Member of the New York City Council for the 4th district
In office January 1st, 1978 – December 31st, 1988
Preceded by
Henry T. Berger
Succeeded by
Ronnie Eldridge
Personal details
Born
(1940-11-06) November 6, 1940 (age 83) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Other political affiliations
Democratic Socialists of America[1][2]
Spouse
Andrew Lachman
Children
3
Education
Harvard University (BA) University of Oklahoma (MSW)
Ruth Wyler Messinger (born November 6, 1940)[3] is a former American political leader in New York City and a member of the Democratic Party. She was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City in 1997, losing to incumbent mayor Rudy Giuliani.
^Bruni, Frank (October 12, 1997). "RACE FOR CITY HALL: The Democratic candidate.; Messinger's Long Road in Pursuit of the Mayoralty". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
Ruth Wyler Messinger (born November 6, 1940) is a former American political leader in New York City and a member of the Democratic Party. She was the Democratic...
activist Gertrude Messinger (1911–95), American actress 1930s–1950s Jonathan Messinger (contemporary), American author and editor RuthMessinger (born 1940)...
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January 1, 1986 – December 31, 1989 Preceded by Andrew Stein Succeeded by RuthMessinger Member of the New York State Assembly from the 78th district In office...
mayors of NYC as well as Manhattan Borough Presidents Scott Stringer, RuthMessinger and Gale Brewer. Other supporters include Representatives Charles Rangel...
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this convention included Abe Beame, Geraldine Ferraro, Bruce Sundlun, RuthMessinger, Thomas Addison, Ed Koch, Robert Abrams, Bella Abzug, Mario Biaggi,...
was hoped that the program, sponsored by Manhattan borough president RuthMessinger, would improve New York's reputation as a "dangerous, expensive and...
non-fiction writer and his first book The Campaign: Rudy Giuliani, RuthMessinger, Al Sharpton and the Race to be Mayor of New York was published in 1999...
Giuliani's opponent in 1997 was Democratic Manhattan Borough president RuthMessinger, who had beaten Al Sharpton in the September 9, 1997, Democratic primary...
Stadium has been home to many of baseball's greatest players including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, Reggie...
least in part due to pressure brought by Manhattan Borough President RuthMessinger and Malcolm X's widow, Betty Shabazz, who both favored adaptive reuse...
(2011–2016) Scarlett Johansson, actress Bill McKibben, environmental activist RuthMessinger, former Borough President of Manhattan (1990–1998) Organizations Citizens...
New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Manhattan Borough President RuthMessinger. The complex opened in August 1995. After the collapse of the World...
executive officer in July 2016, succeeding RuthMessinger, who presided over the organization for 18 years. RuthMessinger was formerly Manhattan Borough President...
Transport Workers Union, Bronx borough president Adolfo Carrión Jr. and RuthMessinger. Ferrer was also endorsed by Representatives Joseph Crowley, Gregory...
endorsed the eventual Democratic nominee, Manhattan Borough President RuthMessinger. In the 2001 election, Ferrer ran for the Democratic nomination for...
Dominick Fusco-Fusion- 632; Scattered 293 In the Democratic Primary, Messinger defeated Rev. Al Sharpton, Sal Albanese and 2 others, avoiding a runoff...
positions by responsible leaders". Sharpton lost the Democratic primary to RuthMessinger, who lost the general election to incumbent Rudy Giuliani. In March...
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