William Carney (politician)

William Carney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Otis G. Pike
Succeeded by	George J. Hochbrueckner
Member of the Suffolk County, New York Legislature from 6th District
In office January 1976 – December 1978
Preceded by	Angela Christenson
Succeeded by	Donald C. Allgrove
Personal details
Born	(1942-07-01)July 1, 1942 New York City, U.S.
Died	May 22, 2017(2017-05-22) (aged 74) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican (after 1985) Conservative (before 1985)
Spouse	Barbara Ann Haverlin
Children	2
Alma mater	Florida State University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Years of service	1961–1964
Unit	Medical Corps

William Carney (July 1, 1942 – May 22, 2017) was an American politician from New York who served in the Suffolk County, New York Legislature and United States House of Representatives as a member of the Conservative and Republican parties. He is the only registered member of the Conservative Party of New York State to be elected to the United States House of Representatives.^[1] He is one of two members of the Conservative Party to be elected to the United States Congress along with James L. Buckley, who was elected to the United States Senate from New York's Class I seat in 1970.

After serving in Suffolk County, New York's county legislature Carney was elected to the United States House of Representatives with the support of the Republican Party. He was reelected three more times before changing his party affiliation to Republican in 1985 in an attempt to gain a leadership position in the Republican House caucus. However, he chose to not seek reelection in 1986, due to negative reactions to his support of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant.