What day month and year did rick lazio become well known for running against and losing to hilary clinton for the u.s senate?
Rick Lazio Enrico Anthony "Rick" Lazio ( ; born March 13, 1958) is a former four term U.S. Representative from the State of New York. Lazio became well known nationally when he ran against and lost to Hillary Clinton for the U.S. Senate in New York's 2000 Senate election. Lazio also ran unsuccessfully for the 2010 New York State Republican Party gubernatorial nomination.
Diane Savino Diane J. Savino (born September 28, 1963) is a Democratic politician representing the 23rd Senate District in the New York State Senate, in northern Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, including Sunset Park and Coney Island. Savino is a member of the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of eight Democratic state senators who oppose the mainstream Democratic conference leadership and have reached a power-sharing agreement with the Republican Party in the Senate.