He was born on July 1, 1934, in
Brooklyn,
New York City. He attended
Abraham Lincoln High School. He graduated
B.A. from
Lehigh University in 1955; and
J.D. from
New York University School of Law in 1958. He was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in
Old Bethpage,
Nassau County, New York. Later he also entered politics as a
Democrat. On February 18, 1992, Sidikman elected to the
New York State Assembly (13th D.), to fill the vacancy caused by the election of
Lewis J. Yevoli as Supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay. He was re-elected six times and remained in the Assembly until 2004, sitting in the
189th,
190th,
191st,
192nd,
193rd,
194th and
195th New York State Legislatures. In September 2004, he ran in the Democratic primary for re-nomination, but was defeated by
Charles D. Lavine. ==References==