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11 Facts About Sal Albanese

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Sal F Albanese was born on August 29,1949 and is a politician from New York City.

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Sal Albanese received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from York College, City University of New York in 1972.

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Sal Albanese currently holds Series 7 and 63 Financial services licenses.

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Sal Albanese won reelection four times and represented the 43rd district in the City Council until 1997, when he became a candidate for Mayor of New York City.

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In 1992, Sal Albanese ran for United States Congress in the New York's 13th congressional district.

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Sal Albanese returned to his work in the City Council thereafter.

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Sal Albanese drafted laws requiring mandatory drug testing for school bus drivers and overhauled the previously-failing High School of Telecommunications.

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Sal Albanese supported increasing police presence in under-patrolled neighborhoods through community policing.

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On December 14,2012, Sal Albanese opened a campaign for mayor in the 2013 New York City mayoral election.

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Sal Albanese again ran for mayor in the 2017 New York City mayoral election.

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Sal Albanese became the Democratic candidate for a City Council seat representing Staten Island in 2021, but conceded defeat to Republican David Carr.