Peter Vallone Sr.
American politician
Peter Fortunate Vallone Sr. (born December 13, 1934) is an American politician and attorney from the state of New York. A Democrat, Vallone served on the New York City Council from 1974 to 2001 and served as speaker of the Council from 1990 to 2001. Vallone was the Democratic candidate for governor of New York in 1998, losing the election to Republican incumbent Gov. George Pataki.
Background and education
Peter Vallone Sr. was the first Speaker of the New York City Council to be born in the borough of Queens in New York City. Vallone's father, Judge Charles J. Vallone (1901–1967) of the Queens County Civil Court, encouraged young Peter to broaden his horizons beyond the limited social interactions with other ethnic and religious groups that were discouraged in the pre-Vatican II era. His mother, Leah Palmigiano Vallone, was a teacher and a Democratic State Committeewoman.
Vallone attended Fordham University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1956 and his law degree in 1959.
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