Former Congressman Steve Israel was a Member of Congress for sixteen years, serving as House Democrats chief political strategist between 2011-2015 as Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Israel is a regular political commentator on MSNBC. His NY Times op-ed, “Nothing Will Change After The Las Vegas Shooting” went viral; his Mic.Com video on gun violence received nearly 3.5 million views. He was one of only nine members of the House Democratic leadership, and has a singular behind-the-scenes understanding of how Washington officials think, or don’t think.