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Dan Frisa

Dan Frisa
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
Preceded byDavid A. Levy
Succeeded byCarolyn McCarthy
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 15th district
In office
January 1, 1985 – December 31, 1992
Preceded byAngelo F. Orazio
Succeeded byDonna Ferrara
Personal details
Born
Daniel Frisa[1]

(1955-04-27) April 27, 1955 (age 69)
Queens, NY, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane F. Gilmatin[2]
Children1[2]
EducationSt. John's University (BS)
Touro Law Center (JD)

Daniel Frisa (born April 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and former Republican politician. He was a United States Congressman and a state legislator from New York.

Born in Queens, New York, Frisa attended East Meadow, New York, public schools and graduated from St. John's University. He earned his J.D. degree from Touro Law Center.[3] He became an Eagle Scout at age thirteen.[4] He also was a marketing representative for Johnson & Johnson and a retail executive for Fortunoff before entering politics. Frisa was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1985 to 1992, sitting in the 186th, 187th, 188th and 189th New York State Legislatures.[citation needed]

Frisa unseated fellow Republican David A. Levy in the 1994 primary election, and served one term in the 104th Congress, representing New York's 4th congressional district.[citation needed]

Frisa ran for re-election in 1996 but was defeated by Carolyn McCarthy, who drew much attention to his opposition to certain federal firearms legislation. McCarthy's husband had died, and her son was injured, in the December 7, 1993, mass shooting by Colin Ferguson aboard a Long Island Rail Road commuter train. The shooting occurred in Frisa's district, and McCarthy became a gun control activist after the incident. The story was depicted in the 1998 television movie The Long Island Incident.[citation needed]

Since leaving Congress, Frisa has written for NewsMax and made appearances on politically oriented television programs. In 2002, he unsuccessfully sought to regain his congressional seat but placed second in a three-way Republican primary that was won by Marilyn O'Grady. Frisa is presently Senior Counsel with SHAHLA PC.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ New York, New York, Birth Index, 1910-1965
  2. ^ a b 1995-1996 Official Congressional Directory: 104th Congress
  3. ^ "Daniel Frisa Esq. | Russo & Pedranghelu | Long Island, New York". Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  4. ^ "About Dan Frisa". Dan Frisa for Congress. Archived from the original on 2002-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
Political offices Preceded byAngelo F. Orazio New York State Assembly 15th District 1985–1992 Succeeded byDonna Ferrara U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byDavid A. Levy Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 4th congressional district 1995–1997 Succeeded byCarolyn McCarthy U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) Preceded byDavid A. Levyas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United Statesas Former US Representative Succeeded byFelix Gruccias Former US Representative
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