Alexander Ferguson "Sandy" Treadwell (born March 25, 1946) is an American politician, journalist, and artist.

[6][2] His mother, Susan Vanderpoel Ord, was from Albany, New York, but went to England with the Red Cross during World War II.

[2][5] His father resigned from his commission and worked as vice president of the English Speaking Union in New York City starting in 1949.

[2][3] Treadwell grew up on a 385-acre family estate called Bessboro Farm in Westport, New York, overlooking Lake Champlain.

[4][5] While there, he was a member of the fraternity St. Anthony Hall and was a sports writer for The Daily Tark Heel.

[2][10][11] In its review, Library Journal wrote, "Essential reading for both the amateur and professional distance runner.

[13] As Secretary, Treadwell was active in reorganizing the Department of State in order to streamline operations and improve efficiency.

[citation needed] He reduced the agency's workforce without layoffs while holding the line on spending.

[15] Benjamin publicly accused Treadwell and Governor George Pataki of trying to muscle him out of the Senate race and undermine the democratic process because he was half Honduran.

[15] Mills, who was nominated after numerous other potential candidates turned the race down, lost to incumbent Schumer in the largest landslide in state history.

[17][14] In April 2008, Treadwell filed to run for Congress in New York's 20th District against Kirsten Gillibrand.

[18] Former mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, hit the campaign trail on his behalf.

[19] However, conservative commentator George Marlin criticized Treadwell, labeling him a "social moderate" and a "liberal elitist trust bab[y]".

[18] In fact, during his campaign, Treadwell noted Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy as major influences on his life.

[1] Treadwell married Elisabeth "Libby" Ward Krautter on March 21, 1970, in Saints Chapel of Christ Episcopal Church in Winnetka, Illinois.

[6][1][10] Krautter was also a writer for Sports Illustrated and was one of the first woman journalists to cover professional football.

[14] In 2004, President George W. Bush appointed Treadwell to the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.