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Anthony David Weiner (; born September 4, 1964) is an American politician and former U.S. representative who served from January 1999 until June 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he won seven terms, never receiving less than 59% of the vote. Weiner resigned from Congress in June 2011, due to a sexting scandal. He was a member of the New York City Council from 1992 to 1998, and a congressional aide to then–U.S. Representative Chuck Schumer from 1985 to 1991. A New York City native, he attended public schools and graduated from the SUNY Plattsburgh in 1985 with a B.A. in political science. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of New York City in the 2005 and 2013 New York City mayoral elections. ==Early life, education, and family== Weiner was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 4, 1964, as the middle son of his Jewish parents; Mort Weiner, a lawyer, and his wife Frances (née Finkelstein), a public high-school math teacher.〔〔〔 The family lived for a time in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. His older brother, Seth, was killed at age 39 by a hit-and-run driver in May 2000.〔〔 His younger brother, Jason, is a chef and co-owner of several New York restaurants.〔 Weiner took the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), an examination used to determine admission to all but one of New York City's specialized high schools, and was admitted to Brooklyn Technical High School; he graduated in 1981.〔 He attended the State University of New York at Plattsburgh,〔 where he played on the hockey team and initially aspired to become a television weatherman. He spent his junior year as an exchange student at The College of William and Mary, where he was friends with future comic/political commentator Jon Stewart. His interests turned towards politics; he became active in student government and was named most effective student senator.〔 Upon receiving his Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1985, Weiner joined the staff of then-United States Representative and current Senator Chuck Schumer. He worked in Schumer's Washington, D.C. office for three years, then transferred to Schumer's district office in Brooklyn in 1988 when Schumer encouraged him to become involved in local politics.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony Weiner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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