Steve Israel: podcast appearances and interviews

Steven Jay Israel, born on May 30, 1958, is an American political commentator, lobbyist, author, bookseller, and former politician. He served as a United States representative from New York from 2001 until 2017. Throughout his congressional tenure, he represented New York's 2nd congressional district until 2013 and then the 3rd district until his retirement. His district included parts of northern Nassau County, Suffolk County on Long Island, and a small section of Queens in New York City. Israel held leadership roles within the Democratic Party, chairing the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 2011 to 2015 and the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee from 2015 to 2017. Prior to his election to Congress, he served on the Huntington Town Board beginning in 1993. Following his departure from Congress, he joined CNN as a political commentator and was appointed in 2019 as the inaugural director of the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at Cornell University. As of 2022, he also serves on the Board of Advisors for lobbying firm Michael Best Strategies.