Weiss, Ted, 1927-1992

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li> 09/15/1992 NY District 8 - D Primary Won 89.21% (+78.43%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1990 NY District 17 Won 80.45% (+64.99%)</li>
<li> 11/08/1988 NY District 17 Won 84.37% (+68.73%)</li>
<li> 09/15/1988 NY District 17 - D Primary Won 87.52% (+75.05%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1986 NY District 17 Won 85.47% (+71.46%)</li>
<li> 09/09/1986 NY District 17 - D Primary Won 89.09% (+78.18%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1984 NY District 17 Won 81.46% (+64.76%)</li>
<li> 09/11/1984 NY District 17 - D Primary Won 84.81% (+69.61%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1982 NY District 17 Won 85.03% (+70.06%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1980 NY District 20 Won 82.39% (+67.76%)</li>
<li> 11/07/1978 NY District 20 Won 84.64% (+69.29%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1976 NY District 20 Won 83.24% (+70.47%)</li>
<li> 11/05/1974 New York City Council 04 Won 84.51% (+72.24%)</li>
<li> 11/06/1973 New York City Council 04 Won 86.47% (+72.94%)</li>
<li> 01/07/1970 New York City Council Majority Leader Lost 15.62% (-68.75%)</li>
<li> 11/04/1969 New York City Council 03 Won 85.90% (+71.81%)</li>
<li> 06/18/1968 NY District 19 - D Primary Lost 44.15% (-11.71%)</li>
<li> 09/27/1966 NY District 19 - D Primary Re-Vote Lost 48.37% (-3.26%)</li>
<li> 06/28/1966 NY District 19 - D Primary Lost 49.78% (-0.43%)</li>
<li> 11/02/1965 New York City Council 03 Won 65.82% (+36.36%)</li>
<li> 11/07/1961 New York City Council 25 Won 47.87% (+8.69%)</li>
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<p>Theodore S. Weiss (September 17, 1927 – September 14, 1992) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for New York from 1977 until his death in 1992.</p>

<p>Weiss was born in 1927 in the Hungarian village of Gáva (now Gávavencsellő) and emigrated to the United States in 1938. He grew up in South Amboy, New Jersey. After graduating from H.G. Hoffman High School in South Amboy in 1946, Weiss served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1947. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1951 before earning his LL.B. from the institution's College of Law in 1952. In 1953, Weiss became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Between 1955 and 1959, he was an assistant New York County District Attorney, before leaving the position to return to private practice.</p>

<p>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. 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 Food and Drug Administration in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. They also found that the FDA failed to remove several drugs already known to be carcinogens.</p>

WEISS, Theodore S., a Representative from New York; born in Gava, Hungary, September 17, 1927; attended the primary schools of Hungary until 1938 when he emigrated to the United States and settled in South Amboy, N.J.; continued his education in the public schools of South Amboy; graduated from Hoffman High School, 1946; B.A., Syracuse (N.Y.) University, 1951; LL.B., Syracuse University, 1952; admitted to the New York bar in 1953 and commenced practice in New York City; served in the United States Army, 1946-1947; naturalized citizen of the United States, 1953; served as New York County assistant district attorney, 1955-1959; engaged in the private practice of law in New York City, 1959-1976; member, Council of the city of New York, 1962-1977; delegate, New York State Democratic convention, 1962; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1977, until his death in New York City on September 14, 1992.