Gerdi E. Lipschutz

Gerdi E. Lipschutz (April 30, 1923 – November 19, 2010) was an American politician from New York.

Life

She was born on April 30, 1923, in Germany. She went to the United States in 1937. She married Sam Lipschutz, and they had two children. They lived in Rockaway Park, Queens.[1]

Gerdi Lipschutz was a Democrat. In June 1974, she was appointed by Mayor Abraham Beame as Executive Director of the Voluntary Action Center.[2]

On February 10, 1976, she was elected to the New York State Assembly, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Herbert A. Posner to the New York City Civil Court.[3] She was re-elected several times, and remained in the Assembly until 1987, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th and 187th New York State Legislatures.

In January 1987, she was the subject of an inquiry by the Assembly Ethics and Guidance Committee. Lipschutz had hired two secretaries who were paid with money from the Assembly, but did not work for her. They worked in the law office of Richard L. Rubin, a Democratic boss of Queens. Lipschutz testified under an immunity agreement against Rubin who was prosecuted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.[4] On March 3, 1987, the Ethics Committee debated the issue behind closed doors, but it was leaked that they would recommend that Lipschutz be censured.[5] Lipschutz resigned her seat on March 9, before a vote on the findings of the Ethics Committee could be taken.[6]

She died on November 19, 2010, in Sarasota, Florida.[7]

References
  1. New York Red Book (1985–1986; pg. 240)
  2. Woman Action Center Head in the New York Times on June 2, 1974 (subscription required)
  3. DEMOCRATS WIN SPECIAL ELECTIONS in the New York Times on February 11, 1976 (subscription required)
  4. ETHICS PANEL STUDIES LEGISLATOR'S ROLE in the New York Times on January 27, 1987
  5. ASSEMBLY PANEL REPORTED READY TO URGE CENSURE in the New York Times on March 4, 1987
  6. A LEGISLATOR QUITS AS PANEL URGES PENALTY in the New York Times on March 10, 1987
  7. Gerdi E. Lipschutz in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, on November 28 and 29, 2010; at Legacy.com
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Herbert A. Posner		 New York State Assembly
22nd District
1976–1982		 Succeeded by
George H. Madison
Preceded by
John A. Esposito		 New York State Assembly
23rd District
1983–1987		 Succeeded by
Audrey Pheffer


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