Alan Sagner
| Alan L. Sagner | |
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| New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation | |
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In office 1974–1977 |
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| Preceded by | John Kohl |
| Succeeded by | Russell Mullen |
| Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | |
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In office 1977–1985 |
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| Preceded by | William J. Ronan |
| Succeeded by | Philip D. Kaltenbacher |
| Chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS) | |
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In office 1996–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Ritajean Butterworth |
| Succeeded by | Diane Blair |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 13, 1920 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Levin, 1945-1995 (her death); Lenore Green Schottenstein (1996-present) |
| Children | John Sagner, Deborah Buurma, Amy Pouliot |
| Religion | Judaism |
Alan Louis Sagner (born September 13, 1920) is an American Democratic Party politician, businessman and philanthropist who served as New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation, as Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and as Chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Sagner was born on September 13, 1920 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Mary and Samuel Sagner, a manufacturer of men's clothing. He is a graduate of Forest Park High School, where he was two years behind future Vice President Spiro Agnew. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and received an M.A. from Columbia University in American History. Sagner was married to Ruth Levin, the daughter of New Jersey real estate developer Maurice Levin, on October 21, 1945. Sagner and his brother-in-law, Martin Levin, formed Levin/Sagner, a New Jersey home building and real estate development business. Starting with a piece of land they bought from Maurice Levin in Livingston, New Jersey, Levin/Sagner began acquiring farmland in Livingston and building single-family homes. The company later developed properties in Morris County and in Pennsylvania.
Sagner became active in the community as President of the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Board of Trustees; Vice President of Health and Hospitals Council of Metropolitan New Jersey; and as a Trustee of the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. He served as New Jersey Chairman of the Regional Plan Association from 1976 to 1977.
Sagner became active in politics in 1960 on behalf of former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, who was mounting a third bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He attended the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles as a Stevenson volunteer. He became involved in Democrats for Good Government, a group seeking to reform the Democratic Party in Essex County, New Jersey in opposition to the Democratic County Chairman, Dennis F. Carey. He was part of the successful campaign of Richard J. Hughes for Governor of New Jersey, and served as New Jersey Co-Chairman of Citizens for Humphrey-Muskie in 1968.
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