Suzi Oppenheimer | |
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Member of the New York State Senate from the 37th district | |
In office January 1, 2001 –December 31, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Joseph R. Pisani |
Succeeded by | George Latimer |
Member of the New York State Senate from the 36th district | |
In office January 1,1985 –December 31,2000 | |
Preceded by | Joseph R. Pisani |
Succeeded by | Ruth Hassell-Thompson |
Mayor of Mamaroneck | |
In office January 1,1977 –December 31,1984 | |
Preceded by | Arthur C. Phillips |
Succeeded by | Robert Funicello (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Suzanne Oppenheimer December 13,1934 New York City,New York,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Martin J. Oppenheimer;4 children |
Residence(s) | Mamaroneck,New York,U.S. |
Alma mater | Connecticut College (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
Occupation | Legislator |
Suzanne "Suzi" Oppenheimer (born December 13,1934) is an American politician from New York,who served from 1985 to 2012 in the New York State Senate.
Oppenheimer was born on December 13,1934,in New York City. She attended The Calhoun School in Manhattan. She graduated B.A. in economics from the Connecticut College for Women,and later earned a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business. After receiving her degree,she worked on Wall Street as an industry analyst for L.F. Rothschild.
She entered politics as a Democrat,and was President of the Mamaroneck League of Women Voters,and President of the PTA of the Central School in Mamaroneck. [1] She served four terms as Mayor of the Village of Mamaroneck,as well as President of the Westchester Municipal Officials Association and President of the Westchester Municipal Planning Federation.[ citation needed ]
She was a member of the New York State Senate from 1985 to 2012,sitting in the 186th,187th,188th,189th,190th,191st,192nd,193rd,194th,195th,196th,197th,198th and 199th New York State Legislatures. Her district was numbered the 36th from January 1985 to 2002,and the 37th from 2003 to 2012. The district comprised a part of Westchester County. [1]
She was a pivotal political supporter of the efforts of the Jay Coalition (today's non-profit Jay Heritage Center) to preserve the historic Jay Estate in Rye. [2]
On Monday,December 6,2010,Bob Cohen conceded to Oppenheimer after a lengthy ballot recount. [3] She retired in 2012. [4]
In 2018,Oppenheimer received an award from the UJA-Federation of New York given to her for her leadership and dedication to the community. [5] [6] She and her husband sit on UJA-Federation’s Commission on the Jewish People Task Force. [7]
She is married to Martin J. Oppenheimer,a partner in the law firm Proskauer Rose;the couple has four children and eight grandchildren. [8]
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