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  Ottinger, Richard L.
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NameRichard L. Ottinger
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Born January 27, 1929 (95 years)
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InfoRichard Lawrence "Dick" Ottinger

born in New York City, January 27, 1929; attended the public schools of Scarsdale and the Loomis School, Windsor, Conn.; B.A., Cornell University, 1950, and from Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1953; took postgraduate study in international law, Georgetown University, 1960-1961; served in the United States Air Force, 1953-1955, and was discharged as a captain; was admitted to the New York bar in 1955; practiced international and corporate law, 1955-1960; member of the board of directors of the World Policy Institute, Overseas Development Council, The Democracy Project, The League of Conservation Voters and Peace PAC; contract manager for International Cooperation Administration in 1960 and 1961; a founder and second staff member of the Peace Corps, serving as director of programs for the West Coast of South America, 1961-1964; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1971); was not a candidate for reelection, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1970; resumed the practice of his profession; organizer of Grassroots Action, Inc., in Washington, D.C., 1971-1972; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress; represented New York interest groups in opposition to governmental regulation of communication, 1972-1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1985); did not seek reelection to the Ninety-ninth Congress; professor, Pace University Law School; is a resident of Mamaroneck, N.Y.



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  11/02/1982 NY District 20 Won 56.49% (+15.16%)
  11/04/1980 NY District 24 Won 59.44% (+19.87%)
  11/07/1978 NY District 24 Won 56.07% (+13.35%)
  11/02/1976 NY District 24 Won 54.51% (+10.19%)
  11/05/1974 NY District 24 Won 57.83% (+15.67%)
  11/07/1972 NY District 23 Lost 49.65% (-0.71%)
  11/03/1970 NY US Senate Lost 36.77% (-1.98%)
  06/23/1970 NY US Senate - D Primary Won 39.68% (+7.08%)
  05/11/1970 NY US Senate - L Convention Lost 4.00% (-63.00%)
  11/05/1968 NY District 25 Won 58.56% (+23.88%)
  11/08/1966 NY District 25 Won 54.65% (+9.29%)
  11/03/1964 NY District 25 Won 56.22% (+12.44%)
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NY District 17 - D Primary - Jun 23, 2020 D Allison H. Fine
NY District 20 - D Primary - Sep 11, 1984 D Oren J. Teicher