Terence M. Zaleski | |
Term Start: | January 1, 1992 |
Term End: | December 31, 1995 |
Predecessor: | Henry Spallone |
Successor: | John Spencer |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1953 |
Birth Place: | Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Lynn M. Zaleski |
Profession: | Attorney |
State Assembly1: | New York |
Termstart1: | January 7, 1987 |
Office: | 39th Mayor of Yonkers |
Termend1: | December 31, 1991 |
Successor1: | Mike Spano |
Predecessor1: | Nicholas Spano |
District1: | 83rd |
Residence: | Garrison, New York, U.S. |
Terence M. Zaleski (born 1953) is an American politician from New York who was the 39th Mayor of Yonkers, New York. He took office on January 1, 1992, after serving the previous five years in the New York State Assembly.
Zaleski graduated from Columbia Law School with a J.D. degree. He worked as a high school chemistry teacher.[1]
He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1987 to 1991, sitting in the 187th, 188th and 189th New York State Legislatures. During his time in the Assembly, he chaired a committee on the use of DNA tests in court cases.[2] In the 1988 election, he was re-elected with 56% of the vote.
He was mayor of Yonkers from 1992 to 1995.[3]
A fictional version of Zaleski, played by Daniel Sauli,[4] appears in the 2015 American miniseries Show Me Hero, which was written by David Simon and journalist William F. Zorzi.[5]
Zaleski's wife, Lynn, served as his campaign treasurer.[6] They have at least one child, a son named Terence.[7]