Congressman Edolphus “Ed” Towns
72nd Birthday Celebration
At 188 E 63rd St Penthouse #3 NY NY
July 21st 2006

Edolphus "Ed" Towns is currently serving his twelfth term in the U.S House of Representatives. He represents the tenth Congressional District of Brooklyn, New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of East New York, Canarsie, Brownsville, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Cypress Hills, Clinton Hill, Mill Basin, Midwood, downtown Brooklyn, Boreum Hill, as well as parts of Fort Greene and Williamsburg.

Representative Towns is a member of the exclusive Energy and Commerce Committee where he is on the Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, the Health Subcommittee, and the Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee. Through his committee appointments, Rep. Towns has worked to enhance consumers' privacy protections on the Internet, develop innovative initiatives to reduce asthma, and bridge the digital divide. He also serves on the Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee On Government Efficiency and Financial Management where he is the Ranking Member.

Throughout his tenure in Congress, Rep. Towns' legislative work in education, telecommunications, healthcare, financial services and the environment has earned him numerous awards. Some of his legislative successes include: the "Student Right to Know Act", a law to mandate the reporting of student athletes graduation rates; new bilingual education programs for the gifted and talented, teacher training and special education; enhanced Medicare reimbursement rates for mid-level practitioners; establishing a Federal-funding base for poison control centers; initiating new standards for the inclusion of children in clinical trials; creating the Telecommunications Development Fund to provide capital for small and minority telecommunications businesses.

In the environmental area, Rep. Towns continues to be committed to protecting our national parks and creating open space throughout Brooklyn, including the Brooklyn Bridge Park project of which he was an original incorporator. He has also worked to preserve and restore ecologically sensitive estuaries and coastal areas. In addition, the National Audubon Society recognized the Congressman for his leadership in securing federal funds for restoration activities in Prospect Park. Rep. Towns has brought important economic development projects to the 10th Congressional District as well

Representative Towns had the distinction of being the first African American to serve as Deputy Brooklyn Borough President. Additionally, he and his son, NYS Assemblyman Darryl Towns, became the first African American father/son tandem to serve simultaneously in public office in New York State. Rep. Towns' varied professional background includes assignments as an administrator at Beth Israel Medical Center, a professor at New York's Medgar Evers College and Fordham University and a teacher in the New York City Public School System. He is also a veteran of the United States Army and an ordained Baptist minister.

The Congressman has a master's degree in social work from Adelphi University and a bachelor's degree from North Carolina A & T State University. Congressman Towns was born in Chadbourn, North Carolina. He is married to the former Gwendolyn Forbes and they reside in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn. They have two children, Darryl and Deidra, and five grandchildren, Kiara, Jasmine, Kristian, Dale and Trinity. The Congressman also serves as a surrogate father to his nephews Jason and Jereme Towns.

Congressman Ed Towns (D- NY 10) celebrated his 72nd birthday on Friday, July 21, 2006 at the home of Sandy Rubenstein, 188 East 64th Street, Penthouse #3, in Manhattan.
"I am honored to have my colleagues from across the political spectrum and from the business and civic communities join me on this momentous occasion," said Congressman Towns. "I am blessed to have been in the service of the Brooklyn community for a good part of my adult life and to have the community respond in kind."

The Congressman was joined by his colleagues from the New York delegation, members of the New York City Council, Congressional candidates from the 10th Congressional District, members of the New York State Assembly and business community.

The following politicians were on hand to support Congressman Ed Towns: Congress members, Charles Rangel, Nydia Velasquez, Jose Serrano Sr, Carol Maloney, Councilmember, Bill DeBlasio, Senator,Nick Perry and many more from their respected fields.
We like to thank Ms Ruth J Morrison,The Communications Director for her kind invite,to learn more about the Congressman and to contribute to his cause, feel free to view their website at http://www.house.gov/towns












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