Ivan Lafayette
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Ivan C. Lafayette represents the 34th District in the New York State Assembly, which is comprised of portions of Jackson Heights, Corona and Elmhurst.
First elected to the Assembly in 1976, he has served in a variety of capacities both in government and within the Democratic Party, including as a former District Leader and New York State Democratic Committeeman.
Originally from Monticello, Sullivan County, New York, Lafayette attended schools in Brooklyn, New York. He received his B.A. from Brooklyn College and moved to Jackson Heights, Queens, where he and his family have lived since 1956.
He served a two-year stint in the United States Army from 1952-1954.
