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Lester L. Wolff, Democrat who influenced U.S.-Taiwan policy, dies at 102 Harrison Smith © James K.W. Atherton/The Washington Post Rep. Lester L. Wolff (D-N.Y.) at a 1977 news conference in Washington. Lester L. Wolff, an eight-term congressman who championed Great Society legislation, helped strengthen America’s military and cultural bond with Taiwan and later leveraged his experience in Asian affairs to work as a lobbyist for Myanmar’s repressive military government, died May 11 at a hospital in Syosset, N.Y. He was 102. His son, Bruce Wolff, confirmed the death b...

A Democrat from New York, he championed Great Society programs like Medicare, helped navigate U.S. relations in Asia and fought against drug trafficking.

By HARRISON SMITH | The Washington Post | Published: May 12, 2021 Lester L. Wolff, an eight-term congressman who championed Great Society legislation, helped strengthen America's military and cultural bond with Taiwan and later leveraged his experience in Asian affairs to work as a lobbyist for Myanmar's repressive military government, died May 11 at a hospital in Syosset, N.Y. He was 102. His son, Bruce Wolff, confirmed the death but did not provide a cause. Wolff, a New York Democrat who represented parts of Queens and the Gold Coast of Long Island, was the oldest living veteran of Congr...