| 词条 | Theodore S. Weiss |
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| image name = Theodore S. Weiss 100th Congress 1987.jpg | birth_date = September 17, 1927 | birth_place = Gáva, Hungary | death_date = {{death date and age|1992|9|14|1927|9|17}} | death_place = New York City, United States | state1 = New York | district1 = 17th | term_start1 = January 3, 1983 | term_end1 = September 14, 1992 | preceded1 = Guy Molinari | succeeded1 = Jerrold Nadler | state2 = New York | district2 = 20th | term_start2 = January 3, 1977 | term_end2 = January 3, 1983 | preceded2 = Bella Abzug | succeeded2 = Richard Ottinger | office3 = Member of the New York City Council from the 4th district | term_start3 = January 1, 1974 | term_end3 = December 31, 1976 | preceded3 = Carter Burden | succeeded3 = Ruth Messinger | office4 = Member of the New York City Council from the 3rd district | term_start4 = January 1, 1966 | term_end4 = December 31, 1973 | preceded4 = new district | succeeded4 = Miriam Friedlander | office5 = Member of the New York City Council from the 3rd district | term_start5 = January 1, 1962 | term_end5 = December 31, 1965 | preceded5 = Louis Okin | succeeded5 = Julius Moskowitz | party = Democrat | spouse = | children = | religion = Judaism |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Army |serviceyears=1946 – 1947 }}Theodore S. Weiss (September 17, 1927 – September 14, 1992) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York serving from 1977 until his death from heart failure in New York City in 1992.[1] Life and careerWeiss was born in Gáva, Hungary and emigrated to the United States in 1938. He grew up in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Weiss served in the United States Army from 1946 until 1947. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1951, earning a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1952. In 1953, Weiss became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Between 1955 and 1959, he served as assistant New York County, New York (Manhattan) district attorney, before leaving the position to return to private practice. From 1962 until 1976, Weiss was a member of the New York City Council. He was a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention. Weiss was elected to Congress in 1976, representing most of Manhattan's West Side, and served from January 3, 1977, until his death. Weiss was known for his avid support of liberal causes, including civil rights, open government, and the arts. He served on the House Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, the House Committee on Government Operations, and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. In 1985 Weiss headed a committee that found 90 percent of the twenty to thirty thousand new drugs used on farm animals had not been approved by the FDA in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. They also found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) failed to remove several drugs already known to be carcinogens. Weiss died three days before the state's Democratic primary election which would have also been the date of his sixty-fifth birthday. Due to the Congressman's ailing health, five Democrats appeared on the ballot to challenge him. Nonetheless, Weiss posthumously won the primary by a huge margin. State Assemblyman Jerry Nadler was named to replace Weiss on the ballot and was handily elected in November; Nadler still holds the seat. The Ted Weiss Federal Building in Lower Manhattan, adjacent to the African Burial Ground National Monument, has been named in Weiss' honor. See also
References1. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/15/us/rep-ted-weiss-64-dies-liberal-stalwart-in-house.html |title=Rep. Ted Weiss, 64, Dies; Liberal Stalwart in House |publisher=New York Times | first=James |last=Dao |date=September 15, 1992}} Sources{{CongBio|W000258}}
state=New York| district=20 | district_ord=20th | before=Bella Abzug | after= Richard Ottinger | years=1977–1983 }}{{USRepSuccessionBox | state=New York| district=17 | district_ord=17th | before=Guy V. Molinari | after= Jerrold Nadler | years=1983–1992 }}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Weiss, Theodore S}} 15 : Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)|1927 births|1992 deaths|Jews who emigrated to escape Nazism|Hungarian emigrants to the United States|Hungarian Jews|American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent|Jewish members of the United States House of Representatives|People with acquired American citizenship|Syracuse University alumni|Syracuse University College of Law alumni|New York (state) Democrats|New York City Council members|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|20th-century American politicians |
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