Gregory Weldon Meeks (born September 25, 1953) is the
U.S. Representative for , formerly in the 6th District since 1998. He is a member of the
Democratic Party. The district formerly included, in the last congress, most of southeastern
Queens, including
Jamaica,
Laurelton,
Rosedale,
Cambria Heights,
Saint Albans,
Springfield Gardens,
Far Rockaway, and the
John F. Kennedy International Airport. His district is made up mainly of middle and upper middle-class
African-American and
West Indian American communities, but also included a small part of
Ozone Park and part of
Howard Beach known as
Old Howard Beach, both of which are predominantly middle-class
Italian-American communities. In addition, he represented much of
Kew Gardens and northern
Richmond Hill.