Sal Albanese
| Sal Albanese | |
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| Member of the New York City Council from the 43rd District | |
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In office January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Angelo J. Arculeo |
| Succeeded by | Martin J. Golden |
| Constituency | Brooklyn's Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, & Bensonhurst neighborhoods |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 29, 1949 Mammola, Calabria, Italy |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine Albanese |
| Children | Danielle, Laura |
| Residence | Bay Ridge, Brooklyn |
| Website | www.Sal2017.nyc |
Sal F. Albanese (born August 29, 1949) is a politician from New York City. He served as a New York City Council member, and ran unsuccessfully for several other public offices including New York State Assembly, United States Congress and Mayor of New York City.
Albanese was born in Mammola, Calabria, Italy. He came to New York City when he was eight years old and attended Our Lady of Peace Grammar School and John Jay High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Education from York College, City University of New York in 1972. After graduating from York, he taught in the New York Public School system at his alma mater, John Jay High School, for eleven years. Concurrently, he earned a Master of Arts in Health from New York University in 1976.
Albanese was elected to the New York City Council in 1982. During his tenure, he earned a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1990 and became a member of the New York State Bar. After leaving public office in 1998, he became Marketing Director for INVESCO and then Managing Director of Institutional Sales & Marketing for Mesirow Financial. He currently holds Series 7 and 63 Financial services licenses.
Albanese resides in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn with wife of 40 years, Lorraine. The couple has two adult daughters, Danielle and Laura.
Following a failed bid for Mayor in 2013, Albanese returned to practicing law as Of Counsel at Allegaert Berger & Vogel LLP.
In 1978, Albanese ran for New York State Assembly in the 50th District, losing 44.25% to 55.75% to Republican Florence Sullivan. Four years later, he ran for City Council and defeated Angelo J. Arculeo 51.44% to 48.57%. Arculeo was a 21-year incumbent and Republican-Conservative Minority Leader. Albanese won reelection four times and represented the 43rd District in the City Council until 1997, when he became a candidate for Mayor of New York City. He received 21% in the Democratic primary in 1997, coming in third place.
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