he was a member of the new york state assembly (122nd d.) from 1973 to 1995, sitting in the 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th and 191st new york state legislatures. he was minority leader from 1983 to june 1995, and resigned his seat in july 1995.