Jerrold Lewis Nadler is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. A Manhattan resident and a member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 12th congressional district since 2023. Nadler was first elected to Congress in 1992 to represent the state's 17th congressional district; that district was renumbered as the 8th district in 1993 and as the 10th in 2013. Before his election to Congress, he served eight terms as a New York state assemblyman. Nadler is the dean of New York's U.S. House delegation and is known for his liberal record.