Leo Isacson

Leo Isacson ( born April 20, 1910 in New York City; † 28 September 1996) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1948 and 1949 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Leo Isacson attended public schools. He graduated in 1931 at New York University and in 1933 at the Faculty of Law. After receiving his license to practice law in 1934, he began practicing in New York City. He sat in 1945 and 1946 in the New York State Assembly. Politically, he was a member of the American Labor Party. He was elected in a by-election in the 24th Election District of New York in the 80th Congress, there to fill the vacancy that was created by the resignation of Benjamin J. Rabin. His seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, he took on 17 February 1948. In the congressional elections of 1948 for the 81st Congress he was defeated and then resigned after 3 January 1949 the Congress of. After his conference time he practiced as a lawyer again. He joined the Democratic Party. In 1968, he participated as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. He retired in 1970 to Florida. There he worked as a professor of political science at Nova Southeastern University. He died on 28 September 1996.