Biography
Rory 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, Assemblyman
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. Assemblyman Lancman
served in New York’s own 42nd Infantry Division from 1988-1992, where he
rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Rory Lancman lives in Hillcrest, Queens, with his wife and their three
children. |
