Alton Waldon

Alton Waldon
Judge of the New York Court of Claims
In office
January 10, 2000 – c. 2009[1]
Appointed byGeorge Pataki
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th district
In office
June 10, 1986 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byJoseph P. Addabbo
Succeeded byFloyd Flake
Member of the New York Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1999
Preceded byAndrew Jenkins
Succeeded byMalcolm Smith
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 33rd district
In office
January 1, 1983 – June 10, 1986
Preceded byJohn T. Flack
Succeeded byBarbara M. Clark
Personal details
Born
Alton Ronald Waldon Jr.

(1936-12-21)December 21, 1936
Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 2023(2023-06-09) (aged 86)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationJohn Jay College (BS)
New York Law School (JD)
OccupationJudge
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1956–1959
RankSpecialist 4[2]

Alton Ronald Waldon Jr. (December 21, 1936 – June 9, 2023) was an American politician and jurist from New York who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1986 to 1987 in addition to stints in the New York State Assembly from 1983 to 1986 and New York State Senate from 1991 to 2000, as a member of the Democratic Party.