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title="New York (state)">New York</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 1969 – January 20, 1976</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Goodell" title="Charles Goodell">Charles Goodell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Lundine" title="Stan Lundine">Stan Lundine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><span data-sort-value="New York38 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_38th_congressional_district" title="New York's 38th congressional district">38th district</a></span> (1969–1973)<br /><span data-sort-value="New York39 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_39th_congressional_district" title="New York's 39th congressional district">39th district</a></span> (1973–1976)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">New York Senate</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1968</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Constituency established</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jess_J._Present" title="Jess J. Present">Jess J. Present</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data">65th district (1966)<br /><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_57th_State_Senate_district" title="New York's 57th State Senate district">57th district</a> (1967–68)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Cattaraugus_County,_New_York" title="Cattaraugus County, New York">Cattaraugus County</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 1963 – December 31, 1965</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_J._Moriarty" title="Jeremiah J. Moriarty">Jeremiah J. Moriarty</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Constituency abolished</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">James Fred Hastings</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1926-04-10</span>)</span>April 10, 1926<br /><a href="/wiki/Olean,_New_York" title="Olean, New York">Olean</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">October 24, 2014<span style="display:none">(2014-10-24)</span> (aged 88)<br /><a href="/wiki/Allegany,_New_York" title="Allegany, New York">Allegany</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Barbara Gaylor<br />Kathleen Smith</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; 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He graduated from Allegany Central School in 1943, and joined the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> for <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>. After he returned home in 1946 he worked as a carpenter, and then worked as a sales representative for <a href="/wiki/Procter_%26_Gamble" title="Procter & Gamble">Procter & Gamble</a>. </p><p>Hastings later became active in several businesses, including manager and vice president of radio station <a href="/wiki/WOLY_(AM)" title="WOLY (AM)">WHDL</a> from 1952-1966, national advertising manager for the <i><a href="/wiki/Olean_Times_Herald" title="Olean Times Herald">Times Herald</a></i> newspaper in Olean from 1964-1966, and a partner in the real estate and insurance firm of Hastings & Jewell. </p><p>He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Allegany_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Allegany (town), New York">Allegany</a> Town Board from 1953 to 1962, and was the town's police court justice for five years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_F._Hastings&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hastings was a member the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a> (Cattaraugus Co.) from 1963 to 1965, sitting in the <a href="/wiki/174th_New_York_State_Legislature" title="174th New York State Legislature">174th</a> and <a href="/wiki/175th_New_York_State_Legislature" title="175th New York State Legislature">175th New York State Legislatures</a>; and a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">New York State Senate</a> from 1966 to 1968, sitting in the <a href="/wiki/176th_New_York_State_Legislature" title="176th New York State Legislature">176th</a> and <a href="/wiki/177th_New_York_State_Legislature" title="177th New York State Legislature">177th New York State Legislatures</a>. He was a delegate to the <a href="/wiki/1968_Republican_National_Convention" title="1968 Republican National Convention">1968</a> and <a href="/wiki/1972_Republican_National_Convention" title="1972 Republican National Convention">1972 Republican National Conventions</a>. </p><p>He was elected as a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> to the <a href="/wiki/91st_United_States_Congress" title="91st United States Congress">91st</a>, <a href="/wiki/92nd_United_States_Congress" title="92nd United States Congress">92nd</a>, <a href="/wiki/93rd_United_States_Congress" title="93rd United States Congress">93rd</a> and <a href="/wiki/94th_United_States_Congress" title="94th United States Congress">94th United States Congresses</a>, holding office from January 3, 1969, to January 20, 1976, when he resigned to become the president of the Associated Industries trade group in <a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later in 1976, Hastings was indicted for taking kickbacks from three employees while he was a legislator, and using the money to purchase vehicles, snowmobiles, and boats as well as contributing to his children's college tuition and a New York state retirement fund.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was convicted of mail fraud and filing false payroll information in December 1976 and served 14 months in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Penitentiary,_Allenwood" title="United States Penitentiary, Allenwood">United States Penitentiary, Allenwood</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_life">Later life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_F._Hastings&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Later life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After his release from prison, Hastings lived in retirement in <a href="/wiki/Belleair_Beach,_Florida" title="Belleair Beach, Florida">Belleair Beach, Florida</a> until returning to Allegany in 1998. