Rick Lazio
Rick Lazio | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Downey |
| Succeeded by | Steve Israel |
| Member of the Suffolk County Legislature from the 11th district | |
| In office January 1990 – December 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Mahoney |
| Succeeded by | Angie Carpenter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Enrico Anthony Lazio March 13, 1958 Amityville, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Patricia Moriarty (m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Vassar College (AB) American University (JD) |
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Enrico Anthony Lazio (/ˈlæzi.oʊ/; born March 13, 1958) is an American attorney and former four-term U.S. Representative from the State of New York. A Long Island native, Lazio became well-known during his bid for U.S. Senate in New York's 2000 Senate election; he was defeated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Lazio also ran unsuccessfully for the 2010 New York State Republican Party gubernatorial nomination.