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Ivan Lafayette's Biography

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Full Name:

Ivan C. Lafayette

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Bertine; 3 Children: Jonathan, Mark, Richard

Birth Date:

07/28/1930

Birth Place:

Monticello, NY

Home City:

Jackson Heights, NY

Religion:

Jewish

Attended, Brooklyn College, 1955

High School Diploma, 1947

Dean, Queens Delegation, present

Deputy Speaker, New York State Assembly

Speaker Pro Tempore, New York State Assembly

Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 1976-2008

Majority Whip, New York State Assembly, 1997-1999

Democratic State Committeeman, 1975-1976

Democratic District Leader, 1972-1974

Past Chair, Administrative Regulations Review Commission

Executive Committee, Health Planning Task Force

Chair, Assembly's Majority Steering Committee, 1991-1992

Manager/Vice President, Lafayette Lincoln-Mercury, 1960

Lafayette Lincoln-Mercury, 1955-1959

Corporal, United States Army, 1952-1954

Member, American Legion, present

Honorary Member, Father Bellini Society, present

Mentorship Program, Intermediate School 227, Louis Armstrong School, present

Member/Past President, Jackson Heights B'Nai B'rith, present

Founding Member/President, Jackson Heights/Elmhurst Kehillah, Jewish Community Council, present

Member, Jewish War Veterans, Post 209, present

Board Member, John F. Kennedy Democratic Club, present

Adopt-A-Class Program, Joseph Pulitzer, Intermediate School 145, present

Adopt-A-Class Program, Junior High School 141 Q, present

Member, Kiwanis Club of Jackson Heights, present

Member, Latin American Cultural Center, present

Member, Queens Council for the Arts, present

Member, Community Development Agency's Area Policy Board 3 and 4

Member, Community Education Resource Center

Board Member, Corona Preservation Senior Community Center

Co-Chair, Democratic Study Group

Advisory Board, Jackson Heights Community Development Corporation

Past President, Jackson Heights Community Federation

Member, Jackson Heights Neighborhood Association

Faculty Advisory Board, LaGuardia Community College Secretarial Science Department

Mentorship Program, Louis Armstrong School

Former Trustee, North Queens Homeowner and Civic Association

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