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_F._Hastings&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He died on October 24, 2014, in <a href="/wiki/Allegany,_New_York" title="Allegany, New York">Allegany, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_F._Hastings&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_federal_politicians_convicted_of_crimes" title="List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes">List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_political_scandals_in_the_United_States" title="List of federal political scandals in the United States">List of federal political scandals in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_F._Hastings&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription 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.cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFUnited_States_CongressH000327" class="citation web cs1">United States Congress. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000327">"James F. Hastings (id: H000327)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Biographical+Directory+of+the+United+States+Congress&rft.atitle=James+F.+Hastings+%28id%3A+H000327%29&rft.au=United+States+Congress&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbioguide.congress.gov%2Fscripts%2Fbiodisplay.pl%3Findex%3DH000327&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJames+F.+Hastings" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_F._Hastings&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19760107&id=7i8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6819,3456555&hl=en">"Accent on the News,"</a> Milwaukee Journal, Jan. 8, 1976</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19761218&id=SyILAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xlEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6146,783035&hl=en">"Former NY Congressman Convicted by Jury</a>, The Bryan Times, Dec. 18, 1976.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"U.S. is Suing Legislator to Get $50,000 Returned," New York Times, Mar. 27, 1977</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/here_and_now/article_93f8c928-5eba-11e4-891b-dbb3e20287bb.html"><i>Former Representative James F. 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McCarthy</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._McEwen" title="Robert C. McEwen">R. McEwen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ottinger" title="Richard Ottinger">R. Ottinger</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#CC0000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_H._Scheuer" title="James H. Scheuer">J. Scheuer</a> (D‑L)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_P._Smith_III" title="Henry P. Smith III">H. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lester_L._Wolff" title="Lester L. Wolff">L. Wolff</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Brasco" title="Frank J. Brasco">F. Brasco</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_E._Button" title="Daniel E. Button">D. Button</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bertram_L._Podell" title="Bertram L. Podell">B. Podell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mario_Biaggi" title="Mario Biaggi">M. Biaggi</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm" title="Shirley Chisholm">S. Chisholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish_IV" title="Hamilton Fish IV">H. Fish IV</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J. Hastings</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Koch" title="Ed Koch">E. Koch</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Allard_K._Lowenstein" title="Allard K. Lowenstein">A. Lowenstein</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Martin_B._McKneally" title="Martin B. McKneally">M. McKneally</a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/92nd_United_States_Congress" title="92nd United States Congress">92nd</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Javits" title="Jacob Javits">J. Javits</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#FF8C00;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_L._Buckley" title="James L. Buckley">J. Buckley</a> (C)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_York" title="List of United States representatives from New York">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Emanuel_Celler" title="Emanuel Celler">E. Celler</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_J._Rooney_(politician)" title="John J. Rooney (politician)">J. Rooney</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_J._Delaney" title="James J. Delaney">Ja. Delaney</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Howard_W._Robison" title="Howard W. Robison">H. Robison</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_J._Dulski" title="Thaddeus J. Dulski">T. Dulski</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Seymour_Halpern" title="Seymour Halpern">S. Halpern</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Pirnie" title="Alexander Pirnie">A. Pirnie</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Samuel_S._Stratton" title="Samuel S. Stratton">S. Stratton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Addabbo" title="Joseph P. Addabbo">J. Addabbo</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Carey" title="Hugh Carey">H. Carey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carleton_J._King" title="Carleton J. King">C. King</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Otis_G._Pike" title="Otis G. Pike">O. Pike</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Fitts_Ryan" title="William Fitts Ryan"><i>W. Ryan</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Stanley_Rosenthal" class="mw-redirect" title="Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal">B. Rosenthal</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_R._Grover_Jr." title="James R. Grover Jr.">J. Grover</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Horton_(New_York_politician)" title="Frank Horton (New York politician)">F. Horton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_M._Murphy_(New_York_politician)" title="John