Deborah J. Glick

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Born in Queens, Glick was educated at Queens College and Fordham University. She operated a printing business and was a deputy director for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats elected her as its president and splintered due to her opposition to Ed Koch.

Glick was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1990, becoming the first open LGBT person to serve in the state legislature. She has chaired the Ethics and Guidance, Higher Education, and Social Services committees during her tenure. She unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for borough president of Manhattan in 1997.

Early life

Deborah J. Glick was born in the New York City borough of Queens,Template:Sfn on December 24, 1950.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn She graduated from Queens College with a bachelor's degree and from Fordham University with a Master of Business Administration. She has lived in Greenwich Village for over 40 years.Template:Sfn She is JewishTemplate:Sfn and is married to Leslie.Template:Sfn

Until May 1990, Glick was a deputy director for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.Template:Sfn Prior to that she operated a printing business in Tribeca.Template:Sfn

Career

Local politics

Greenwich Village's Democratic politics were divided into the pro-Ed Koch Village Reform Democratic Club (VRDC), anti-Koch Village Independent Democrats (VID), and neutral Downtown Independent Democrats (DID). The Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats elected Glick, who was opposed to Koch, president in 1986. The pro-Koch members of the organization left and formed the Stonewall Democratic Club.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Ruth Messinger, borough president of Manhattan, ran for mayor of New York City in 1997, rather than for reelection.Template:Sfn Glick announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination on May 4,Template:Sfn but lost to C. Virginia Fields. Her campaign raised $665,002 from donors and received $322,074 in public funds.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn Fields was endorsed by MessingerTemplate:Sfn while Glick was endorsed by Alan Hevesi.Template:Sfn

Thomas Duane was endorsed by Glick for New York City Council in 1991, later becoming its first openly gay member.Template:Sfn She and other gay leaders and organizations opposed the reelection of Antonio Pagán, a gay man, to the city council in 1993.Template:Sfn For mayor of New York City, she supported Fernando Ferrer in 2005,Template:Sfn Bill Thompson in 2009,Template:Sfn Maya Wiley in 2021,Template:Sfn and Scott Stringer in 2025.Template:Sfn Glick called for Eric Adams to resign as Mayor of New York City after he was indicted.Template:Sfn

State legislature

Elections

William F. Passannante, who had served in the state legislature for 35 years, announced that he would not seek reelection to the New York State Assembly from the 61st district on April 11, 1990.Template:Sfn Glick, who launched her campaign before his announcement,Template:Sfn was supported by Susan Sarandon,Template:Sfn Messinger, Bella Abzug,Template:Sfn the National Organization for Women,Template:Sfn and The New York Times.Template:Sfn

Liz Shollenberger, who was endorsed by the Stonewall Democratic ClubTemplate:Sfn and VRDC,Template:Sfn attacked Glick's commitment to abortion stating that "The only time that a lesbian would deal with an abortion would be when she's raped."Template:Sfn The VID endorsed Tony Hoffman while DID endorsed Kathryn E. Freed.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn She defeated Republican nominee Elizabeth Ivory Greene in the general election.Template:Sfn Around $150,000 was spent by Glick during the campaign.Template:Sfn

Glick faced no opposition in the 2006,Template:Sfn 2008,Template:Sfn 2012,Template:Sfn and 2022 elections.Template:Sfn She considered running to succeed Manfred Ohrenstein in the New York State Senate in 1994,Template:Sfn but declined to do so.Template:Sfn

Doug Seidman was selected by the Working Families Party as a paper candidate against Glick in 2018. The WFP swapped Seidman for Cynthia Nixon, who received the party's gubernatorial nomination and is a resident of the district, so that it could give its nomination to Andrew Cuomo. Nixon did not campaign and supported Glick.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn Glick won with 81.94% of the vote.Template:Sfn On October 22, 2025, Glick announced that she would not seek reelection.Template:Sfn

Tenure

Glick was the first openly LGBT person in the state legislature.Template:Sfn She refused to participate in the 1992 New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade if the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization were prohibited.Template:Sfn

In 1991, Glick was the 10th-lowest paid member of the state legislature.Template:Sfn During Glick's tenure in the state house she served on the Children and Families, Environmental Conservation, Government Operations, Rules, and Ways and Means committees. She was chair of the Ethics and Guidance, Higher Education, and Social Services committees.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn She was a presidential elector for Bill Clinton in the 1996 election.Template:Sfn

Political positions

In 1993, legislation cosponsored by Glick which would amend New York's civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation was passed by the state house, but was not voted on in the state senate.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn Pope John Paul II's visit to the United States was protested by around 1,000 people, including Glick, due to his stances on abortion, birth control, and gay rights.Template:Sfn She criticized Barack Obama for selecting Rick Warren to do the invocation at his inauguration due to his stances on gay rights.Template:Sfn In 2013, she supported legislation to ban conversion therapy.Template:Sfn

Legislation to recognize domestic partnerships was proposed by Glick.Template:Sfn She supported repealing New York misdemeanor punishment for adultery, which ad existed since the 1800s, as only 10 people were arrested for it between 1972 and 1993.Template:Sfn She criticized Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno in 1995, after he stated that LGBT state senate employees should not receive health coverage for domestic partners as it would subsidize their "abnormal lifestyle".Template:Sfn

Glick opposes capital punishment.Template:Sfn In 1991, Glick sponsored legislation by Velmanette Montgomery that would decriminalize the possession of hypodermic needle, hoping that the availability of clean needles would reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS.Template:Sfn In 1995, the state assembly voted 140 to 9, with Glick against, to pass Megan's Law.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn She supported releasing Judith Alice Clark from prison.Template:Sfn

Carl Marcellino and Glick proposed legislation in 2005, to ban contests where the goal is to kill as many animals as possible, with the exception of fishing contests.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Similar legislation was cosponsored by Glick and signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2023.Template:Sfn Selling horses for meat was made illegal by legislation sponsored by Glick in 2023.Template:Sfn

The 1992 redistricting plan for the state legislature was criticized by Glick as a "clear attempt to gerrymander".Template:Sfn In 2017, she proposed to create a compulsory voting system with a fine of $10 for those who do not vote.Template:Sfn

Construction of a new stadium for the New York Jets in Manhattan was opposed by Glick in 2005.Template:Sfn She opposed using Pier 40 for residential developmentTemplate:Sfn and the Elizabeth Street Garden for affordable housing for seniors.Template:Sfn

Electoral history

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Year Office Party Primary General Result Template:Abbr.
Total % Template:Abbr. Total % Template:Abbr.
1996 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Liberal 		37,338 86.26% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
1996 Borough president of Manhattan style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic 37,388 29.98% 2nd colspan=3 Template:N/a Template:No Template:Sfn
1998 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic 31,095 88.39% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2000 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Working Families 		44,063 84.32% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2002 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Working Families 		26,427 85.98% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2004 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Working Families 		50,326 97.59% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2006 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Working Families 		33,667 100.00% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2008 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Working Families 		49,943 99.99% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2010 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Working Families 		28,774 86.60% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2012 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Working Families 		40,142 99.74% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2014 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic 16,817 79.68% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2016 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Working Families 		3,383 80.20% 1st 50,531 99.23% 1st Template:Yes Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
2018 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic 37,419 81.94% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2020 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic 47,688 84.87% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn
2022 New York State Assembly (66th) style="background-color:Template:Party color;";" | Democratic
Working Families 		37,666 99.11% 1st Template:Yes Template:Sfn

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