Alfonse Marcello D'Amato is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who served as a United States senator from New York from 1981 to 1999.
Official portrait, c. 1990s
President Ronald Reagan presenting Al D'Amato and other New York leaders with a check for Westway Project Funds, September 1981
D'Amato with President Ronald Reagan in 1986
D'Amato, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Pete Domenici announce an agreement on mass transit funding legislation in 1998
1980 United States Senate election in New York
The 1980 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jacob Javits was defeated in the primary by Al D'Amato. D'Amato went on to win a plurality in the general election over Elizabeth Holtzman and Javits, who remained in the race as the candidate of the Liberal Party of New York.
Image: Alfonse D'Amato
Image: Elizabeth Holtzman
Image: Jacob Javits