Alan Hochberg
American politician in New York (born 1941)
Alan Hochberg is an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
Hochberg was born in New Jersey. He graduated A.A.S. from New York City Community College and a BBA from the University of Miami. Then he worked as an investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice. He graduated LL.B. from New York Law School, and was admitted to the bar. He was an Assistant D.A. of Bronx County, and entered politics as a Democrat. He married Faye Kronstadt, and they had two sons.
On February 17, 1970, he was elected to the New York State Assembly, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Robert Abrams as Bronx Borough President. Hochberg was re-elected several times and remained in the Assembly until 1976, sitting in the 178th, 179th, 180th and 181st New York State Legislatures. In June 1973, he ran in the Democratic primary for Borough President of the Bronx but was defeated by the incumbent Abrams.
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