Albert Howard Blumenthal (October 13, 1928 – July 8, 1984) was an American lawyer and politician fromNew York.
Blumenthal was born on October 13, 1928, inFlatbush, Brooklyn,New York City, the son of Bennet M. Blumenthal (1888–1980)[1] and Matilda Blumenthal. He graduatedB.A. from theCollege of William & Mary in 1949, andLL.B. fromNew York University School of Law in 1951.[2] He served in theU.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He was admitted to the bar in 1953, practiced law in New York City, and entered politics as aDemocrat. On May 18, 1958, he married Joel Marie Winik, and they had four children.
Blumenthal was a member of theNew York State Assembly from 1963 to 1976, sitting in the174th,175th,176th,177th,178th,179th,180th and181st New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Committee on Health from 1966 to 1968.
In1973, he ran in theDemocratic primary forMayor of New York City but came in fourth with 16% of the vote, behindAbraham Beame (34%),Herman Badillo (29%), andMario Biaggi (21%).[3]
At the general election in November, Blumenthal ran on theLiberal ticket but was again defeated by Beame. Blumenthal was Majority Leader of the State Assembly in 1975 and 1976.
In December 1975, Blumenthal was indicted forperjury in connection with his support of nursing-home operatorBernard Bergman.[4] In February 1976, Blumenthal moved to dismiss the charges.[5] At first,bribery was also added to the indictment, but on April 13, 1976, all charges were dismissed.[6] On June 9, 1976, he announced that he would not run again for the Assembly.[7] On December 14, 1976, theNew York Supreme Court, Appellate Division unanimously upheld the dismissal of all charges against Blumenthal.[8]
Afterwards he moved toLarchmont, inWestchester County. Later he was a member of the New York State Commission on Law Revision.
He died on July 8, 1984, atMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center inManhattan, at age 55.[9]
| New York State Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | New York State Assembly New York County, 5th District 1963–1965 | Succeeded by district abolished |
| Preceded by new district | New York State Assembly 73rd District 1966 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New York State Assembly 67th District 1967–1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | New York State Assembly 69th District 1973–1976 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Majority Leader of theNew York State Assembly 1975–1976 | Succeeded by |