Michael J. Bragman

Michael J. Bragman (August 11, 1940 - October 13, 2023) was an American politician from New York.

Biography

He was born on August 11, 1940,[1] in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1963.

He entered politics as a Democrat, and was elected to the Cicero Town Council in 1965, and to the Onondaga County Legislature in 1969. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1981 to 2001, sitting in the 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st, 192nd, 193rd and 194th New York State Legislatures.

Bragman served as Majority Leader from 1993 to 2000, when he lost his position after leading an attempted coup against Speaker Sheldon Silver.[2] After Bragman announced his intent to overthrow Silver, the incumbent speaker demoted two high-ranking legislators who openly supported Bragman and made clear he would punish others who voted against him. In the floor vote on May 23, 2000, Silver prevailed by a vote of 85 to 63.[2] Bragman resigned his seat in December 2001 and was succeeded by Republican William E. Sanford after a special election.[3]

Bragman and his wife, Suzanne (a trustee of the North Syracuse Education Foundation), have three children. The athletic stadium at Cicero-North Syracuse High School, only a few thousand yards from his home in Cicero, New York, was named in his honor.

Notes
  1. U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. Hernandez, Raymond (May 23, 2000). "Failed Coup in Assembly Leaves Speaker Standing, But Wounded". The New York Times.
  3. Hicks, Jonathan P. (February 14, 2002). "Republicans Pick Up 2 Seats in the Assembly". The New York Times.


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