Domenic Recchia
| Domenic Recchia | |
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| Member of the New York City Council from the 47th District | |
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In office January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Lasher |
| Succeeded by | Mark Treyger |
| Constituency | Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, and Gravesend |
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| Born |
Domenic Michael Recchia, Jr. July 25, 1959 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Recchia |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York |
| Alma mater |
Kent State University (B.A.) Atlanta Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney, Politician |
| Website | Campaign website |
Domenic Michael Recchia, Jr. (born July 25, 1959) is an American attorney and politician from New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, Recchia formerly represented the 47th Council District in the New York City Council which included areas of Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Coney Island, and Gravesend in south Brooklyn.
He received the 2014 Democratic nomination in New York's 11th congressional district, but lost in the general election.
Recchia is a lifelong resident of Gravesend. Throughout his childhood, Recchia attended local public schools including P.S. 215, David A. Boody Intermediate School, and John Dewey High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Kent State University and a few years later, his Juris Doctor from Atlanta Law School.
After graduation, Recchia returned to Brooklyn, and in 1989 was elected to Community Board 13. In that same year, Recchia was elected to Community School Board 21, where he served until 2001.
Then-Councilman Howard Lasher was term-limited and thus could not seek another term in the City Council. In the primary elections, Recchia faced Lasher's wife, Susan Lasher, in which she received 2,999 votes to Recchia's 4,509. He went on to win the general election with 52% of the vote. Recchia subsequently won re-election in 2003, 2005, and 2009. Term-limited from the city council, Recchia announced but later abandoned a 2012 campaign for New York Comptroller.
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