18 Facts About Oliver Koppell

Oliver Koppell is married to Lorraine Coyle Koppell, an attorney who narrowly lost a race for the New York State Senate in 2000 to Guy Velella.

Oliver Koppell has three children, all of whom were raised in the Bronx and attended Bronx public schools, and five grandchildren.

Oliver Koppell is active in the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club.

Oliver Koppell has been a resident of Fieldston in the Bronx.

Oliver Koppell was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1970 to 1994.

On March 3,1970, Oliver Koppell was elected as an Independent to the New York State Assembly, to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Benjamin Altman as New York City Commissioner of Rent and Housing Maintenance.

Oliver Koppell was re-elected several times as a Democrat, and remained in the Assembly until 1993, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th and 190th New York State Legislatures.

In 1981, Oliver Koppell ran for Bronx Borough President, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by the incumbent, Stanley Simon.

On December 16,1993, Oliver Koppell was elected by the New York State Legislature to fill the unexpired term of New York Attorney General Robert Abrams.

Mr Oliver Koppell initiated dozens of public interest lawsuits, collected over $100,000,000 for the state treasury, and negotiated the largest environmental settlement in the history of New York.

In 1994, Oliver Koppell sought a full term as attorney general, but lost to Judge Karen Burstein in the Democratic Primary.

Oliver Koppell finished second, ahead of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles "Joe" Hynes and prosecutor Eliot Spitzer.

Oliver Koppell finished third in the primary, behind Spitzer, who won, and State Senator Catherine Abate.

Oliver Koppell finished ahead of Charles Davis, a former staffer for former Governor Mario Cuomo.

Oliver Koppell served as a member of the New York City Council from District 11 in the Bronx, covering the neighborhoods of Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Woodlawn Heights, Van Cortlandt Village, Norwood, and Bedford Park.

Oliver Koppell was elected to the Council in 2001, and defeated Ari Hoffnung by a 3 to 1 margin in 2005.

In 2014, Koppell ran against incumbent State Senator Jeffrey D Klein in the Democratic Party primary, and was defeated on a 60 to 40 margin.

Oliver Koppell ran on the basis of disbanding the Independent Democratic Conference, led by Klein.