▁were ▁won ▁by ▁Democr ats . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Rav itz ▁ran ▁for ▁Good man ' s ▁seat ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁election , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁L iz ▁Kru eg er . ▁Rav itz ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁seek ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁fall , ▁and ▁Dem ocrat ▁Jonathan ▁B ing ▁took ▁his ▁seat . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Good man ▁himself ▁was ▁nearly ▁defeated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁by ▁L iz ▁Kru eg er . ▁At ▁first , ▁Kru eg er ▁was ▁leading ▁Good man ▁by ▁several ▁hundred ▁votes . ▁After ▁a ▁rec ount ▁and ▁the ▁counting ▁of ▁the ▁abs ente e ▁ball ots , ▁Good man ▁was ▁declared ▁the ▁winner ▁in ▁late ▁December . ▁Good man ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Since ▁Good man ' s ▁departure ▁from ▁office , ▁no ▁other ▁Republican ▁has ▁been ▁elected ▁to ▁office ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁ ▁Other ▁service ▁ ▁Good man ▁was ▁President ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁first ▁occupied ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Fellow ▁For ▁Life ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera , ▁a ▁Pat ron ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Phil harm onic ▁Society , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Good man ▁Family ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Commission