Alfonse Martello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is a former New York politician. A Republican, he served as United States Senator from New York from 1981 until 1999, after his loss to Democratic Congressman Charles Schumer. From http://bioguide. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ... Office: Senior Senator, New York Political party: Democratic Term of office: January 1999–Present Preceded by: Al DAmato Succeeded by: Incumbent (2011) Date of birth: November 23, 1950 Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York Marriage: Iris Weinshall Charles Ellis Chuck Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior Senator...

D'Amato was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised on Long Island. His political career started with the Nassau County Republican Party, where he was elected public administrator in 1970 and town supervisor for Hempstead, New York in 1977. As a rather obscure candidate, he then defeated incumbent Jacob Javits in the 1980 Senate Republican primary, taking advantage of Javits' 1979 diagnosis of generally fatal amytrophic lateral sclerosis. Javits nevertheless pursued the seat on the Liberal Party ticket, splitting the left-wing vote in ordinarily liberal New York with Democratic Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman and leading to D'Amato's 45% plurality victory. This victory is largely credited to his campaign manager, Arthur Finkelstein. The Brooklyn Bridge in 1890, seven years after its opening Kings County in New York State Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Image of Long Island taken by NASA. Long Island, New York, is an island off the North American coast, some 118 miles (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 miles (32 km) wide, extending from New York Harbor into the North Atlantic Ocean. ... There is also a Town of Nassau. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hempstead is a town located in Nassau County, New York. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Jacob Koppel Javits (May 18, 1904–March 7, 1986) was an American politician. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Motor neurone disease (MND) is a term used to cover a number of illnesses of the motor neurone: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progressive muscular atrophy (PMA), progressive bulbar palsy (PBP), and progressive lateral sclerosis (PLS). ... The Liberal Party of New York is a minor political party active only in New York State. ... This article or section should be merged with Spoiler effect A split vote, or vote splitting, occurs in an election when the existence of two or more candidates that represent relatively similar viewpoints among voters reduces the votes received by each of them, reducing the chances of any one of... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ... Elizabeth Holtzman (born August 11, 1941) is an American Democratic politician. ... The First Past the Post electoral system, is a voting system for single-member districts. ... Arthur J. Finkelstein (born 1946) is a Republican political operative. ...

D'Amato drew the nickname Senator Pothole for his delivery of "constituent services," helping citizens with their individual cases. Many New Yorkers meant the nickname as a pejorative; D'Amato had a reputation for focusing on constituent service mostly during election years.

Senator D'Amato also hold the record for the second and seventh longest filibusters ever recorded in the United States Senate. In 1986, a filibuster he conducted against a military bill lasted 23 hours, 30 minutes and in 1992, a filibuster against a tax bill lasted 15 hours, 14 minutes. He was known for reading the District of Columbia phonebook during a filibuster. In a legislature or other decision making body, a filibuster is an attempt to obstruct a particular decision from being taken by using up the time available, typically through an extremely long speech. ... ...

While he was in office, he was chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and was a member of the Senate Finance Committee. As a member of the latter, he championed the cause of Holocaust survivors trying to recover relatives' funds from accounts in Swiss banks. A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... The United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to banks and banking, price controls, deposit insurance, export promotion and controls, federal monetary policy, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance of redemption of notes, currency and coinage, public and private housing, urban... The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (or, less formally, Senate Finance Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate. ... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... Swiss Bank Corporation (German: Schweizerischer Bankverein (SBV), French: Société de Banque Suisse (SBS), Società di Banca Svizzera) merged with Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS/SBG) in 1998 to form UBS AG. Categories: Stub | Banks of Switzerland | Defunct banks ...

D'Amato is divorced from his first wife, with whom he has four children. He has dated several well-known personalities, including Claudia Cohen, entertainment television reporter. On July 18, 2004 he married Katuria Elizabeth Smith. He is now managing director of Computer Associates. Claudia Cohen is best known as a television reporter covering entertainment news, and ex-wife of Revlon billionaire Ronald Perelman. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Computer Associates International, Inc (NYSE: CA) is a computer software company, founded in New York by Charles B. Wang in 1976. ...

D'Amato was known for being fairly conservative, yet very popular among New York's liberal voters. His 1998 loss was attributed to a lack of support among moderate voters in New York City, where his successor Charles Schumer served as Congressman. Another factor contributing to his loss was his labeling of Rep. Schumer as a "putz-head," which means "fool" or "penis-head" in Yiddish. This was ironic on several levels: first, D'Amato had previously had much Jewish support because of his efforts to help Holocaust survivors. Second, D'Amato won in 1992 for the same reason he lost in 1998; his 1992 opponent, then-attorney general Robert Abrams, called D'Amato a "fascist," which people (including D'Amato himself) interpreted as an ethnic slur because D'Amato is Italian. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Office: Senior Senator, New York Political party: Democratic Term of office: January 1999–Present Preceded by: Al DAmato Succeeded by: Incumbent (2011) Date of birth: November 23, 1950 Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York Marriage: Iris Weinshall Charles Ellis Chuck Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior Senator...

Controversies

D'Amato is also known for his public controversies and brash style. After a series of investigations in 1991, the Senate Ethics Committee reprimanded D'Amato for allowing his brother Armand, a lobbyist, to use office stationery to help solicit million-dollar Navy contracts for Unisys. The Senator was fined and reprimanded, while his brother served time in jail. The committee stated: "The activities of Sen. D'Amato's brother on behalf of Unisys constituted a misuse. Sen. D'Amato conducted the business of his office in an improper and innappropriate manner." 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body, in order to ensure that an individuals or organizations point of view is represented in the government. ... Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) is a provider of information technology services and solutions with operations across the world. ...

During the Don Imus radio program on April 4, 1995, he used a mock Japanese accent to impersonate Lance Ito, a Japanese American judge overseeing the ongoing O. J. Simpson trial (Ito does not, in fact, have an ethnic accent). He later apologized on the Senate floor for his comments. John Donald Imus, Jr. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lance A. Ito (born August 2, 1950) is a Los Angeles Superior Court judge who hears felony criminal cases at the county courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, California. ... Serving from 1999 to 2003, Army General Eric Shinseki of Hawaii became the first Asian American military chief of staff. ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ... O.J. Simpsons mugshot Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California), publicly known by the initials O.J., and nicknamed The Juice, is a Hall of Fame former college and professional football player and film actor. ...

In 1994, he insulted Betsy McCaughey Ross, the Republican candidate for New York Lieutenant Governor; he joked that in order to get an endorsement for her running mate, George Pataki, she should have sex with New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who had endorsed Mario Cuomo. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Betsy McCaughey Ross (born 1949) was the lieutenant-governor of the state of New York from 1994 to 1998, during the first term of governor George Pataki. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... George E. Pataki George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is the current governor of the U.S. state of New York (since 1995). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Rudy Giuliani Rudolph William Louis Rudy Giuliani III KBE (born May 28, 1944) served as the Mayor of New York City from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2001. ... Mario Matthew Cuomo (born June 15, 1932) is an American lawyer and New York State Democratic Party politician. ...

In October, 1998, D'Amato was criticized for insulting Congressman Jerry Nadler. According to USAToday, D'Amato "referred to the heavyset Nadler as 'Congressman Waddler.' He also did a physical imitation of Nadler, D-N.Y., waddling like a duck." [1] D'Amato subsequently apologized, saying, "It was a poor attempt at humor, and I was wrong, and I apologized to him." October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Jerrold Lewis Nadler (born June 13, 1947) is a American politician from the U.S. state of New York. ... USA TODAY is a national American newspaper published by the Gannett Corporation. ...

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