John LaFalce

John J. LaFalce
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Henry P. Smith III
Succeeded by	Amo Houghton (redistricting)
Constituency	36th district (1975–1983) 32nd district (1983–1993) 29th district (1993–2003)
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 140th district
In office January 1, 1973 – December 31, 1974
Preceded by	James T. McFarland
Succeeded by	Harold H. Izard
Member of the New York State Senate from the 53rd district
In office January 1, 1971 – December 31, 1972
Preceded by	William E. Adams
Succeeded by	Gordon J. DeHond
Personal details
Born	John Joseph LaFalce (1939-10-06) October 6, 1939 (age 84) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Patricia Fisher LaFalce
Education	Canisius College (BA) Villanova University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1965–1967
Rank	Captain
John LaFalce's voice LaFalce honors Cardinal John O'Connor, the then-archbishop of New York Recorded February 15, 2000

John Joseph LaFalce (born October 6, 1939) is an American politician who served as a Congressman from the state of New York from 1975 to 2003. He retired in 2002 after his district was merged with that of a fellow Democrat.

LaFalce was first elected to the 94th United States Congress in 1974 and re-elected to each succeeding Congress through the 107th, serving his Western New York congressional district for 28 years, from 1975 to 2003. He served as Chairman of the House Small Business Committee from 1987 to 1995, and as Ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee from 1999 to 2003. He declined to seek re-election to the 108th Congress.