Carolyn McCarthy

Carolyn McCarthy (née Cook; January 5, 1944 – June 26, 2025) was an American nurse and politician. She was a Democrat. She served as a member of the U.S. House of Representative for  from 1997 to 2015. She was known for her being an advocate for gun control. Her husband was killed and their son was injured in the 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting. She was played by actress Laurie Metcalf in the movie The Long Island Incident (1998), based on the events of the shooting.

McCarthy was born in Brooklyn, New York City and grew up in Mineola, New York. She was married to Dennis McCarthy from 1967 until his murder in 1993. 

In 2013, it was reported she had been diagnosed with lung cancer. McCarthy died in Fort Myers, Florida, on June 25, 2025 from problems caused by the disease at the age of 81.

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