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In 1960 Mr. Ohrenstein emerged as one of the major leaders of the New York City Democratic Reform Movement. He joined forces with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and former Governor and U.S. Senator Herbert H. Lehman to organize the Committee for Democratic Voters. The principal objective of this organization was to oust the then Leader of the New York County Democratic Organization, Mr. Carmine DeSapio , otherwise known as Tammany Hall and elect a Democratic Reform Leader as County Leader. To assist in achieving this objective and to elect a liberal to the New York State Senate, Mr. Ohrenstein became a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 25th District of the New York State Senate  against the incumbent State Senator John H. Farrell, the candidate sponsored by Mr.De Sapio. In a 1965 editorial, The New York Times said "Senator Manfred Ohrenstein is an outstanding Reform legislator who puts principle first." - The New York Post called Manfred Ohrenstein a "standout example of the new young leadership that is spearheading the drive to reform the Democratic Party."

He is married to Dr. Marilyn Bacher and has two children, Nancy and David and four grandchildren. - This was a major victory for the New York City Democratic Reform Movement. He was opposed in this election by the Democratic Governor Hugh Carey and by the Chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, Patrick J. Cunningham. Several of the new Democratic Members of the New York Senate had prevailed as challengers to the incumbents in the Primary Election of 1974 and voted for Senator Ohrenstein despite the opposition of the then state leadership of the Democratic Party.