Gary Ackerman (Politician ) was born in New York, United States on a Thursday, November 19, 1942 🎈. Gary Ackerman is 82 years old. He is a Scorpio ♏ and was born in the Year of the Horse 🐎.
From 1983 until 2013, this Democratic Party politician served New York’s fifth district in the United States House of Representatives. While in Congress, he was assigned to the Committees on Financial Services and Foreign Affairs.
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| FULL NAME: | Gary Ackerman |
| BIRTH DATE: | November 19, 1942 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | New York, United States |
| AGE: | 82 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Scorpio |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Horse |
About
Gary Ackerman is a Politician. Gary was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
The grandson of Russian and Polish Jewish immigrants, he grew up in Brooklyn, New York, as the child of Max and Eva Ackerman. He and his wife, Rita Tewel, raised children named Lauren, Corey, and Ari. Find out who is Gary Ackerman dating right now.
After graduating from Queens College in the mid 1960s, he taught in the New York City public schools and went on to serve as editor of the Queens Tribune. He began his political career as a member of the New York State Senate.
DID YOU KNOW In the late 1960s, he sued the New York City Board of Education for refusing to grant him paternity leave following the birth of his child. Many years later, while serving in the U.S. Congress, he championed the same cause and helped pass the Family and Medical Leave Act.
FACT While in Congress, Ackerman played a key role in passing an amendment to the Ryan White Care Act that required hospitals to test all newborns for the HIV virus.
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Birthday
Currently, Gary Ackerman is 82 years old. His next birthday is away. Gary will celebrate his 83rd birthday on a Thursday, November 19th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on November 19, 1942. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Gary Ackerman’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. People born between the dates of October 23rd and November 21st belong to the eighth sign in the zodiac, Scorpio. Libras are known for being loyal, passionate, and strategic. They're can be either the best of allies or the deadliest of enemies. Cancer is the most compatible sign for Scorpios.
Famous Scorpio celebrities are Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake, Matthew McConaughey, Drake, Ryan Reynolds, Katy Perry, Kris Jenner, Anne Hathaway, Ryan Gosling, Charles Manson, and Marie Antoinette. Scorpio ruling planet is Pluto. Astrologically, Pluto symbolizes transformation rebirth and regeneration.
Gary Ackerman was born in the Year of the Horse. Horse symbolizes power, beauty, and freedom in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Horse are self-reliant, easygoing, witty, honest, and outspoken. They can also sometimes be impatient, impulsive, and self-centered.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Gary Ackerman is a 82 years old Politician, born in November, in the Year of the Horse (1942), and is a Scorpio. His life path number is 1. Gary’s birthstone is Topaz and Citrine, and his birth flower is Chrysanthemum. You may also check out all famous birthdays in November or specifically birthdays on November 19.
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