Enrico Anthony Lazio is an American attorney and former four-term US Representative from the State of New York.
13 Facts About Rick Lazio
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Rick Lazio ran unsuccessfully for the 2010 New York State Republican Party gubernatorial nomination.
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Rick Lazio was born in Amityville, New York, in Suffolk County, on Long Island.
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Rick Lazio is the son of Olive and Anthony Lazio, who owned an automotive parts store.
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Rick Lazio's father was of Italian descent and his maternal grandparents were Danish immigrants.
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Rick Lazio graduated from West Islip High School in 1976.
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Rick Lazio represented New York's 2nd congressional district as a Republican.
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Rick Lazio was first elected in 1992, defeating the incumbent, Thomas Downey, who had served for eighteen years.
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In Congress, Rick Lazio served as Deputy Majority Whip, Assistant Majority Leader, and Chairman of the House Banking Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
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In 2000, Lazio ran for the US Senate from New York against Hillary Clinton in the race to succeed Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
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Rick Lazio announced his candidacy for Senate on all five major Sunday morning talk shows on the same day, making him the second person ever to complete a Full Ginsburg.
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Rick Lazio announced his candidacy for governor of New York on September 22,2009 in Albany.
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On June 2,2010, Rick Lazio received the New York State Republican Party's designation to run for governor.