M. Murphy (New York politician)">J. Murphy</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ogden_Reid" title="Ogden Reid">O. Reid</a> (R/D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_W._Wydler" title="John W. Wydler">J. Wydler</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brewster_Bingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Brewster Bingham">J. Bingham</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barber_Conable" title="Barber Conable">B. Conable</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_M._Hanley" title="James M. Hanley">J. Hanley</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._McEwen" title="Robert C. McEwen">R. McEwen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#CC0000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_H._Scheuer" title="James H. Scheuer">J. Scheuer</a> (D‑L)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_P._Smith_III" title="Henry P. Smith III">H. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lester_L._Wolff" title="Lester L. Wolff">L. Wolff</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Brasco" title="Frank J. Brasco">F. Brasco</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bertram_L._Podell" title="Bertram L. Podell">B. Podell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_G._Dow" title="John G. Dow">J. Dow</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mario_Biaggi" title="Mario Biaggi">M. Biaggi</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm" title="Shirley Chisholm">S. Chisholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish_IV" title="Hamilton Fish IV">H. Fish IV</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J. Hastings</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Koch" title="Ed Koch">E. Koch</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bella_Abzug" title="Bella Abzug">B. Abzug</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Herman_Badillo" title="Herman Badillo">H. Badillo</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kemp" title="Jack Kemp">J. Kemp</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#FF8C00;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Norman_F._Lent" title="Norman F. Lent">N. Lent</a> (R‑C)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_A._Peyser" title="Peter A. Peyser">P. Peyser</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Rangel" title="Charles Rangel">C. Rangel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_H._Terry" title="John H. Terry">J. Terry</a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/93rd_United_States_Congress" title="93rd United States Congress">93rd</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Javits" title="Jacob Javits">J. Javits</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#FF8C00;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_L._Buckley" title="James L. Buckley">J. Buckley</a> (C)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_York" title="List of United States representatives from New York">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_J._Rooney_(politician)" title="John J. Rooney (politician)"><i>J. Rooney</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_J._Delaney" title="James J. Delaney">Ja. Delaney</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Howard_W._Robison" title="Howard W. Robison">H. Robison</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_J._Dulski" title="Thaddeus J. Dulski"><i>T. Dulski</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Samuel_S._Stratton" title="Samuel S. Stratton">S. Stratton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Addabbo" title="Joseph P. Addabbo">J. Addabbo</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Carey" title="Hugh Carey"><i>H. Carey</i></a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carleton_J._King" title="Carleton J. King"><i>C. King</i></a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Otis_G._Pike" title="Otis G. Pike">O. Pike</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Stanley_Rosenthal" class="mw-redirect" title="Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal">B. Rosenthal</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_R._Grover_Jr." title="James R. Grover Jr.">J. Grover</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Horton_(New_York_politician)" title="Frank Horton (New York politician)">F. Horton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_M._Murphy_(New_York_politician)" title="John M. Murphy (New York politician)">J. Murphy</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ogden_Reid" title="Ogden Reid">O. Reid</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_W._Wydler" title="John W. Wydler">J. Wydler</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brewster_Bingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Brewster Bingham">J. Bingham</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barber_Conable" title="Barber Conable">B. Conable</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_M._Hanley" title="James M. Hanley">J. Hanley</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._McEwen" title="Robert C. McEwen">R. McEwen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_P._Smith_III" title="Henry P. Smith III">H. Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lester_L._Wolff" title="Lester L. Wolff">L. Wolff</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Brasco" title="Frank J. Brasco">F. Brasco</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bertram_L._Podell" title="Bertram L. Podell">B. Podell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mario_Biaggi" title="Mario Biaggi">M. Biaggi</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm" title="Shirley Chisholm">S. Chisholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish_IV" title="Hamilton Fish IV">H. Fish IV</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J. Hastings</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Koch" title="Ed Koch">E. Koch</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bella_Abzug" title="Bella Abzug">B. Abzug</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Herman_Badillo" title="Herman Badillo">H. Badillo</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kemp" title="Jack Kemp">J. Kemp</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#FF8C00;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Norman_F._Lent" title="Norman F. Lent">N. Lent</a> (R‑C)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_A._Peyser" title="Peter A. Peyser">P. Peyser</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Rangel" title="Charles Rangel">C. Rangel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">B. Gilman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Holtzman" title="Elizabeth Holtzman">E. Holtzman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Donald_J._Mitchell" title="Donald J. Mitchell">D. Mitchell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Angelo_D._Roncallo" title="Angelo D. Roncallo">A. Roncallo</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_F._Walsh" title="William F. Walsh">B. Walsh</a> (R)</li></ul> </div></div> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:left"> <td style="text-align:right"><b><a href="/wiki/94th_United_States_Congress" title="94th United States Congress">94th</a></b> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px; white-space:nowrap"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_New_York" title="List of United States senators from New York">Senate</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Javits" title="Jacob Javits">J. Javits</a> (R) <b>·</b> <span style="color:#FF8C00;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_L._Buckley" title="James L. Buckley">J. Buckley</a> (C)</div> </td> <td style="padding-left:4px" class="nowraplinks"><div style="text-indent: -1.6em; margin-left: 1.6em;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_New_York" title="List of United States representatives from New York">House</a>:</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist inline"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_J._Delaney" title="James J. Delaney">Ja. Delaney</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Samuel_S._Stratton" title="Samuel S. Stratton">S. Stratton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Addabbo" title="Joseph P. Addabbo">J. Addabbo</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Otis_G._Pike" title="Otis G. Pike">O. Pike</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Stanley_Rosenthal" class="mw-redirect" title="Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal">B. Rosenthal</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frank_Horton_(New_York_politician)" title="Frank Horton (New York politician)">F. Horton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_M._Murphy_(New_York_politician)" title="John M. Murphy (New York politician)">J. Murphy</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_W._Wydler" title="John W. Wydler">J. Wydler</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brewster_Bingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Brewster Bingham">J. Bingham</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barber_Conable" title="Barber Conable">B. Conable</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_M._Hanley" title="James M. Hanley">J. Hanley</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._McEwen" title="Robert C. McEwen">R. McEwen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lester_L._Wolff" title="Lester L. Wolff">L. Wolff</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#CC0000;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_H._Scheuer" title="James H. Scheuer">J. Scheuer</a> (D‑L)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mario_Biaggi" title="Mario Biaggi">M. Biaggi</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm" title="Shirley Chisholm">S. Chisholm</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Fish_IV" title="Hamilton Fish IV">H. Fish IV</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>J. Hastings</i></a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Koch" title="Ed Koch">E. Koch</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ottinger" title="Richard Ottinger">R. Ottinger</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bella_Abzug" title="Bella Abzug">B. Abzug</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Herman_Badillo" title="Herman Badillo">H. Badillo</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kemp" title="Jack Kemp">J. Kemp</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#FF8C00;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Norman_F._Lent" title="Norman F. Lent">N. Lent</a> (R‑C)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_A._Peyser" title="Peter A. Peyser">P. Peyser</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Rangel" title="Charles Rangel">C. Rangel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Gilman" title="Benjamin Gilman">B. Gilman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Holtzman" title="Elizabeth Holtzman">E. Holtzman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Donald_J._Mitchell" title="Donald J. Mitchell">D. Mitchell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_F._Walsh" title="William F. Walsh">B. Walsh</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Ambro" title="Jerome Ambro">J. Ambro</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Downey" title="Thomas Downey">T. Downey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_LaFalce" title="John LaFalce">J. LaFalce</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matthew_F._McHugh" title="Matthew F. McHugh">M. McHugh</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_J._Nowak" title="Henry J. Nowak">H. Nowak</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edward_W._Pattison" title="Edward W. Pattison">E. Pattison</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Fred_Richmond" title="Fred Richmond">F. Richmond</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Solarz" title="Stephen Solarz">S. Solarz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Leo_C._Zeferetti" title="Leo C. Zeferetti">L. Zeferetti</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stan_Lundine" title="Stan Lundine"><i>S. 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