- Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani (born May 28, 1944) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from the state of New York. Formerly Mayor of New York City Giuliani is currently seeking the Republican nomination for President. A Democrat and Independent in the 1970s, and a Republican from the 1980s onward, Giuliani served in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, eventually becoming U.S. Attorney. - Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger
Arnold clearly harbored political ambitions for a long time. In 1977, six years before he became a US citizen, he told a German magazine: "When one has money, one day it becomes less interesting. And when one is also the best in film, what can be more interesting? Perhaps power. Then one moves into politics and becomes governor or president or something." He realized that one day his movie-making days were numbered and began thinking about a career in politics. - Olympia Snowe
Olympia Jean Bouchles Snowe (born February 21, 1947) is a Republican politician and the senior United States Senator from Maine. A moderate Republican, Snowe has become widely known for her ability to influence close votes and Senatorial filibusters, making her among the most influential of U.S. Senators. She is considered one of the most liberal Republicans in the senate. In 2006, she was named one of "America's Top Ten Senators" by "Time" Magazine. - George Pataki
George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) was the 57th Governor of New York, USA serving from January 1995 until January 1, 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party and was seen a as possible 2000 and 2008 Presidential candidate. - Rick Lazio
Enrico Anthony "Rick" Lazio (born March 13, 1958) is a former U.S. Representative from the state of New York. A Republican, he is most known for having run unsuccessfully against Hillary Rodham Clinton for the U.S. Senate in New York's 2000 Senate election. Lazio was born in Amityville, New York in Suffolk County. He graduated from West Islip High School in 1976. - Jack Quinn
John Francis "Jack" Quinn (born April 13, 1951) is a politician from the State of New York. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. Quinn was born in Buffalo, New York and he graduated from Siena College. He was a teacher and served on the Hamburg, New York Town Council from 1982 to 1984, followed by a stint as town supervisor until 1993. - Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn III is a New York State Assemblyman representing Erie County. He is a Republican, who was first elected in 2004 and the son of former U.S. Representative Jack Quinn. Quinn, a resident of Hamburg, New York, is 28 and was first elected as his father, Jack Quinn II, was retiring from Congress. He is a former Assistant District Attorney in Erie County. - Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp Jr. (born July 13, 1935), is an American politician and former professional American football player. He was the Republican candidate for the vice presidency in the 1996 presidential election. Kemp was born, raised and educated in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Occidental College, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. - Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret Chase Smith was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate, and the first woman from Maine to serve in either. She was also the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the U.S. Presidency at a major party's convention (1964 Republican Convention, won by Barry Goldwater). - Jeanine Pirro
Jeanine Ferris Pirro (born June 2, 1951) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician from the state of New York. A Republican from Westchester County, Pirro served as a county judge before serving as the elected District Attorney of Westchester County for twelve years. As a District Attorney she gained considerable visibility, especially in cases regarding domestic abuse and violence against women. - Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 - January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. A leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party, he was Governor of New York from 1959 to 1973, where he launched many construction and modernization projects. A descendant of one of the world's richest and best known families, he failed repeatedly in his attempts to become president, … - William Cohen
William Sebastian Cohen is an author and American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) under Democratic President Bill Clinton. - John Spencer
John Spencer (born November 17, 1946) is the former Mayor of Yonkers, New York (1995-2003) and the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton. Prior to entering politics as a member of the Yonkers City Council in 1991, he worked in retail, food service, construction, waste management, and banking. - John M. McHugh
John Michael McHugh (born September 29, 1948) is a politician from the state of New York, currently representing the state's 23rd Congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives. McHugh was born in Watertown, New York and he graduated from Utica College. He was elected to the New York state senate as a Republican in 1984, and successfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992 to replace Congressman David O'B. Martin. - Rosemarie Panio
Hon. RoseMarie Panio is a Republican politician that ran the Westchester County, New York Republican Committee from 2004 to 2007. She was unanimously elected Secretary for the State GOP in 2006. Panio owns a liquor store in Peekskill, New York, and is a grandmother. She resides in Yorktown Heights, New York and is currently the Republican candidate for Town Supervisor. - Stephen Saland
Stephen M. Saland is a member of the New York State Senate. He has represented the 41st Senate District, which consists of Columbia and part of Dutchess County, since 1990. Saland is a Republican. Saland maintains a law practice in Poughkeepsie, New York. He previously held office as Town Councilman in Wappinger, New York and in the New York State Assembly. - Kemp Hannon
Kemp Hannon is a member of the New York State Senate, (R, C, I) from Nassau County. Sen. Hannon represents the 6th District which covers Levittown, Massapequa, Garden City, Uniondale, Hempstead, Farmingdale, Franklin Square, Bethpage, Salisbury, Garden City South, Plainview, Lakeview,Plainedge, Island Trees and East Meadow. - Bill Paxon
L. William Paxon (born April 29, 1954), commonly known as Bill Paxon, is a former U.S. Congressman and politician from New York. - Bob Goodlatte
Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte (born September 22 1952) is a Republican U.S. Representative from Virginia. He serves as the congressman for the 6th District. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Goodlatte received a B.A. from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1974. He also holds a Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, which he earned in 1977. - James T. Walsh
