DL21C's holiday season kicks off this Tuesday night, with a conversation with Jim Himes, a 43-year old former investment banker and nonprofit chairman, who defeated longterm Republican Chris Shays in 2008. He'll discuss his work on the Financial Services Committee and how the government plans to prevent a future economic crisis.
Then gear up for upcoming December events on H1N1, and the Stupak amendment....and then...DL21C's biggest party of the year - our 17th Annual Holiday Bash, on December 10! Full details below.
See you Tuesday night!
Averting the Next Financial Crisis: Reshaping America's Financial Regulatory Framework
A Conversation with
Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT-Greenwich/Bridgeport) and Member, House Financial Services and Homeland Security Committees
Retreat Nightclub and Lounge
37 W 17th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
B/D/F/V to 14th Street; N/R/Q/W to Union Square; 1 to 18th Street
Free for members; $5/nonmembers
About Congressman Himes:
Jim Himes represents Connecticut’s 4th District in the United States House of Representatives. He is currently serving his first term in Congress and is a member of the House Committees on Financial Services and Homeland Security. Jim grew up as the child of a single working mom in a small town.
Born in Lima, Peru in 1966 to American parents, he spent the early years of his childhood in Peru and Colombia while his father worked for the Ford Foundation and UNICEF. As an American abroad, Jim grew up fluent in both Spanish and English and was raised with an awareness of the unique position of the United States in the world. After his parents divorced, Jim moved with his mother and sister to the United States.
Jim graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School and then attended Harvard University. After completing his undergraduate work, Jim earned a Rhodes Scholarship, which enabled him to attend Oxford University in England where he continued his studies of Latin America, including research in El Salvador. Prior to his service in Congress, Jim ran the New York City branch of The Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing the unique challenges of urban poverty. Jim’s team led the way in financing the construction of thousands of affordable housing units in the greater New York metropolitan region, often using new green technologies to achieve energy efficiency and reduce utility costs.
Jim’s experience at Enterprise spurred his involvement in politics. Putting his expertise in affordable housing to work, Jim served as a Commissioner of the Greenwich Housing Authority, ultimately chairing the board and leading it through a much needed program of reforms. Jim went on to become an elected member of his town's finance board, setting tax and budget policy for Greenwich. Jim has also served as Chairman of his local Democratic Town Committee, organizing others in the community to become more active in the political process.
A graduate of Harvard College, Jim began his professional career at Goldman Sachs & Co. where he worked his way up to Vice President over the course of a 12-year career. There he worked extensively in Latin America and headed the bank’s telecommunications technology group.
Jim lives in Greenwich with his wife Mary and two daughters Emma and Linley.
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Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, December 1
7:00 pm
DL21C's Health Care Committee presents
H1N1: Potential Impact, and Preparedness for, a Citywide Outbreak
with local and global perspectives
Iguana Lounge
240 W. 54th Street
(between Broadway and 8th Avenue),
lower level
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Monday, December 7
7:00 pm
7:30 program start
DL21C's Political Author Series continues with
Michelle Goldberg, author, The Means of Reproduction
for a discussion of reproductive rights and the Stupak amendment
Mr. Dennehy's Pub
63 Carmine St (off 7th Ave)
1 to Houston St, A/C/E/B/D/F/V to West 4th
Books will be available for purchase and signing on-site
Free for members and book purchasers; $5 for everyone else
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Thursday, December 10
8pm until 3am!!
DL21C's 17th Annual Holiday Bash!
Our biggest party of the year - with great music, dancing and special guests!
Club Imperial
17 W 19th Street (at 5th Avenue)
N/R/Q/W/B/D/F/V to 23rd Street OR 14th Street
http://www.theimperialnyc.com/
Free for members; $10/nonmembers
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