Gail Hellenbrand
{{Short description|American politician}}
Gail Hellenbrand (August 27, 1921 – December 29, 1996) was an American politician from New York.
Early life and education
She was born Gail Abbey Ginsberg on August 27, 1921,[http://sortedbyname.com/pages/h107704.html "HELLENBRAND, GAIL"] at Social Security Info in Brooklyn. She attended Manual Training High School and Spencer-Eastman Finishing School.[https://books.google.com/books?id=oPtWAAAAYAAJ&q=red+book+gail+hellenbrand New York Red Book] (1967–1968; pg. 203) On July 29, 1945, she married Julius A. Hellenbrand (1913-2015), later a Justice of the New York Supreme Court,{{cite news |author= |title=Hellenbrand, Julius A. |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=176295309 |work=New York Times |date=November 1, 2015 |access-date=November 12, 2018 }} and their only child was the scholar and academic administrator Harold Hellenbrand (born 1953).[https://books.google.com/books?id=4M9FAQAAIAAJ&q=gail+hellenbrand+julius The American Bench] (1987; pg. 1643)
Career
Gail Hellenbrand was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1966 to 1970, sitting in the 176th, 177th and 178th New York State Legislatures.[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2019/Albany%20NY%20Knickerbocker%20News/Albany%20NY%20Knickerbocker%20News%201969/Albany%20NY%20Knickerbocker%20News%201969%20-%200296.pdf Four Women Legislators; A Breath of Fresh Air in Assembly] in The Knickerbocker News, of Albany, on January 10, 1969
She was a member of the New York State Temporary Commission on Regulation of Lobbying.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19820106&id=IoxGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3333,1099712 Carey Appoints Six to Lobbying Panel] in the Schenectady Gazette, of Schenectady, on January 6, 1981
Death
She died on December 29, 1996, in San Diego, California.[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP8P-MWW "Gail Abbey Hellenbrand"] in the California Death Index
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Category:Politicians from Brooklyn
Category:Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:Women state legislators in New York (state)
Category:20th-century American women politicians
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature