Peter Vallone Sr.

Peter Vallone Sr.
Peter Vallone Sr.
Speaker of the New York City Council
	In office; January 1, 1990 – December 31, 2001
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Gifford Miller
Majority Leader of the New York City Council
	In office; January 1, 1986 – December 31, 2001
Preceded by	Thomas J. Cuite
Succeeded by	Joel Rivera
Member of the New York City Council
	In office; January 1, 1974 – December 31, 2001
Preceded by	Thomas J. Cuite
Succeeded by	Peter Vallone Jr.
Constituency	20th district (1974–1991); 22nd district (1992–2001)
Personal details
Born	Peter Fortunate Vallone; December 13, 1934 (age 89); New York City, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Fordham University

Peter Fortunate Vallone Sr. (born December 13, 1934) is an American politician.

Background[edit]

His father, Judge Charles J. Vallone (1901–1967) of the Queens County Civil Court, encouraged young Peter to broaden his horizons beyond the limited social interactions with other ethnic and religious groups that were discouraged in the pre-Vatican II era. His mother, Leah Palmigiano Vallone, was a teacher and a Democratic State Committeewoman.^[1] With his wife, Tena, he has three children (Peter Jr., Paul, and Perry) and eight grandchildren.^[2]

Education[edit]

He attended Fordham University, where he received his BSS (1956) and his LLB (1959).

Political career[edit]

A former Democratic New York City Councilman who represented Astoria, Queens, from 1974 to 2001, he was the second most powerful official in New York City's government after the mayor, when he became the city's first Speaker of the City Council in 1986.^[3] He held that position until Gifford Miller took over in 2002.

Vallone drafted changes to the City Charter in 1989 that he claimed allowed the Council more say on the budget.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1998 (as the Democratic Party nominee), and for mayor in 2001 (placing third in the Democratic primary).

Later career[edit]

Vallone currently teaches political science at Baruch College and his autobiography, Learning to Govern: My Life in New York Politics, From Hell Gate to City Hall, described his years in government. He practices law in Astoria with his son, Peter Vallone Jr., who succeeded him in the City Council in 2002. After he retired from politics, Peter Vallone Sr. founded a lobbying firm with a partner, Constantinople and Vallone ^[4]

In 2005, Vallone endorsed Republican Michael Bloomberg for Mayor of New York City. In 2009, he endorsed a former rival in the mayoral race, Mark Green, who attempted to win back the job of Public Advocate.^[5]

Electoral history[edit]

1998 election for Governor
- George Pataki (R) (inc.), 54%
- Peter Vallone (D), 33%
- Tom Golisano (I), 8%

References[edit]

^ Lukas, Paul (November 26, 2012). "Permanent Record: The orphan who became the matriarch of one of New York's most powerful political families". Slate.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "ValloneSr". Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
^ "Peter Vallone Sr | Constantinople & Vallone Consulting LLC". Archived from the original on December 17, 2015.
^ "All's forgiven as Mark Green's 2001 foe Peter Vallone Sr. Endorses him". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.

New York City Council
Preceded by Thomas J. Cuite	Member of the New York City Council from the 20th district 1974–1991	Succeeded by Julia Harrison
Preceded by Arthur Katzman	Member of the New York City Council from the 22nd district 1992–2001	Succeeded by Peter Vallone Jr.
Preceded by Thomas J. Cuite	Majority Leader of the New York City Council 1986–2001	Succeeded by Joel Rivera
New office	Speaker of the New York City Council 1990–2001	Succeeded by Gifford Miller
Party political offices
Preceded by Mario Cuomo	Democratic nominee for Governor of New York 1998	Succeeded by Carl McCall

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[1] Lukas, Paul (November 26, 2012). "Permanent Record: The orphan who became the matriarch of one of New York's most powerful political families". Slate.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 15, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "ValloneSr". Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.

[4] "Peter Vallone Sr | Constantinople & Vallone Consulting LLC". Archived from the original on December 17, 2015.

[5] "All's forgiven as Mark Green's 2001 foe Peter Vallone Sr. Endorses him". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.

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v t e Speakers of the New York City Council
Presidents of the Board of Aldermen	Guggenheimer Fornes McGowan Mitchel Kline George McAneny Dowling Smith Moran La Guardia Hulbert Collins McKee Mahon (acting) Deutsch Sullivan Brunner
As President of the City Council	Morris Impellitteri Sharkey (acting) Halley Stark Screvane O'Connor Smith Garelik O'Dwyer Bellamy Stein
As Public Advocate	Green
As Speaker of the City Council	Vallone (1986–2001) Miller (2002–2005) Quinn (2006–2013) Mark-Viverito (2014–2017) Johnson (2018–2022) Adams (2022–)