Joe Crowley: The Last of the Irish Bosses in Queens

Former Congressman Joe Crowley of New York is “simply one of the most significant Irish American politicians of his generation.” After growing up in an Irish household in Queens, Crowley’s political career began in the New York State Assembly in 1987. 

He was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1999 and, from 2017 to 2019, he served as Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, the fourth most powerful position in the House Democratic Party. A member of the Friends of Ireland Caucus and one of the Co-Chairs for the Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs during his time in Congress, Crowley was—and continues to be—deeply involved in Irish American politics.

In the second episode of “The Last Hurrah”,  Liam and Scott sit down with former Congressman Joe Crowley of New York to discuss his Irish roots, Irish American political successes, and the future of the Democratic Party.