Waldon served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1959. He was appointed NYS Deputy Commissioner of Human Rights in 1975. He served as counsel in the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
In September 1986, Waldon ran for a full term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary—the real contest in this heavily Democratic, majority-black district—by Floyd H. Flake. Waldon was then appointed to the New York State Commission of Investigation.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Alton Ronald Waldon Jr December 21 1936 June 9 2023 was an American politician and jurist from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1986 to 1987 in addition to stints in the New York State Assembly from 1983 to 1986 and New York State Senate from 1991 to 2000 as a member of the Democratic Party Alton WaldonJudge of the New York Court of ClaimsIn office January 10 2000 c 2009 1 Appointed byGeorge PatakiMember of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 6th districtIn office June 10 1986 January 3 1987Preceded byJoseph P AddabboSucceeded byFloyd FlakeMember of the New York Senate from the 10th districtIn office January 1 1991 January 1 1999Preceded byAndrew JenkinsSucceeded byMalcolm SmithMember of the New York State Assembly from the 33rd districtIn office January 1 1983 June 10 1986Preceded byJohn T FlackSucceeded byBarbara M ClarkPersonal detailsBornAlton Ronald Waldon Jr 1936 12 21 December 21 1936Lakeland Florida U S DiedJune 9 2023 2023 06 09 aged 86 Political partyDemocraticEducationJohn Jay College BS New York Law School JD OccupationJudgeMilitary serviceBranch serviceUnited States ArmyYears of service1956 1959RankSpecialist 4 2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Military service and city career 2 2 New York State Assembly 2 3 U S House of Representatives 2 4 New York State Senate 2 5 Judicial career 3 Death 4 See also 5 Sources 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education editBorn in Lakeland Florida Waldon graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn New York in 1954 and went on to earn a B S from John Jay College in New York City in 1968 and a J D from New York Law School in New York City in 1973 Career editMilitary service and city career edit Waldon served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1959 He was appointed NYS Deputy Commissioner of Human Rights in 1975 He served as counsel in the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities New York State Assembly edit Waldon was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1983 to 1986 sitting in the 185th and 186th New York State Legislatures Waldon was a delegate to the 1984 and 1988 Democratic National Conventions U S House of Representatives edit In a special election to fill the New York s 6th congressional district seat in the U S House of Representatives vacated by the late Joseph P Addabbo Waldon was elected as a Democrat to the 99th United States Congress in 1986 and served from June 10 1986 to January 3 1987 Waldon became the first elected African American member of Congress from Queens New York 3 In September 1986 Waldon ran for a full term but was defeated in the Democratic primary the real contest in this heavily Democratic majority black district by Floyd H Flake Waldon was then appointed to the New York State Commission of Investigation New York State Senate edit Waldon was a member of the New York State Senate from 1991 to 1999 sitting in the 189th 190th 191st 192nd and 193rd New York State Legislatures In 1998 he tried to regain his congressional seat after Flake had resigned but was defeated in the special election by state assemblyman Gregory Meeks Judicial career edit In June 1999 he was nominated to the New York Court of Claims 4 and was confirmed by the State Senate in December 5 Death editWaldon died on June 9 2023 at the age of 86 6 See also editList of African American United States representativesSources editUnited States Congress Alton Waldon id W000038 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress References edit Gasques v State Black Americans in Congress 1870 1989 1990 Warmth and work greet Waldon The New York Times July 31 1986 Retrieved December 29 2017 Pataki Nominates a Democrat for a Judgeship by Jonathan P Hicks in The New York Times on June 9 1999 Race Draws Unexpected Attention by Jonathan P Hicks in The New York Times on March 26 2000 Alton Waldon retired Queens judge and former NYC congressman dies at 86External links editAppearances on C SPAN New York State Assembly Preceded byJohn T Flack New York State Assembly 33rd District1983 1986 Succeeded byBarbara M Clark U S House of Representatives Preceded byJoseph P Addabbo Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 6th congressional district1986 1987 Succeeded byFloyd H Flake New York State Senate Preceded byAndrew Jenkins New York State Senate 10th district1991 1999 Succeeded byMalcolm Smith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alton Waldon amp oldid 1163190912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
