Please answer the following question: Facts: - birth name: carolyn cook - successor: kathleen rice - party: republican present -rrb- -lrb- before 1996 -rrb- democratic -lrb- 1996 -- - spouse: dennis -lrb- deceased 1993 -rrb- - predecessor: dan frisa - district: new york 4 4th - term end: january 3 , 2015 - term start: january 3 , 1997 - state: new york - name: carolyn mccarthy - birth date: 5 january 1944 - image: carolyn mccarthy 2012 portrait.jpeg - birth place: new york city , new york , u.s. - alma mater: glen cove nursing school Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of carolyn mccarthy .
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carolyn mccarthy -lrb- born january 5 , 1944 -rrb- is an american nurse and politician who served as the u.s. representative for from 1997 to 2015 .she is a member of the democratic party .on january 8 , 2014 , she announced that she would not run for re-election that november , citing her poor health ; she retired in january 2015 and was replaced by fellow democrat kathleen rice .