Will retire at end of current term (announced April 16, 2012)
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.)
- District: 10th District, Part of Brooklyn -- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Canarsie, Downtown Brooklyn, East New York
- Residence: Brooklyn
- Born: July 21, 1934; Chadbourn, N.C.
- Religion: Baptist
- Family: Wife, Gwendolyn Towns; two children
- Education: North Carolina A&T State U., B.S. 1956; Adelphi U., M.S.W. 1973
- Military Service: Army 1956-58
- Political Highlights: Brooklyn Borough deputy president, 1976-82; U.S. House, 1983-2013
- Elected: Elected: 1982 (15th term)
- Committee Assignments: Energy & Commerce (Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade; Communications & Technology; Health); Oversight & Government Reform (Government Organization, Efficiency & Financial Management - Ranking Member)
State Information: 10th District, Part of Brooklyn -- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Canarsie, Downtown Brooklyn, East New York
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| 2010 | general | Edolphus Towns (D) | 95,485 | 91.1% |
| Diana Muniz (R) | 7,419 | 7.1% |
| Ernest Johnson (C) | 1,853 | 1.8% |
| 2008 | general | Edolphus Towns (D) | 155,090 | 94.2% |
| Salvatore Grupico (R, C) | 9,565 | 5.8% |
| 2006 | general | Edolphus Towns (D) | 72,171 | 92.2% |
| Jonathan Anderson (R) | 4,666 | 6% |
| Ernest Johnson (C) | 1,470 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | general | Edolphus Towns (D, WFM) | 136,113 | 91.5% |
| Harvey Clarke (R) | 11,099 | 7.5% |
| Mariana Blume (C) | 1,554 | 1% |
| 2002 | general | Edolphus Towns (D, L) | 73,859 | 97.8% |
| Herbert Ryan (C) | 1,639 | 2.2% |
Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 91% | John McCain: 9% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 86% | George W. Bush: 13% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 88% | George W. Bush: 8% | |
