Robert Abrams
| Robert Abrams | |
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| 60th New York Attorney General | |
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In office January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1994 |
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| Governor |
Hugh Carey Mario Cuomo |
| Preceded by | Louis Lefkowitz |
| Succeeded by | G. Oliver Koppell |
| 9th Borough president of The Bronx | |
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In office 1970–1979 |
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| Preceded by | Herman Badillo |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Simon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 4, 1938 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Schulder Abrams |
| Alma mater |
NYU School of Law Columbia College |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Robert Abrams (born July 4, 1938) is an American lawyer and politician. He was Attorney General of New York from 1979 to 1994 and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1992.
Abrams was born in The Bronx, New York City, the son of Benjamin and Dorothy Abrams. He has one sister, Marlene (Abrams) Kitrosser. On September 15, 1974, he married the daughter of Jacob and Hilda Schulder, Diane Schulder Abrams, an attorney who created and taught the first "Women and the Law" course in an American law school. Diane has two siblings, Howard Schulder and Sylvia Schulder Fisher. Robert and Diane have two daughters, Rachel and Becky, and six grandchildren.
He graduated from Columbia College and the New York University School of Law. He is considered a member of the reform wing of the Democratic Party.
Abrams was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1966 to 1969, sitting in the 176th, 177th and 178th New York State Legislatures. From 1970 to 1978, he was Borough President of the Bronx and a member of the New York City Board of Estimate, having been elected in 1969 and overwhelmingly re-elected in 1973 and 1977.
He was a delegate to the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Democratic National Conventions. At the 1972 Democratic National Convention, he was the co-chair of the New York delegation and was at the microphone to cast New York's 272 votes for George McGovern. In 1980, he was the chairman of Senator Edward M. Kennedy's primary campaign for president in New York and led a strong victory over incumbent President Jimmy Carter. In 1988, he was a presidential elector, voting for Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen.
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