Stanley Nelson Lundine (born February 4, 1939) is an American politician from Jamestown, New York who served as the mayor of Jamestown, a United States representative, and the lieutenant governor of New York.

Stan Lundine
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office
January 1, 1987 – December 31, 1994
GovernorMario Cuomo
Preceded byWarren M. Anderson (acting)
Succeeded byBetsy McCaughey Ross
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 2, 1976 – December 31, 1986
Preceded byJames F. Hastings
Succeeded byAmo Houghton
Constituency39th district (1976–83)
34th district (1983–86)
18th Mayor of Jamestown, New York
In office
1970–1976
Preceded byCharles B. Magnuson
Succeeded bySteven B. Carlson
Personal details
Born
Stanley Nelson Lundine

(1939-02-04) February 4, 1939 (age 85)
Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSara Lundine
EducationDuke University (BA)
New York University (LLB)

Life and career

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Lundine graduated from Duke University in 1961 and from the New York University School of Law in 1964.

Congress

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A Democrat, Lundine served as Mayor of Jamestown, New York from 1970 until 1976, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

While mayor, Jamestown received national attention as a result of his Labor Management strategy. Jamestown, long the center of labor strife, became a model for labor/management co-operation. As a Congressman, Lundine brought his labor/management ideas to Washington, and was instrumental in developing legislation that created labor/management councils and employee stock ownership plans. He focused on finance, banking and economic development policy, and also served on the Science Committee. He was a subcommittee chairman on the House Banking Committee.

Lundine is the only Democrat to have represented the Western Southern Tier in Congress in the 20th century, and no other Democrats would do so until Democrats Brian Higgins and Eric Massa won both portions of the now-divided district in 2005 and 2009 respectively.

Lt. Governor

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In 1986, Lundine declined to seek reelection to Congress. Instead, he ran for and was elected to be the Lieutenant Governor of New York, running alongside Mario Cuomo, who became governor in 1986. They were re-elected in 1990.

In 1994, Cuomo and Lundine were defeated for reelection by George Pataki and Betsy McCaughey Ross.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Stan Lundine (id: L000516)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Paterson, David "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity."Skyhorse Publishing. New York, New York, 2020
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York
1986, 1990, 1994
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 39th congressional district

1976–1983
eliminated
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 34th congressional district

1983–1986
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of New York
1987–1994
Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative
Succeeded byas Former US Representative