Allen Roskoff
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
Occupation
Activist
Notable Achievements
Description
Founder of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, bringing together prominent members of the LGBT community, straight allies, party and elected officials, and people from the performing arts. Joined the Gay Activist Alliance and became the chair of the Municipal Government Committee. Along with Jim Owles, co-founded the nation's first gay Democratic club. Worked on numerous high profile political campaigns. Joined the executive staff of the New York City Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin (1974, being the first openly-gay appointed official), and subsequently, would serve in the administrations of Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin, Governor Mario Cuomo, Mayor David Dinkins, New York City Public Advocate Mark Green, and New York State Senators Martin Connor, David Paterson and Tom Duane.
