Miriam Friedlander
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Miriam Friedlander was a Bronx born American politician who represented the city council district in New York City's Lower East Side
and Chinatown from 1974 to 1991. In the primary election of the Democratic Party
she defeated Sheldon Silver
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She was born in Pittsburg in April 1914 and died in 2009.
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
and Chinatown from 1974 to 1991. In the primary election of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
she defeated Sheldon Silver
Sheldon Silver
Sheldon "Shelly" Silver is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York. He has held the office of Speaker of the New York State Assembly since 1994.- Personal life :...
.
She was born in Pittsburg in April 1914 and died in 2009.