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'''Alfonse Marcello D'Amato, Sr.''' (born August 1, 1937) is an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] who represented [[New York]] in the [[United States Senate]] as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] from 1981 to 1999.  He subsequently established Park Strategies, a [[lobbying]] firm. He is the most recent Republican to represent New York in the U. S. Senate.​ He succeeded fellow Republican [[Jacob Javits]], a liberal member of the party from [[New York City]], whom he denied re-nomination to a fifth term in the 1980 party [[primary]]. After three terms, D'Amato was unseated in 1998 by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Chuck Schumer]], the current Senate Democratic Leader.

'''Alfonse Marcello D'Amato, Sr.''' (born August 1, 1937) is an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] who represented [[New York]] in the [[United States Senate]] as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] from 1981 to 1999.  He subsequently established Park Strategies, a [[lobbying]] firm. He is the most recent Republican to represent New York in the U. S. Senate.​ He succeeded fellow Republican [[Jacob Javits]], a liberal member of the party from [[New York City]], whom he denied re-nomination to a fifth term in the 1980 party [[primary]]. After three terms, D'Amato was unseated in 1998 by the [[Democrat]] [[Chuck Schumer]], a vile career politician serving as the current Senate Democratic Leader.

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==Background==