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Elizabeth, New Jersey: 1964 to 1992. Longest-serving mayor of a city of more than 100,000 people. [56] 28 years George H. Lysle McKeesport, Pennsylvania: Served from 1914 to 1942. [57] 27 years, 364 days Stephen R. Reed: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Served from 1982 to 2010. 27 years, 0 days Don Robart Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio: Served from 1986 to 2013.
March 30 – June 10, 1964: The longest filibuster in the history of the Senate was waged against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with 57 days of debate over a 73-day period. It ended when the Senate voted 71–29 to invoke cloture , with the filibuster carried out by southern members of the Democratic Party, the first successful cloture motion ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. For a list of the Dutch directors-general who governed New Amsterdam as part of New Netherland between 1624 and 1664, see Director-General of New Netherland. The mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter ...
The principal candidates were Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent running for the third time on the Republican and Independence Party lines, and New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, running for the Democratic and Working Families Parties. Bloomberg had enjoyed pluralities of about 9% to 16% in most independent published pre-election ...
In April 1965, the New York Court of Appeals voided the re-apportionment of the State Senate and Assembly districts enacted in December 1964, and ordered a new re-apportionment and a new election of State legislators in November 1965. Thus the legislators elected in 1964 served an exceptional one-year term, as did the legislators elected in 1965.
The 1965 New York City mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1965, with Republican Congressman John Lindsay winning a close plurality victory over the Democratic candidate, New York City Comptroller Abraham Beame. Lindsay received 44.99% of the vote to Beame's 40.98%, a victory margin of 4.01%. [2]
Sen. Chris Murphy filibustered for nearly 15 hours into early Thursday. This marathon was put down as the 9th longest since 1900.
Following each decennial census, the New York Redistricting Commission forms to redraw the state's congressional districts. New York currently has 26 House districts. In the 119th Congress, 19 of New York's seats are held by Democrats and 7 are held by Republicans: New York's 1st congressional district represented by Nick LaLota (R)