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Frank Padavan (October 31, 1934 – October 8, 2018) was an American
Frank Padavan (October 31, 1934 – October 8, 2018) was an American engineer
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and politician. He served as a New York state senator representing District 11 District 11 can refer to:
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, located in Queens County. His district included the communities of Queens Village, Flushing
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, Bayside, Whitestone, Douglaston, Little Neck, College Point, Bellerose, Hollis, Jamaica Estates, Floral Park
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, and Glen Oaks
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. A Republican, Padavan lost his 2010 bid for re-election to Democrat Tony Avella
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.
Life and career
Padavan attended Newtown High School in Elmhurst, New York. He received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering fromBrooklyn Polytechnic Institute
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in 1956, and went on to receive an M.B.A.
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from New York University
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in 1963. Between 1955 and 1968, he worked as an engineer at Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
Padavan spent 30 years as a reserve member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, attaining the rank of colonel
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. During his military career, Padavan served as commanding officer of the 411th Engineer Brigade and chief of staff, 77th ARCOM, headquarters for New York State's Army Reserve. He was a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College
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and completed the Defense Strategy Course.
In 1968, Padavan was appointed Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings, a position in which he remained until his election to the State Senate in 1972. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1973 to 2010.
Padavan died October 8, 2018, at New York–Presbyterian Hospital The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a nonprofit academic medical center in New York City affiliated with two Ivy League medical schools, Cornell University and Columbia University. The hospital comprises seven distinct campuses located in the New Y ...
. He was 83.
See also
* 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisisReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padavan, Frank 1934 births 2018 deaths Republican Party New York (state) state senators New York University Stern School of Business alumni Politicians from Brooklyn People from Queens, New York People from Bellerose, New York Military personnel from New York City United States Army Corps of Engineers personnel United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni Engineers from New York City 21st-century American politicians