Gail Hellenbrand (August 27, 1921 – December 29, 1996) was an American politician from

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Early life and education

She was born Gail Abbey Ginsberg on August 27, 1921, in Brooklyn. She attended

Manual Training High School The John Jay Educational Campus is a New York City Department of Education facility at 237 Seventh Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Formerly the location of John Jay High School (origina ...

and Spencer-Eastman Finishing School. On July 29, 1945, she married Julius A. Hellenbrand (1913-2015), later a Justice of the New York Supreme Court, and their only child was the scholar and academic administrator

Harold Hellenbrand Harold Hellenbrand (born 1953) is a retired American college professor, scholar, administrator, and author. He has held several faculty and administrative roles at various institutions, such as the Chair of the English department at California St ...

(born 1953).

Career

Gail Hellenbrand was a member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

from 1966 to 1970, sitting in the 176th, 177th and

178th New York State Legislature The 178th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 8, 1969, to April 20, 1970, during the eleventh and twelfth years of Nelson Rockefeller's governorship, in Albany. ...

s. She was a member of the New York State Temporary Commission on Regulation of Lobbying.

Death

She died on December 29, 1996, in San Diego, California."Gail Abbey Hellenbrand"
in the California Death Index

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hellenbrand, Gail 1921 births 1996 deaths Politicians from Brooklyn Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Women state legislators in New York (state) 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians