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