Longtime New York congresswoman Nita Lowey, 87, has died from metastatic breast cancer, her family announced Sunday.

Nita Lowey, the former 16-term congresswoman from New York, has died after a battle with breast cancer, her family says.

Nita M. Lowey, a veteran legislator from New York who served 16 terms until her retirement after the 116th Congress, died on ...

Nita was a beloved wife, partner, and best friend to her cherished husband of 64 years, Stephen Lowey. An adored mother to ...

A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House ...

Former Democratic New York Rep. Nita Lowey died on Saturday after a yearslong battle with breast cancer, according to a ...

Former Rep. Nita Lowey, who represented New York in Congress for 32 years and became the first woman to chair the House ...

Former Rep. Nita Lowey of County, known as a a fierce advocate in Congress for 32 years, died at age 87 after a battle with ...

Lowey, the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, represented the Hudson Valley for more than three decades ...

"With great sadness, we announce that former Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey died peacefully on March 15 at the age of 87, ...

Nita Lowey, the New York representative who became the first woman to lead the budget-setting House Appropriations Committee, ...

Nita Lowey become assistant secretary of state in 1988 when she defeated a Republican incumbent to enter Congress. She then ...