Daniel Frisa

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Daniel (Dan) Frisa (born April 27, 1955) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997. Frisa was a Republican.

Born in Queens, New York, Frisa attended East Meadow, New York public schools and graduated college from St. John's University. He became an Eagle Scout at age thirteen.^[1] He also was a marketing representative for Johnson and Johnson and a retail executive for Fortunoff before entering politics. Frisa was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1985 to 1993.

Frisa unseated fellow Republican David A. Levy in the 1994 primary election, and served one term in the 104th Congress, representing New York's fourth district.

Frisa ran for re-election in 1996 but was defeated by Carolyn McCarthy, who drew much attention to Frisa's opposition to certain federal firearms legislation. McCarthy's husband had died, and her son was injured, in the December 7, 1993 shooting by Colin Ferguson aboard a Long Island Rail Road commuter train. The shooting occurred in Frisa's district, and McCarthy gained notoriety for her activism after the incident. The story was depicted in the 1998 television movie The Long Island Incident.

Since leaving Congress, Frisa has written for NewsMax.com and made appearances on politically-oriented television programs. In 2002, he has also unsuccessfully sought to regain his congressional seat but placed second in a three-way Republican primary that was won by Marilyn F. O'Grady.

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Preceded by Angelo Orazio	New York State Assembly, 15th District 1985–1992	Succeeded by Donna Ferrara
Preceded by David A. Levy	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 4th congressional district 1995–1997	Succeeded by Carolyn McCarthy

[edit] External links

• Daniel Frisa at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Bio and link to columns at NewsMax.com