He was born in New York City. He graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University from 1932 to 1934. He worked as a newspaper reporter in New York and Chicago from 1931 to 1933 and also engaged in the insurance business.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1941 to 1954, sitting in the 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th and 169th New York State Legislatures. He also served as a member of the Temporary State Commission to Revise the Civil Service Laws from 1952 to 1954. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to the 84th Congress in 1954.
He was a member of Mayor's Committee on Courts from 1956 to 1958. He also served as vice president and later chairman of the board of the Insurist Corporation of America from 1948 to 1959.
He was elected as a Republican to the 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st and 92nd United States Congresses, holding office from January 3, 1959, to January 3, 1973." When Halpern's district was combined with that of Representative Lester Wolff he chose not to run for re-election in 1972. He later worked in public relations.
On January 26, 1971, alongside fellow Republicans F. Bradford Morse, Charles Adams Mosher and Ogden Reid, Halpern was one of seventy-four representatives in the House to support the House version of Ted Kennedy's Health Security Act, a bill that supported universal health coverage in America through a government-administered program.[9]
He died in Southampton on January 10, 1997, aged 83. His wife Barbara Olsen, whom he married in 1959, passed away in 2015. The couple never had any children.[10][11] Halpern was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in the Glendale section of Queens.
^"HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS".
^"H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION (H. RES. 789) PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE".
^"TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES".
^"S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS".
^"TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965".
^"TO PASS H.R. 6675, A BILL TO PROVIDE A HOSPITAL INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR THE AGED UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT".
^"Halpern's Rejection of Goldwater Is Expected Disavowal Wonld Be Rebuff to Queens G.O.P. Leaders; Congressman's District Has Big Democratic Vote".
^Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 92nd Congress, First Session, Volume 117-Part 1; January 21, 1971 to February 1, 1971 (Pages 3 to 1338), Page 491.
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Seymour Halpern November 19 1913 January 10 1997 was an American politician from New York Seymour HalpernFrom 1969 s Pocket Congressional Directory of the Ninety First Congress Member of theU S House of Representativesfrom New YorkIn office January 3 1959 January 3 1973Preceded byHenry J LathamSucceeded byLester L WolffConstituency4th district 1959 63 6th district 1963 73 Member of theNew York State SenateIn office January 1 1941 December 31 1954Preceded byJoseph D Nunan Jr Succeeded byEdward J SpenoConstituency2nd district 1941 44 4th district 1945 54 Personal detailsBorn 1913 11 19 November 19 1913New York City New YorkDiedJanuary 10 1997 1997 01 10 aged 83 Southampton New YorkPolitical partyRepublicanAlma materColumbia University Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife editHe was born in New York City He graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended Seth Low College of Columbia University from 1932 to 1934 He worked as a newspaper reporter in New York and Chicago from 1931 to 1933 and also engaged in the insurance business Halpern was a staff assistant to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in 1937 and an assistant to the President of the New York City Council from 1938 to 1940 He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1941 to 1954 sitting in the 163rd 164th 165th 166th 167th 168th and 169th New York State Legislatures He also served as a member of the Temporary State Commission to Revise the Civil Service Laws from 1952 to 1954 He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election to the 84th Congress in 1954 He was a member of Mayor s Committee on Courts from 1956 to 1958 He also served as vice president and later chairman of the board of the Insurist Corporation of America from 1948 to 1959 He was elected as a Republican to the 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st and 92nd United States Congresses holding office from January 3 1959 to January 3 1973 When Halpern s district was combined with that of Representative Lester Wolff he chose not to run for re election in 1972 He later worked in public relations One of the most liberal Republicans in the House who often got endorsement from labor unions and the Liberal Party of New York Halpern voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as well as the 24th Amendment to the U S Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 1 2 3 4 5 Halpern like his fellow New York Republicans in the House voted in favor of the creation of Medicare and was one of thirteen Republicans in the House of Representatives to support the Food Stamp Act of 1964 6 7 Born in a family of Republicans the liberal Halpern refused suggestions to switch to the Democratic Party Like fellow New York Republicans Jacob Javits John Lindsay and Kenneth Keating Halpern refused to support Senator Barry Goldwater s nomination as Republican candidate for the 1964 United States presidential election 8 Halpern described his co sponsoring of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Medicare as two of his proudest achievements On January 26 1971 alongside fellow Republicans F Bradford Morse Charles Adams Mosher and Ogden Reid Halpern was one of seventy four representatives in the House to support the House version of Ted Kennedy s Health Security Act a bill that supported universal health coverage in America through a government administered program 9 He died in Southampton on January 10 1997 aged 83 His wife Barbara Olsen whom he married in 1959 passed away in 2015 The couple never had any children 10 11 Halpern was buried at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in the Glendale section of Queens See also edit nbsp Biography portal List of Jewish members of the United States CongressReferences edit HR 8601 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960 APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE S AMENDMENTS H R 7152 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION H RES 789 PROVIDING FOR HOUSE APPROVAL OF THE BILL AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE TO PASS H R 2516 A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL S PENALTIES S J RES 29 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS TO PASS S 1564 THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 TO PASS H R 6675 A BILL TO PROVIDE A HOSPITAL INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR THE AGED UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT H R 10222 PASSAGE Halpern s Rejection of Goldwater Is Expected Disavowal Wonld Be Rebuff to Queens G O P Leaders Congressman s District Has Big Democratic Vote Congressional Record Proceedings and Debates of the 92nd Congress First Session Volume 117 Part 1 January 21 1971 to February 1 1971 Pages 3 to 1338 Page 491 Robert McG Thomas Jr January 11 1997 Seymour Halpern 83 Dies Served Queens in Congress The New York Times BARBARA HALPERN Obituary External links editUnited States Congress Seymour Halpern id H000085 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Seymour Halpern at Find a Grave New York State Senate Preceded byJoseph D Nunan Jr New York State Senate 2nd District1941 1944 Succeeded byJohn D Bennett Preceded byCarmine J Marasco New York State Senate 4th District1945 1954 Succeeded byEdward J Speno U S House of Representatives Preceded byHenry J Latham Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 4th congressional district1959 1963 Succeeded byJohn W Wydler Preceded byBenjamin S Rosenthal Member of the U S House of Representatives from New York s 6th congressional district1963 1973 Succeeded byLester L Wolff Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seymour Halpern amp oldid 1212609182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
