Richard Ottinger
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Richard Lawrence Ottinger (born January 27, 1929) is an American politician of the Democratic Party, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, and a legal educator.
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[edit] Early Years
Richard L. Ottinger was born in New York City, the son of Albert Ottinger, who was also a politician, although of the Republican Party. He attended public schools of Scarsdale, New York and graduated from the Loomis School, Windsor, Connecticut in 1946. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Cornell University in 1950 and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1953. He also studied international law at Georgetown University.
He served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1957, and was discharged as a captain. He was admitted to the New York bar and practiced international and corporate law. He was one of the founders and the second staff member of the Peace Corps, serving as director of programs for the west coast of South America from 1961 to 1964.
[edit] Political Career
In the 1964 election, he was elected as a Democrat to the 89th Congress and was re-elected twice. In 1970, he gave up his House seat to become the Democratic nominee for the Senate. In that race, Ottinger split the liberal vote with the Republican and Liberal candidate, Charles Goodell, and was defeated by Conservative Party nominee James L. Buckley. Ottinger finished second.
He returned to the House of Representatives from a different district in the 1974 election, and was re-elected to the four succeeding Congresses, retiring in 1985.
[edit] Subsequent Career
After retiring from Congress, Ottinger became a professor at Pace University School of Law, founding an environmental law program there, and served as the law school dean from 1994 to 1999. He currently serves as Dean Emeritus. [1]
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This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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