York University (1957)</a><br> Law School: <a href="/edu/556/000079319/">LLB, St. John's University, Brooklyn, NY (1960)</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/281/000052125/">US Congressman, New York</a> 15th (1993-)<br> <a href="/gov/281/000052125/">US Congressman, New York</a> 16th (1983-93)<br> <a href="/gov/281/000052125/">US Congressman, New York</a> 19th (1973-83)<br> <a href="/gov/281/000052125/">US Congressman, New York</a> 18th (1971-73)<br> <a href="/gov/139/000121773/">New York State Assembly</a> (1966-70)<br> <a href="/gov/015/000208388/">Assistant US Attorney</a> Southern District of New York (1963)<br> <a href="/org/079/000134674/">Afghanistan Relief Committee</a> Honorary Co-Chair<br> <a href="/org/327/000136916/">National Student Leadership Conference</a> Honorary Board of Advisors<br> <a href="/org/247/000043118/">Trilateral Commission</a> <br> <a href="/org/508/000117157/">New York State Bar Association</a> <br> <a href="/org/426/000041303/">Freemasonry</a> <br> <a href="/org/652/000041529/">Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity</a> <br> <a href="/honors/280/000043151/">Bronze Star</a> <br> <a href="/honors/279/000043150/">Purple Heart</a> <br> <a href="/event/957/000347913/">Shrapnel Injury</a> Battle of Kunu-ri (Nov-1950)<br> <a href="/crime/951/000048807/">Trespassing</a> New York City (15-Mar-1999)<br> <a href="/crime/951/000048807/">Trespassing</a> Washington, DC (13-Jul-2004)<br> <a href="/group/668/000165173/">Wedding: Donald Trump and Marla Maples (1993)</a> <br> <a href="/event/043/000087779/">Censured</a> by the House for ethics violations (2-Dec-2010)<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/779/000064587/">Obesity</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/070/000402858/">13th (30-Sep-2016)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/048/000359965/">Koch (8-Oct-2012)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/069/000119709/">The Last Debate (5-Nov-2000)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/741/000089474/">The Panama Deception (1992)</a> · Himself<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://rangel.house.gov/" target=_blank>http://rangel.house.gov/</a><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=23266"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=23266">Charles Rangel</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=23266" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>