David Valesky | |
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Member of the New York State Senate | |
In office January 1, 2005 –December 31, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Nancy Larraine Hoffmann |
Succeeded by | Rachel May |
Constituency | 49th district (2005–2012) 53rd district (2013–2018) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Independent Democratic Conference (2011–2018) |
Education | State University of New York at Potsdam University of Connecticut |
Website | |
David J. Valesky (b. circa 1966) is an American politician who is a former member of the New York State Senate. A Democrat,Valesky represented the 53rd Senate District and the 49th Senate District in upstate New York. [1]
Valesky was first elected to the State Senate in 2004 [2] when he defeated longtime incumbent Sen. Nancy Larraine Hoffmann (R-Fabius). [3] [4] Hoffman was challenged in a Republican primary by Tom Dadey. [5] While Hoffmann defeated Dadey, [6] Dadey remained in the race on third-party lines. Valesky prevailed in the three-way race. [7] [8] He took office as a state senator in January 2005. [9]
In 2011,Valesky joined with Jeffrey D. Klein,Diane Savino,and David Carlucci to form the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC). [10] On April 16,2018,the IDC was dissolved and Valesky returned to the Senate Democratic Conference. [11] [12]
In the 2018 Democratic primary,Valesky was defeated by Rachel May. [13] Valesky received 46.66% of the primary vote to May's 50.47%. [14] All eight former members of the IDC faced progressive primary challenges in 2018,and six were defeated. [15]
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