US Representative for New York's 17th, 8th and 10th districts repectively. Was initially elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of 17th district Rep. Theodore S Weiss. Born in Brooklyn, June 13, 1947; graduated from Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY., 1965; B.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1969; J.D., Fordham University School of Law, New York, N.Y., 1978; member of the community planning board no. 7, Manhattan, New York, N.Y., 1967-1971; legislative assistant, New York state assembly, 1972; member of the New York state assembly, 1977-1992;