Stu Loeser's father was in the Air Force and the family moved around before settling in Commack, Long Island, when Stu Loeser was nine.
10 Facts About Stu Loeser
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Stu Loeser's parents met at a Jewish summer hotel in the Catskills, where his father worked as a handyman and his mother a camp counselor.
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Stu Loeser began his career as Director of Media Research for Vice President Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign, after which he served as research director for Mark Green in his campaign for Mayor of New York City and Carl McCall in his campaign for Governor of New York.
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Stu Loeser served as Communications Director for US Senator Chuck Schumer.
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Stu Loeser was credited with a reputation as New York City's "foremost practitioner of the dark art known as opposition research" by the New York Observer.
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Stu Loeser is a trustee of the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan civic organization.
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Stu Loeser is married to Jessica Stu Loeser, a real estate attorney in New York City specializing in land use, zoning, and landmarks preservation.
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Jessica Stu Loeser was formerly a top aide to New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver.
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In 2010, Jessica Stu Loeser ran unopposed for female Democratic district leader for the Lower East Side, replacing incumbent Ruth Bekritsky who was retiring.
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Stu Loeser is Jewish and observes the Sabbath, which requires him to cease work from sundown on Friday to sunset on Saturday.