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Gerald Steven Pigeon, usually cited in newspaper accounts as Steve Pigeon, is a Democratic politician from Western New York. One of the most controversial figures in contemporary Western New York politics, Pigeon was Erie County Democratic Chairman from 1996 to 2002. Today, Pigeon is a consultant at the Buffalo law firm of Underberg & Kessler. Recently, he was counsel to New York State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.,〔(After the coup, Pigeon resented as 'hired gun' ), 2009.〕 and directed Tom Golisano's Responsible New York political committee. ==Early life and career== Pigeon was born in 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri. His uncle was Donald Gralick, the majority leader of the Missouri State Senate, and as such, Pigeon was around politics from an early age. In 1972, Pigeon's father, an air traffic controller, was transferred to Buffalo, and the family moved to West Seneca. Pigeon's first campaign was in 1972, where he stuffed envelopes for Assemblyman Vincent Graber. In 1977, at the age of 17, Pigeon worked on Mayor James D. Griffin's successful campaign for mayor. Griffin ran for mayor in opposition to party boss Joseph F. Crangle, and this began Pigeon's lifelong feud with Crangle and his supporters. In 1984, aged only 24, Pigeon managed Gary Hart's presidential primary campaign in upstate New York. This was in opposition to Crangle, who was a key supporter of Walter Mondale both in New York and nationally. Pigeon was elected to the Erie County Legislature from West Seneca in 1988, following a special election. In 1989, he won a full (two-year) term. He won controversy during his term for pushing an industrial park development in that town, which later was called North America Center. This began his association with future State Senator Anthony Nanula, who developed the project. Pigeon was defeated for re-election in 1991 by Republican Sandra Lee Wirth, and went on to work for the Nixon Hargrave law firm. Pigeon was a key player on Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign in upstate New York. He served on the Clinton transition team and was appointed special assistant to Secretary Donna Shalala at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. In 1994, Pigeon joined with Jimmy Griffin in an attempt to recall Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello. Pigeon ran for State Assembly the same year, but lost to his old opponent, Sandra Lee Wirth. 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「Steven Pigeon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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