Rick Lazio
Enrico Anthony "Rick" Lazio
(born
March 13
,
1958
) is a former
U.S. Representative
from the
state
of
New York
. A
Republican
, he ran unsuccessfully against
Hillary Clinton
for the
U.S. Senate
in
2000
. Lazio was born in
West Islip
in
Suffolk County, New York
. He is a graduate of
Vassar College
and from the Law School at
American University
. Prior to being elected to Congress, he was the executive assistant district attorney for Suffolk County and served in the Suffolk County Legislature. He represented the New York 2nd Congressional District as a Republican and was first elected in
1992
, defeating the incumbent
Tom Downey
, who had served for eighteen years. Lazio served four terms from 1993 to 2001, becoming Deputy Majority
Whip
and Assistant Majority Leader. In 2000, he ran for the Senate but was defeated by Hillary Clinton in the race to succeed
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
. His comparatively late entry into the race (five months before
Election Day
) followed
New York City
Mayor
Rudolph Giuliani
's decision not to run for the Senate. He is currently the President and CEO of the Financial Services Forum.
Preceded by
:
Tom Downey
(
D
)
House of Representatives
New York
2nd District
Succeeded by
:
Steve Israel
(
D
)
Lazio, Rick Lazio, Rick Lazio, Rick
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