Tom Ognibene
Tom Ognibene | |
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Member of the New York City Council from the 30th district | |
In office January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Stephen DiBrienza |
Succeeded by | Dennis P. Gallagher |
Personal details | |
Born | Manhattan, New York City, New York | December 12, 1943
Died | October 12, 2015 New York City, New York | (aged 71)
Political party | Republican |
Thomas Ognibene (December 12, 1943[1] – October 12, 2015) was an attorney and Republican politician in New York City who served in the New York City Council from 1992 to 2001.
Biography
Ognibene was first elected in 1991 to become a
In the 1980s, Mr. Ognibene ran unsuccessfully as a Conservative Party candidate for judgeships in Supreme and Civil Courts and for Congress. Later changing to the Republican Party, he successfully ran for Council and then in a rebuff to Giuliani, he helped to engineer the 1995 controversial takeover of the Queens County Republican Party and have his favored candidate elected as Chairman, because Pataki demanded the former chair be removed for backing Herb London (at Cuomo's behest) against Pataki. [2]
His term in office was marred by allegations that surfaced in the
In 2005 Ognibene unsuccessfully ran for
After a fallout with the Queens Republican leadership, Ognibene ran as a City Council candidate in a special election on June 3, 2008, for the seat he previously occupied where he came in third, losing to the Queens County Republican Party endorsed candidate Anthony Como and the Democratic County candidate Elizabeth Crowley.[15][16]
Ognibene was chosen as Buffalo developer
Personal life
Originally from
References
- ^ "Thomas Ognibene Obituary - Glendale, NY". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved Aug 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Herszenhorn, David H. "Kingmaker Wannabe". The New York Times. October 22, 2005.
- ^ Robbins, Tom. "The Councilman and the Crooked Building Consultant". The Village Voice. June 12, 2001.
- ^ Robbins, Tom. "Danger Below". The Village Voice. June 19, 2001.
- ^ Dwyer, Jim. "Vacation Offers For Councilman Are Scrutinized". The New York Times. June 13, 2001.
- ^ Lipton, Eric. "Councilman Denies Improperly Helping Building Consultant". The New York Times. June 20, 2001.
- ^ Mechling, Lauren. "Thomas Ognibene Drives Himself Toward Gracie Mansion". The New York Sun. July 6, 2005.
- ^ Schulman, Robin. "Ognibene Loses Bid for Line on Ballot Against Bloomberg". The New York Times. August 4, 2005.
- ^ Clyne, Meghan. "Ognibene Will Fight Bloomberg All the Way to November Election". New York Sun. April 27, 2005.
- ^ Levy, Julia. "Bloomberg's 'Republican' Problem". New York Sun. September 19, 2005.
- ^ Lagorio, Christine. "GOP Mayors Reign Over Liberal NYC". CBS News. October 22, 2005.
- ^ Baker, Gerald. "Democrats celebrate as voters pile woe upon woe for Bush". The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. November 10, 2005.
- ^ Goodwin, Michael. "Mike Takes It on Chin from MSG & Own Party on the City" Archived 2009-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Daily News. February 13, 2005.
- ^ Rudin, Ken. "Bloomberg News: A 'Subway Series' for President?" National Public Radio. June 20, 2007.
- ^ Gross, Courtney. "Another Special Election" Gotham Gazette. June 2, 2008.
- ^ Hicks, Johnathan P. "Council Victory in Queens Energizes Republican Party" The New York Times. June 23, 2008.
- ^ Katz, Celeste. "LG Loser Tom Ognibene: Carl Paladino "Killed Me"" Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine NY Daily News. September 17, 2010.
- ^ Vitello, Paul. "In Enclave, Biggest Vote Is in Favor of Status Quo". The New York Times. October 16, 2005.
- ^ Erin Durkin. "Former Queens City Councilman Tom Ognibene dead at 71". N.Y. Daily News. Retrieved 16 October 2015.