Peter Lumaj, was born and raised in communist Albania. Lack of freedom and opportunity in his homeland encouraged Peter and his three brothers, to escape oppression and settle in the United States. They left behind their parents and their seven other siblings, who suffered severe persecution at the hands of the communist government.

Once in the United States, Peter learned English and enrolled in the City University of New York. While attending college, Peter worked as a porter and a doorman to support his family and to pay for his education. Peter went on to graduate Cum Laude with a BA in Political Science. Later, Peter enrolled in the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. While attending law school, he worked as a fraud investigator in the Giuliani Administration. Currently, Peter is a small businessman, a practicing attorney and the owner of the Law Offices of Lumaj.

Living in America, Peter saw the benefits and opportunities afforded everyone in the American system.  These were things he could barely imagine having lived his entire life under communist oppression.  Peter felt that this way of life must be protected for his children and for future generations.  He recognized forces that were insidiously working to take those freedoms away from us, just as they were taken in his homeland of Albania.  So Peter decided that he would get involved in public service, seeking public office where he could best apply his skills