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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
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, he represented a district in
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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the
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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 ...
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