Rory I. Lancman

Rory I. Lancman (born March 1, 1969) is a New York State Assembly member for the 25th district. He was first elected in 2006. Lancman was born and raised in Queens, where he has lived in what is now the 25th Assembly District for thirty-two years. He is a graduate of New York City Public School 164, Parsons Junior High School, Hillcrest High School, Queens College and Columbia Law School.

Prior to his election to the Assembly in 2006, Lancman served on Community Board 8 for over sixteen years, chairing first the Aging Committee and then the Youth & Education Committee. For five years he chaired the Queens Hospital Center Community Advisory Board, during which time he led the community's successful fight to rebuild the hospital and prevent its privatization. Additionally, Lancman was vice president of the Flushing Heights Civic Association, a board member of the Queens Jewish Community Council, a board member and chair of the legislative committee of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, a board member of the Brandeis Bar Association and a New York City Civil Court Small Claims Arbitrator. He continues to serve as a volunteer coach in the Auburndale Soccer League. Lancman served in New York’s own 42nd Infantry Division from 1988 to 1992, where he rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.

Lancman lives in Hillcrest, Queens, with his wife and their three children.

External links

* [http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=025 New York State Assembly Member Website]