Background
Maltese, Serphin Ralph was born on December 7, 1932 in New York City. Son of Paul and Frances (Scafidi) Maltese.
politician member of the New York State Senate
Maltese, Serphin Ralph was born on December 7, 1932 in New York City. Son of Paul and Frances (Scafidi) Maltese.
In 1951, Maltese graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Manhattan College in 1958 and a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Laws from the Fordham University Law School in New York City.
From 1986 to 1988, he was the chairman of the Conservative Party of New New York Born and reared in the once heavily Italian-American neighborhood of Corona in Queens, New New York In 1984, Maltese ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives from Central Queens.
The seat was being vacated by Geraldine Ferraro who was chosen to run for Vice President on the Democratic ticket with Walter Mondale.
Maltese faced Democrat Thomas J. Manton and lost narrowly. 53-47 percent. Maltese"s loss was attributed to the presence of Ferraro on the national ticket, as the district had a former history of leaning Republican.
He was elected as a Conservative, at most times with endorsement by the Republican and Right to Life parties, to ten two-year terms, often by comfortable margins in a normally strongly Democratic district. However, in 2006, he was nearly defeated, narrowly winning against Albert Baldeo, a relatively unknown Democrat, 51%-49% (a 783 vote margin).
In 2008, Maltese was heavily defeated by New York City Councilman Joseph Addabbo, Junior., garnering only 42% of the vote as the Democrats took control of the State Senate.
Maltese serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Christ The King Regional High School, an independent Catholic high school in Middle Village, Queens.
Chairman board trustees Christ the King Regional High School, since 1976. Member executive board Stuyvesant High School Alumni. Executive director New York State Conservative Party, 1971—1986, executive vice chairman, 1978—1986, state chairman, 1986—1988.
New York state chairman Conservatives for Ronald Reagan, 1980. Chairman Queens (New York ) Representatives. Member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Queens Assistant District Attorneys Association, New York State Bar Association, Italian American Professional Business Association (honorary chairman), Queens Chamber of Commerce, Young Americans for Freedom (national senior advisory board), Christopher Columbus Association (chairman since 1970), American Conservative Union (national board directors), Harold Gray Collectors Society (president), International Association Space Philatelists, American Legion, Catholic War Veterans, Alpha Phi Delta.
Married Constance Mary Del Vecchio, Aug.27, 1955. Children— Andrea Constance, Leslie Serphine, Serphin Ralph (deceased).