Gregory R. Becker

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Gregory R. Becker

| image =

| caption =

| office = Member of the New York State Assembly from the 21st district

| term_start = January 1, 1983

| term_end = December 31, 1998

| predecessor = George H. Madison

| successor = James Darcy

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|4|5}}

| birth_place = Lynbrook, New York, U.S.

| party = Republican

}}

{{Not to be confused with|text=Gregory W. Becker, the final CEO of Silicon Valley Bank before its dissolution in 2023}}

Gregory R. Becker (born April 5, 1954) is an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly from the 21st district from 1983 to 1998.{{cite web |author=Goodnough |first=Abby |date=1998-11-04 |title=THE 1998 ELECTIONS: NEW YORK STATE - THE CONGRESS; All Incumbents Re-elected; Party Makeup Is the Same |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/04/nyregion/1998-elections-new-york-state-congress-all-incumbents-re-elected-party-makeup.html |accessdate=2020-11-22 |website=The New York Times |publisher=}}{{cite web |author=Halbfinger |first=David M. |date=1998-11-05 |title=THE 1998 ELECTIONS: NEW YORK STATE - CONGRESS; McCarthy Is Re-elected by a Slim Margin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/05/nyregion/1998-elections-new-york-state-congress-mccarthy-re-elected-slim-margin.html |accessdate=2020-11-22 |work=The New York Times}}

Biography

Becker was born on April 5, 1954, in Lynbrook, New York. He attended Nassau County Community College and received his B.S. degree from Long Island University.{{Cite web |date=1998 |title=Candidate Profile from Congressional Quarterly - Gregory R. Becker (R) of Lynbrook |url=https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/NY/H/04/gregory.becker.html |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=CNN}}

In 1998 and 2000, Becker unsuccessfully ran for Congress in New York's 4th congressional district against Democrat Carolyn McCarthy.{{cite news |last=Halbfinger |first=David M. |date=November 5, 1998 |title=McCarthy Is Re-elected by a Slim Margin |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/05/nyregion/1998-elections-new-york-state-congress-mccarthy-re-elected-slim-margin.html |access-date=July 14, 2013}}

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