Robert Zimmerman (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 3rd Congressional District. Zimmerman received a bachelor's degree from Brandeis University and a master's in business administration for Fordham University. In 1988, Zimmerman co-founded a marketing communications company. He served on the John F. Kennedy Center's Presidential Commission on the Arts and the National Council on the Humanities, nominated by Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, respectively.