Alfonse M. D'Amato is the managing director of Park Strategies, LLC and served in the United States Senate from 1981-1999.

Alfonse M. D'Amato was first elected to the United States Senate on November 4, 1980. Known for his tenacity and ability to get results, D'Amato served three distinguished terms in the Senate advocating the interests and the people of New York State.

During his tenure in the US Senate, D'Amato served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, overseeing legislation affecting America's financial institutions, banking, public and private housing, urban development and foreign trade promotion. Senator D'Amato also served on the powerful Senate Finance Committee controlling legislation regarding bonded debt, customs, general revenue sharing, health programs, social security, tariffs and trade agreements. The Senator also served on the Senate Subcommittee on Health Care, the Subcommittee on International Trade and the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight.

As Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (The Helsinki Commission) Senator D'Amato authored the Libya Sanctions Act to combat efforts by renegade nations to finance international terrorism through oil field development. And as a member of the Senate's Caucus on International Narcotics Control, Al D'Amato was a leader in the fight against illegal drugs.

Senator D'Amato's transition to the private sector has made him one of the most sought after public policy and business development strategists in the country. His absolute determination, expert negotiation skills, and extensive political and legislative experience are unparalleled. As a founding partner of Park Strategies LLC, D'Amato provides strategic advice and counsel to a variety of corporate clients throughout the United States and the world. Park Strategies, founded in 1998, is headquartered in New York City. They also have offices in Albany, N.Y., Long Island, and Washington, D.C.

D'Amato is a vital force in New York politics, most recently helping now President George W. Bush's effort in New York and helping on the campaigns of his former colleagues in the United State Senate. D'Amato's political prowess is second to none. In 1995, he was selected by his colleagues to Chair the National Republican Senatorial Committee - the only national republican committee to gain seats that election cycle. D'Amato's political skills, particularly in New York State, have helped elect hundreds of local, state and federal candidates to office.

D'Amato served as Special Master in the Holocaust settlement case with the German and Austrian banks having been appointed by the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York. As Chairman of the Banking Committee, Senator D'Amato led the historic effort to restore assets to Holocaust survivors and their heirs, ultimately forcing the Swiss Banks to pay over $1 billion in restitution to survivors.

Senator D'Amato can be seen as a regular contributor/commentator for the Fox News Channel. In addition, D'Amato has a weekly show on Bloomberg Radio, and a weekly segment, Wise Guys, on New York 1 with former New York City Mayor Ed Koch.

Senator D'Amato resides in his hometown of Island Park, New York and has finally completed building his "dream home" in Long Beach, N.Y. In July of 2004, he married longtime love Katuria Smith. He is the proud father of four children and fourteen grandchildren.