John A. Ravitz (born 1960) is an American businessman and former politician who served in the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Ass ...
from 1991 to 2002. A
Rockefeller Republican
The Rockefeller Republicans were members of the United States Republican Party (GOP) in the 1930sā1970s who held moderate-to- liberal views on domestic issues, similar to those of Nelson Rockefeller, Governor of New York (1959ā1973) and Vi ...
, he represented a district in
Manhattan
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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members are elected to two-year terms with no term l ...
in a special election on February 13, 2002. After leaving office, Ravitz briefly served as chairman of the
Manhattan Republican Party before he became the executive director of the
New York Board of Elections until 2007. Ravitz later became Executive Vice President of the
Business Council of Westchester in
Westchester County
Westchester County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York, bordering the Long Island Sound and the Byram River to its east and the Hudson River on its west. The county is the seventh most populous cou ...
.
References
1960 births
20th-century American Jews
21st-century American businesspeople
21st-century American Jews
American Red Cross personnel
American chief executives
Jewish state legislators in New York (state)
Living people
Politicians from Manhattan
Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
21st-century members of the New York State Legislature
20th-century members of the New York State Legislature
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