Louis Lefkowitz

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Louis J. Lefkowitz (July 3, 1904 - June 20, 1996) was a New York politician. A Republican, he was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1928 to 1930, representing the 6th district. He was a municipal judge in 1935, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1940. From 1957 to 1979, he held the office of New York State Attorney General. During that time, he won the Republican nomination for Mayor of New York City, but Lost to Robert F. Wagner, Jr..

Lefkowitz was born in New York City.

Preceded by:
Jacob K. Javits		 New York State Attorney General
1957 – 1979		 Succeeded by:
Robert Abrams


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