Solarz, Stephen J. (Stephen Joshua), 1940-2010

SOLARZ, Stephen Joshua, a Representative from New York; born in New York City, September 12, 1940; attended public schools in New York City; B.A., Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., 1962; M.A., public law and government, Columbia University, New York, 1967; taught political science at Brooklyn (N.Y.) College, 1967-1968; served in the New York State assembly, 1969-1974; delegate, Democratic National Mid-term Convention, 1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1993); unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; appointed by President Clinton as chairman of the Central Asian-American Enterprise Fund and served from 1993-1998; business executive; died on November 29, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li>09/15/1992 NY District 12 - D Primary Lost 28.07% (-5.65%)</li>
<li>11/06/1990 NY District 13 Won 80.41% (+60.83%)</li>
<li>11/08/1988 NY District 13 Won 74.70% (+49.40%)</li>
<li>11/04/1986 NY District 13 Won 82.39% (+67.62%)</li>
<li>11/06/1984 NY District 13 Won 65.91% (+31.81%)</li>
<li>11/02/1982 NY District 13 Won 80.52% (+63.78%)</li>
<li>11/04/1980 NY District 13 Won 79.45% (+60.51%)</li>
<li>11/07/1978 NY District 13 Won 81.14% (+62.28%)</li>
<li>11/02/1976 NY District 13 Won 83.66% (+67.33%)</li>
<li>11/05/1974 NY District 13 Won 81.81% (+63.63%)</li>
<li>09/10/1974 NY District 13 - D Primary Won 44.12% (+10.17%)</li>
<li>11/06/1973 Brooklyn Borough President Lost 13.10% (-53.32%)</li>
<li>06/04/1973 Brooklyn Borough President - D Primary Lost 33.43% (-12.25%)</li>
<li>11/07/1972 NY Assembly 45 Won 78.73% (+57.47%)</li>
<li>11/03/1970 NY Assembly 45 Won 75.09% (+57.89%)</li>
<li>11/05/1968 NY Assembly 45 Won 66.21% (+51.71%)</li>
<li>06/18/1968 NY Assembly 45 - D Primary Won 57.18% (+14.36%)</li>
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<p>Stephen Joshua Solarz (/ˈsoʊlɑːrz/; September 12, 1940 – November 29, 2010) was an American politician who served as a United States Representative from New York until his political career ended in the wake of the House banking scandal in 1992.</p>

<p>Solarz was active in international relations issues. In Congress, he was both an outspoken critic of President Ronald Reagan's deployment of Marines to Lebanon in 1982 and a cosponsor of the 1991 Gulf War Authorization Act during the Presidency of George H. W. Bush.</p>

<p>Born in Manhattan, New York City, Solarz attended public schools in New York City. He graduated from Midwood High School in 1958, and later received a B.A. from Brandeis University in 1962 and an M.A. in public law and government from Columbia University in 1967. Solarz taught political science at Brooklyn College during the 1967–1968 academic year.</p>