Bryson, John (New York City)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2011-2013
Famous Political Figures from New York
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Chisholm, Shirley (Brooklyn)
The first African-American woman to run for U.S. president -
Dean, Howard (East Hampton)
Former governor of Vermont and outspoken 2004 candidate for U.S. president -
Johnson, Boris (Manhattan)
Prime Minister of the U.K. from 2019-2022 -
Keyes, Alan (New York City)
African-American conservative and sometime presidential candidate -
Luce, Clare Boothe (New York City)
Socialite, playwright, ambassador and wife of publisher Henry Luce -
Milk, Harvey (Woodmere)
The gay San Francisco city official gunned down in 1978 -
Napolitano, Janet (New York City)
Governor of Arizona, 2003-2009 -
Sanger, Margaret (Corning)
Co-founder of what became Planned Parenthood -
Sharpton, Al (Brooklyn)
New York's African-American preacher, activist and presidential candidate -
Weiner, Anthony (Brooklyn)
The New York congressman who resigned over sexting in 2011