Ralph J. Lamberti is a member of the Democratic Party, and held the office of borough president of Staten Island, New York from 1984 to 1989.[1] He was sworn in on Nov 10 1984 as the 12th Borough President of Staten Island. His family came from Italy: in the ceremony he noted "My grandfather dug ditches and corked pipes for the water department, ... "Now, a century later, his grandson became president of the borough he so cherished."[2] He was defeated in the 1989 by then Congressman Guy Molinari, the first time in 20 years, that a Republican won this office.[1]
Lamberti made a controversial deal with then New York City Mayor Ed Koch by which the four homeless shelters originally planned for Staten Island were not built in return for accepting a new city jail on Staten Island.[3]
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Preceded by Anthony Gaeta |
Borough President of Staten Island 1984-1989 |
Succeeded by Guy Molinari |