James Thomas "Jim" Walsh (born June 19, 1947) is an American Republican politician from New York, currently representing the state's 25th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives - Hamilton Fish IV
Hamilton Fish, Jr. (or Hamilton Fish IV) (June 3 1926 - July 23, 1996) was a Republican politician best known as a member of the U.S. Congressional Delegation from New York. Fish was born in Washington, D.C. and attended the prestigious private Kent School. He graduated from Harvard University in 1949 and received an LL.B. from New York University School of Law in 1957. He also attended Harvard's Graduate School of Public Administration. - Sherwood Boehlert
Sherwood Boehlert (born September 28, 1936) is a retired American politician from New York. He represented New York's upstate 24th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2006. Boehlert, a Republican, was considered to be a member of the party's moderate wing. - Benjamin A. Gilman
Benjamin Arthur (Ben) Gilman (born December 6 1922) is a former Republican United States Representative from New York. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Gilman graduated from Middletown High School in Middletown, New York in 1941 and received a B.S. from the Wharton School of Business and Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946. He also earned an LL.B. from New York Law School. - Cecil H. Underwood
Cecil Harland Underwood (born November 5, 1922) is an American Republican Party politician from West Virginia, known for the length of his career. He was governor of West Virginia from 1957 until 1961 and from 1997 until 2001. He ran for reelection in 2000 but was defeated by Bob Wise. Interestingly, Underwood has the distinction of being both the youngest and oldest person ever to serve as Governor of West Virginia. - Amo Houghton
Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr. (b. August 7, 1926) is a politician from the state of New York and member of the Houghton family. - Eugene Hale
Eugene Hale (June 6, 1836 - October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Born at Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for nine years as prosecuting attorney for Hancock County, Maine. He was elected to the Maine Legislature 1867-68, to the U.S. House of Representatives 1869-79, serving in the 41st and four succeeding Congresses. - Jack Swigert
John Leonard 'Jack' Swigert, Jr. was a NASA astronaut. - Al D'Amato
Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1, 1937) is a former New York politician. A Republican, he served as United States Senator from New York from 1981 to 1999. - Thomas Dewey
Thomas Edmund Dewey (b. March 24 1902, Owosso, Michigan - d. March 16 1971, Florida) was the Governor of New York (1943-1954) and the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the U.S. Presidency in 1944 and 1948. As a leader of the liberal faction of the Republican party he fought the conservative faction led by Senator Robert A. Taft, and played a major role in nominating Dwight D. Eisenhower for the presidency in 1952. - Catharine Young
Catharine M. "Cathy" Young (R,C,I, born in Livingston County, New York) is the New York State senator from the state's 57th district, which includes all of Chautauqua County, Cattaraugus County and Allegany County, with a small corner of Livingston County. When not in legislative session, she currently resides in Olean, New York. Young succeeded Patricia McGee to the New York Assembly in a series of events following the death of Jess Present, … - Fiorello H. Laguardia
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (born Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia; December 11, 1882 - September 20, 1947) (often spelled La Guardia [la 'gwardja]) was the Republican Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945. He was popularly known as "the Little Flower," the translation of his Italian first name, "Fiorello" [fjo'rl:o], also perhaps a reference to his short stature. A popular mayor and a strong supporter of the New Deal, … - Phil Amicone
Philip A. Amicone is the forty first Mayor of the City of Yonkers, NY. He took office January 1, 2003 after serving eight years as Deputy Mayor. As Deputy Mayor he was involved in all phases of the city’s redevelopment. He was also responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city departments. Prior to becoming Deputy Mayor of Yonkers, Mayor Amicone was Commissioner of the Department of Building for the City of White Plains. - Seth Low
Seth Low (January 18, 1850 - September 17, 1916), born in Brooklyn, New York, was an American educator and political figure who served as the mayor of Brooklyn, as President of Columbia University, as diplomatic representative of the United States, and as Mayor of New York City. - Greg Ball
Hon. Gregory R. Ball (born September 16, 1977) is the representative for the 99th District in the State Assembly. Ball defeated 12-year incumbent Willis Stephens, Jr. in a Republican primary in September 2006 taking 71% of the vote. Ball is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a resident of Carmel. - Joseph Bruno
Joseph L. Bruno (born April 8, 1929) is an American businessman and politician. He is the current majority leader of the New York State Senate, elected to the Senate from the 43rd District. He is a member of the Republican Party - Vito Fossella
Vito John Fossella, Jr. (born March 9, 1965), is a Republican politician from the state of New York who has represented the state's 13th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. The district includes Staten Island and the Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Gravesend neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Fossella, A Staten Island native, was born to a family that included several politicians. - John Faso
John Faso (1952-) was the Republican nominee for Governor of New York in 2006, and was defeated by Democratic nominee Eliot Spitzer in the largest defeat for a Republican gubernatorial candidate in the state's history. This followed his defeat four years earlier in his run for State Comptroller. He was a former member and minority leader of the New York State Assembly from 1998 until April 2002. He lives in Kinderhook with his wife Mary and two children. - Thomas M. Reynolds
Thomas M. Reynolds (born September 3, 1950), commonly known as Tom Reynolds, is a politician from the U.S. state of New York, currently representing the state's 26th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The district includes several suburbs of Buffalo and Rochester as well as many rural communities. Reynolds was chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the official Republican House campaign organization, … - Peter T. King
Peter T. King (born April 5, 1944) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of New York, currently the U.S. Representative for the state's 3rd Congressional District (map). - John E. Sweeney
John E. Sweeney (born August 9, 1955) is a former politician from the U.S. state of New York. A Republican, he represented New York's 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from January 1999 to January 2007. He was defeated for reelection in November 2006 by Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand.
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