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Mike Arcuri | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's24th district | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sherwood Boehlert |
| Succeeded by | Richard L. Hanna |
| District Attorney ofOneida County | |
| In office January 1994 – December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Barry Donalty |
| Succeeded by | Scott McNamara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Angelo Arcuri (1959-06-11)June 11, 1959 (age 66) Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sabrina Arcuri |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University at Albany (BA) New York Law School (JD) |
Michael Angelo Arcuri (born June 11, 1959) is an American politician who was theU.S. representative forNew York's 24th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of theDemocratic Party. He lost re-election on November 2, 2010, to RepublicanRichard L. Hanna.
Arcuri is a member and an administrative law judge of the New York Industrial Board of Appeals.[1][2]
Arcuri's father was Carmen Arcuri. His mother, Elizabeth, retired as astenographer. Arcuri graduated fromThomas R. Proctor High School, inUtica, New York in 1977.
In 1981, Arcuri graduated from theState University of New York at Albany where he majored in history and minored in economics. In 1984, he graduated fromNew York Law School and was admitted to practice law inNew York state in 1985.
Arcuri returned to Utica to open a law office in 1986.
In 1993, Arcuri was elected District Attorney ofOneida County, home to Utica. He was only the third Democrat ever to hold the post and the first in 40 years.
The 22nd congressional district encompasses a large swath of centralNew York, includingUtica,Auburn,Rome and most of the suburbs ofBinghamton.
A member of the right-wingBlue Dog Coalition, Arcuri was named by theNational Review (March 2010) as one of the most centrist members of the House, with a voting record of 50.2% liberal and 49.8% conservative, a distinction he shared with only one other member of theUnited States House of Representatives during the110th Congress.[3]
In 2002, Arcuri personally prosecuted Joseph A. Smith ofOneida for the murder of Desiree Case ofYorkville. Her body was discovered in an abandoned house on February 26, 2000. Smith was arrested on November 29, 2001, after he was charged with two counts ofsecond-degree murder in asealed indictment. A jury found Smith guilty of both counts of murder in March 2002. In late June 2002 a judge set aside the conviction, when Arcuri brought forward evidence he discovered that the defense was not provided with in the case, most notably the confession of another man, Earl Wright, who was eventually found guilty of the murder of Case. Arcuri dropped charges against Smith and he was released from jail on August 1, 2002. He later filed a claim formisconduct andnegligence against the Oneida County District Attorney's Office and theCity of Utica, N.Y., Police Department, which was settled out of court.[4][5][6][7][8]
In November 2006, Arcuri defeated State SenatorRay Meier for the 22nd District congressional seat left open by the retiringSherwood Boehlert. Arcuri won by 54 percent of the vote to Meier's 45 percent, becoming only the second Democrat to represent this district and its predecessors in 106 years,[9] and the first since 1951.
In his bid for re-election in 2008, Arcuri faced a closer-than-expected challenge from businessmanRichard L. Hanna but prevailed. Arcuri won 52 percent of the votes to Hanna's 48 percent
In a rematch of the election two years prior, Arcuri faced off again against Hanna but lost 101,599 to 85,624, as the GOP made gains across the country.
Arcuri ran for Oneida County Court judge but lost to Assistant District Attorney Robert Bauer.
Arcuri has four children: Carmen Joseph, Dominique, Nicholas Deon, and Sophia Rose Arcuri. He is married to the former Sabrina Kennedy.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Barry Donalty | District Attorney ofOneida County 1994–2006 | Succeeded by Scott McNamara |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 24th congressional district 2007–2011 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
