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Al D'Amato
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| United States Senator from New York |
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| In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Jacob K. Javits |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Schumer |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Riegle |
| Succeeded by | Phil Gramm |
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Alfonse Marcello D'Amato
August 1, 1937 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Penelope (m. 1960, div. 1995) Katuria Elizabeth Smith (2004–present) |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University (B.S., J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Alfonse Marcello "Al" D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is an American lawyer and former New York politician. He was a Republican. He served as United States Senator from New York from 1981 to 1999. He later founded a lobbying firm, Park Strategies.
Since he left office in 1999, New York has not elected another Republican to the U.S. Senate.
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Fred Thompson, Mike Long, and D'Amato in 2007.
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