A Representative from New York; born in Valley Stream, Nassau County, N.Y., March 27, 1942; attended the private schools; graduated, Valley Stream High School, 1959; B.S., New York State University, Brockport, 1963; M.A., New York University, New York City, 1968; teacher; author; deputy commissioner, Hempstead Township Parks and Recreation, 1965-1971; served in the New York State assembly, 1976-1980; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1993); was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress; president of a national brewers trade association; is a resident of Valley Stream, N.Y.