Steven Schiff

Steven Schiff
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1989 – March 25, 1998
Preceded byManuel Lujan, Jr.
Succeeded byHeather Wilson
Personal details
Born
Steven Harvey Schiff

March 18, 1947
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1998(1998-03-25) (aged 51)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
University of New Mexico School of Law
OccupationLawyer

Steven Harvey Schiff (March 18, 1947 – March 25, 1998) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the first district of New Mexico from 1989 until his death in 1998. Schiff was a Republican.

Schiff was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. at the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Schiff joined the New Mexico Air National Guard in 1969, and he was a reservist until his death. He remained in New Mexico and was a lawyer until his election to Congress in 1989. From 1972 until 1981, Schiff was an assistant city attorney from Albuquerque. He was the Bernalillo County, New Mexico district attorney from 1981 until his entering Congress.

Schiff had an interest in UFOs and as a congressman pressured various government officials for information about them.

Schiff died of squamous-cell carcinoma during his fifth term in Congress in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Republican Heather Wilson won a special election to succeed him.

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