Stan Lundine

Stanley Nelson Lundine (born February 4, 1939) is an American politician from Jamestown, New York who served as the mayor of Jamestown, a United States representative, and the lieutenant governor of New York.

Stan Lundine
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office January 1, 1987 – December 31, 1994
Governor	Mario Cuomo
Preceded by	Warren M. Anderson (acting)
Succeeded by	Betsy McCaughey Ross
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office March 2, 1976 – December 31, 1986
Preceded by	James F. Hastings
Succeeded by	Amo Houghton
Constituency	39th district (1976–83) 34th district (1983–86)
18th Mayor of Jamestown, New York
In office 1970–1976
Preceded by	Charles B. Magnuson
Succeeded by	Steven B. Carlson
Personal details
Born	Stanley Nelson Lundine (1939-02-04) February 4, 1939 Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sara Lundine
Education	Duke University (BA) New York University (LLB)

Life and career

Lundine graduated from Duke University in 1961 and from the New York University School of Law in 1964.

Congress

A Democrat, Lundine served as Mayor of Jamestown, New York from 1970 until 1976, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

While mayor, Jamestown received national attention as a result of his Labor Management strategy. Jamestown, long the center of labor strife, became a model for labor/management co-operation. As a Congressman, Lundine brought his labor/management ideas to Washington, and was instrumental in developing legislation that created labor/management councils and employee stock ownership plans. He focused on finance, banking and economic development policy, and also served on the Science Committee. He was a subcommittee chairman on the House Banking Committee.

Lundine is the only Democrat to have represented the Western Southern Tier in Congress in the 20th century, and no other Democrats would do so until Democrats Brian Higgins and Eric Massa won both portions of the now-divided district in 2005 and 2009 respectively.

Lt. Governor

In 1986, Lundine declined to seek reelection to Congress. Instead, he ran for and was elected to be the Lieutenant Governor of New York, running alongside Mario Cuomo, who became governor in 1986. They were re-elected in 1990.

In 1994, Cuomo and Lundine were defeated for reelection by George Pataki and Betsy McCaughey Ross.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Stan Lundine (id: L000516)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Paterson, David "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity."Skyhorse Publishing. New York, New York, 2020