Raymond J. McGrath explained

State1:New York
District1:5th
Predecessor1:John W. Wydler
Successor1:Gary Ackerman
Term Start1:January 3, 1981
Term End1:January 3, 1993
State Assembly2:New York
District2:19th
Term Start2:January 1, 1977
Term End2:December 31, 1980
Preceded2:John S. Thorp Jr.
Succeeded2:Dean Skelos
Birth Name:Raymond Joseph McGrath
Birth Date:27 March 1942
Birth Place:Valley Stream, New York, U.S.
Profession:teacher

Raymond Joseph (Ray) McGrath (born March 27, 1942) is an American educator and politician who served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1993. He was a Republican from New York.

Biography

McGrath was born in Valley Stream, New York. He graduated from the State University of New York at Brockport in 1963 and received an M.A. from New York University in 1968. Then he taught biology.

Political career

From 1965 to 1971, he also served as Commissioner of the Hempstead Parks and Recreation Bureau.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 1980, sitting in the 182nd and 183rd New York State Legislatures.

Congress

He was elected as a Republican to the 97th, 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st and 102nd United States Congresses, holding office from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1993.

Later career

Afterwards he became the president of the Beer Institute.

He is currently President of the Downey McGrath Group Inc. in Washington, D.C.