Guy Molinari

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Guy Victor Molinari (born 1928) is a former United States Representative and borough president of Staten Island, New York.

1 Education and Military Service
2 Political career
3 Trivia
4 Source

[edit] Education and Military Service

Born in New York City, Molinari attended private schools growing up. He graduated from New Dorp High School in Staten Island in 1945. He attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wagner College in Staten Island in 1949 and his law degree from New York Law School in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps (attaining the rank of sergeant), from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War. He was admitted to the New York bar following his discharge from the military in 1953 and commenced practice in Staten Island.

[edit] Political career

He became a Republican member of the New York State Assembly in 1974, serving until 1980. He was a delegate to the New York State Republican conventions in 1979 and the Republican National Convention in both 1980 and 1984. He was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1981, until his resignation December 31, 1989, to become borough president of Staten Island for the four-year term beginning the same day. He served as borough president from 1990-2001. He is a resident of Staten Island.

While in Congress, he was the only member of the New York delegation to vote against the Martin Luther King holiday. In 1994, he held a press conference to announce that Karen Burstein was not eligible to be New York State Attorney General because she was a lesbian.

[edit] Trivia

Guy Molinari is the father of Susan Molinari, who succeeded him as a member of Congress. While they are both fiscally conservative, she is more socially liberal than her father; While he is staunchly pro-life, she favors abortion rights, and joined two other moderate Republicans in the House in opposing President George W. Bush's call for a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
He is the father-in-law of Bill Paxon, a former Member of Congress from Buffalo who is married to his daughter, Susan.

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Congressional Biographical Directory

Preceded by John M. Murphy	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th congressional district 1981–1983	Succeeded by Theodore S. Weiss
Preceded by Frederick W. Richmond	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th congressional district 1983–1989	Succeeded by Susan Molinari
Preceded by Ralph J. Lamberti	Borough president of Staten Island 1990–2001	Succeeded by James Molinaro